A large majority of Mississipians confirmed the widespread wish for that state to approve Medicaid expansion even as the governor refuses to entertain the idea.
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UC San Diego Health notifies patients of vendor breach
UC San Diego Health’s technology vendor Solv Health transmitted patients’ confidential information to third-party service providers.
VA looking to renegotiate its $10B contract with Oracle Cerner
The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to negotiate a five-year option period for its $10 billion contract with Oracle Cerner as the EHR modernization program has been troubled since its rollout in 2020, FCW reported March 16.
Banner Health sells medical office building for $29M
Phoenix-based Banner Health has sold a medical office building in Peoria, Ariz., for $29 million to healthcare property manager Montecito Medical Real Estate, according to a March 17 report from Phoenix Business Journal.
The job interview question that went viral
Interview questions are part of the job-seeking process and vary by industry and role. But there is one question that went viral and is dividing the internet, Fortune reported March 16.
'We did not meet the request of the ransom,' hospital CEO says
Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Hospital did not accommodate hackers’ demands during a recent ransomware attack, The Dispatch reported.
Healthcare executive charged with fixing nurse wages
A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a staffing executive at three home health agencies in Las Vegas with participating in a conspiracy to fix nurses’ wages, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada said March 16.
OrthoAlliance gains 3 Ohio offices, ASC
OrthoAlliance, a physician-led management services organization, added Chardon, Ohio-based Precision Orthopaedic Specialties and Chardon Surgery Center to its network.
The letter grades EHR vendors get for interoperability
Interoperability has long been a goal of many in the healthcare industry, with EHR vendors playing a big role in how well providers can share and receive patient data.
As birth rates increase, OB-GYN shortage worsens
Residency matches for the first class of OB-GYN applicants post-Roe v. Wade will soon be announced. Preliminary data from the American Association of Medical Colleges shows that 2023 applications for the specialty have fallen from 2022, according to Ro…
