As tech companies conduct massive layoffs, hospitals and health systems IT leaders can take advantage of that opportunity by recruiting laid off IT talent for their open IT roles.
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'Complexity' the name of the IT game for MD Anderson CIO Craig Owen
Making sure IT systems are running — and running effectively — is a concern of every hospital and health system CIO. That’s most definitely true when they help inform life-saving chemotherapy.
Prime Healthcare hospital under investigation after death of new mother
A Los Angeles area hospital operated by Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare is under investigation after the death of a woman in its care amid allegations of neglect, according to a March 3 report in The Guardian.
Florida residents warned of brain-eating amoeba in tap water
Florida’s health department warned an area containing 200,000 people of Naegleria fowleri in Charlotte County’s tap water a week after a man died from infection of the brain-eating amoeba.
All theories on pandemic's origins still viable: WHO
No theory about the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins should be discounted at this stage of the global investigation, even as a new federal report suggests a laboratory leak may be the cause, the World Health Organization’s top official said March 3.
Cleveland Clinic finds first drug to treat statin-intolerant patients
Cleveland Clinic researchers discovered a treatment that can reduce cholesterol and heart attacks in statin-intolerant patients.
VillageMD acquires 30-location practice in Connecticut
VillageMD, which is majority owned by Walgreens, has acquired a 30-location medical group in Connecticut as it continues its rapid expansion around the country.
$900M Essentia hospital to open this summer
St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Minn., a $900 million Essentia Health project, is on track to open in the third quarter, according to the Duluth News Tribune.
Froedtert freezes hiring for certain positions
Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health has enacted a hiring freeze for some positions amid financial challenges, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported March 3.
Missouri hospital goes live with Epic
St. Joseph, Mo.-based Mosaic Life Care went live with its new Epic EHR system, local news outlet KQ2 reported March 5.
