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OSF HealthCare, Insight Hospital join Chicago healthcare innovation initiative

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare and Chicago’s Insight Hospital & Medical Center have joined the Chicago ARC collaborative that aims to make healthcare more equitable through innovation.

Digital gastroenterology platform taps new chief medical officer

Hau Liu, MD, has been selected as the chief medical officer for Vivante Health, a digital health company focusing on digestive health and disease. Dr. Liu joins Vivante with more than two decades of experience.

50 states ranked by clinical care: Massachusetts leads, Texas lags

Clinical care makes up one of the five categories that inform America’s Health Rankings for 2022 from the United Health Foundation. Zeroing in on this single category, Massachusetts leads the way and Texas trails the nation. 

What Epic is doing with Apple, Google + Microsoft

Epic has been working with Big Tech companies lately to help hospitals and health systems better manage their EHRs.

Hospital report shows 30th straight month of growth, but supply and labor concerns remain

Economic activity, driven by easing staff hiring conditions and greater inpatient volumes, grew in November for the 30th straight month in the hospital subsector, the Institute for Supply Management said Dec. 7.

Be prepared to treat cholera in travelers from certain countries, CDC tells clinicians

Clinicians should be prepared to treat cholera in travelers returning from countries with widespread cholera outbreaks, the CDC said in a Dec. 5 advisory. 

Georgia lands $100M to strengthen healthcare workforce

The CDC is awarding Georgia $100 million to bolster the state’s public health infrastructure, workforce and data systems, NPR affiliate GPB reported Dec. 6.

Wilmington Health files certificate of need for $5.8M ASC

Wilmington (N.C.) Health has filed a certificate of need application with the state to build a new $5.8 million ambulatory surgical center, NBC affiliate WECT reported Dec. 6. 

8 strikes that (almost) were

Healthcare workers have participated in labor strikes across the U.S., citing concerns about staffing, patient care, working conditions and employee retention. But there are several situations where workers averted such walkouts, just days or weeks bef…

A decade high for hospitalizations: 8 notes on this year's flu season

The nation is seeing its worst flu outbreak in more than a decade, with the CDC estimating there have already been 78,000 hospitalizations since the start of the season in October.