Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System has had its outlook revised to stable from positive as it faces a gradual return to improved operating numbers, Fitch Ratings said in a March 7 research note.
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The phone call MSU Health's CMO made after the East Lansing shooting
Michael Weiner, DO, arrived in East Lansing to assume the role of chief medical officer for Michigan State University Health unaware that one week after his arrival, a mass shooting on the campus would take the lives of three and injure five.
Ransomware gang posts breast cancer patient photos from Pennsylvania health network to dark web
BlackCat ransomware gang posted screenshots of patient diagnoses and pictures of breast cancer patients undressed from the waist up from Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network, BankInfoSecurity reported March 6.
3 deaths at Brigham and Women's may be linked to bacteria in water purifier: Report
Bacteria from a water purification system may be linked to three deaths at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Judge mostly dismisses healthcare data sharing lawsuit against Rush University Medical Center
A judge has almost entirely dismissed a lawsuit filed against Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center for allegedly sending patient information to tech companies.
29 physician specialties ranked by mental distress
About a quarter of U.S. physicians report symptoms of depression, and nearly 1 in 10 have suicidal thoughts, according to Medscape’s ”Physician Burnout Report” published March 3.
A bankruptcy judge OK'd the sale of Borrego Health. What's next?
DAP Health’s acquisition of Borrego Springs, Calif.-based clinic chain Borrego Health was approved by a bankruptcy judge, but another step remains before the deal can be finalized.
Rural hospitals can have a 'false sense of reality' about disappearing pandemic funds
Rural hospitals across the United States are facing multiple challenges both old and new and especially now that any pandemic-related funds they have received are drying up, according to a March 7 Kaiser Health News report.
AI will drive personalized healthcare, but ChatGPT not there yet, Johns Hopkins expert says
There may soon come a day when artificial intelligence scans your EHR to give your physician a unique medical picture of you so he or she can forecast where your health is going next, says Rama Chellappa, PhD, an engineer at Baltimore-based Johns Hopki…
Baylor Scott & White splashes $90M on expanded hospital services
Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White plans to spend $90 million to expand its College Station, Texas-based campus, The Eagle reported March 6.
