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South Carolina hospital set for closure after 56 years

Lake City (S.C.) Community Hospital will close Dec. 16, after 56 years of providing care to the Lake City community, SCNow reported Dec. 12.

8 largest healthcare data breaches of 2022 tied to vendors

Eight of the largest healthcare data breaches of 2022 were tied to third-party vendors. Here is the list of the breaches, as reported by Becker’s Hospital Review:

California hospital weighing bankruptcy asked for $13M in 'bridge funding'

A California hospital considering filing for bankruptcy has asked local and state leaders for $13 million in “bridge funding” to give it “sufficient time to implement a restructuring plan,” BenitoLink reported Dec. 12. 

What smaller EHR vendors like Meditech, Allscripts, Athenahealth did in 2022

EHR vendors had a busy year. Here is the top news that Becker’s covered on EHR vendors Meditech, Allscripts and Athenahealth in 2022.

Iowa health system CEO to exit

Doug Cropper is leaving his role as president and CEO of Davenport, Iowa-based Genesis Health System.

Cerner generates $1.5B in revenue for Oracle

Cerner generated $1.5 billion in revenue for Oracle in the second quarter of 2022. 

Meet the physician who toppled a $32B crypto giant

Michigan psychiatrist James Block, MD, PhD, investigates financial crimes as a hobby.

Meharry Medical College, city government reach housing deal for Nashville General

Nashville, Tenn.-based Meharry Medical College reached a deal with the Nashville city government that will pay the college $6.3 million in rent this year to house Nashville General Hospital, The Tennessean reported Dec. 9.

Atrium Health, Hoag, Northwell, Holland Hospital get top honors in integrated marketing

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health, Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag and New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health received top honors in the integrated marketing category at the eHealthcare Leadership Awards.

Mississippi health system adopts medication tracking technology

A Mississippi hospital is among the users of a new electronic medication tray management system.