The CEO of One Medical pushed back against data privacy concerns brought up after its $3.9 billion acquisition by Amazon, Medical Device Network reported March 7.
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96% of US hospitals have EHRs, but barriers remain to interoperability, ONC says
Almost all hospitals and physician offices in the U.S. have successfully transitioned from paper-based medical records to electronic health records, according to a new report from the ONC.
New York medical center switches EHR vendors after third-party data breach
Jamestown, N.Y.-based The Chautauqua Center is notifying patients that some of their protected health information was compromised when its medical records provider WebPT experienced a data breach, WRFA reported March 6.
HCA Florida hospital CEO to retire
Jay Finnegan is retiring as CEO of HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital in Port St. Lucie, Fla., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
Meritus Health hikes minimum wage
Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health is increasing its minimum wage from $15 to $17.
Tennessee health system names new CIO
Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center has named Tim McDermott as its new CIO.
Tampa General opens burn center, ICU
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital opened a newly renovated burn center that includes a specialized intensive care unit on March 6.
Politicians' 'quick fixes' won't fix staff shortages, physician leader says
Hospitals, health systems and ASCs are facing devastating physician and nurse shortages, and many leaders feel policy makers’ solutions are insufficient.
Tenet pushes its ASC chain: 5 numbers pointing to USPI's growth
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, is focusing on ASCs to fuel its growth.
Cancer's global economic burden to hit $25T over 30 years
An analysis of 29 cancers across 204 countries found cancer will cost the global economy 25.2 trillion international dollars in the next 30 years.
