As part of an updated tracking system for SARS-CoV-2 variants, the World Health Organization will move to evaluate omicron sublineages independently to better identify potential new threats.
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SVB Financial files for bankruptcy, Credit Suisse gets $50B lifeline and more troubling news
It’s been a bad week for banks and lenders.
Oracle can grow in healthcare — if 'no competition shows up,' analysis says
In reporting quarterly revenues that missed analysts’ expectations, Larry Ellison, founder and chief technology officer of Oracle, touted the software giant’s push into healthcare — a strategy that doesn’t come without risks, according to a March 17 an…
Healthcare leaders, staff differ on safety culture views: Report
Clinical and nonclinical healthcare workers have an upward-trending perception of safety culture, but physicians and leaders do not agree, according to a Press Ganey report released March 16.
Government needs to help rural hospitals battle ransomware, IT security experts say
Rural hospitals need more government funding to deal with the increase in healthcare ransomware attacks and to hire more cybersecurity professionals, IT security leaders told Congress, CyberScoop reported March 16.
Physicians call for hospitals' exodus from US News rankings
It is time for hospitals to follow law and medical schools’ example by withdrawing from U.S. News and World Report’s rankings, two physicians wrote in an article published to Health Affairs.
Almost half of health systems use AI to tackle workforce issues
Forty-seven percent of hospitals and health systems reported that they are turning to artificial intelligence to help alleviate staffing and labor insufficiencies, a March 15 survey from the Health Management Academy found.
COOs can feel like 'chief optional officers' in hard times
Corporate and managerial employees may feel anxious as health systems reduce administrative headcount amid negative operating margins. In such times, one role has historically faced more uncertainty than others: the COO.
Why ChristianaCare wants to be the 'Amazon of healthcare'
Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare is offering patients a subscription service for virtual primary care services offering faster and more personalized care, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported March 16.
'Physician payment is always in the crosshairs': How reimbursement rates affect gastroenterologists
The combination of decreased physician reimbursements and increased procedure costs continues to put physician pay in peril.
