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3 healthcare companies named on Forbes’ biggest layoffs of 2022 list

Three healthcare companies have been named on Forbes’ list of the 64 biggest company layoffs in 2022: 

Providence to use predictive analytics tech to enhance cancer care

Santa Monica, Calif.-based Providence Saint John’s Health Center has partnered with Project Ronin to implement the company’s cancer intelligent platform to enhance decision making for treating cancer patients. 

ServiceNow secures $250M HHS IT maintenance contract

ServiceNow has been awarded a five-year $250 million IT maintenance contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

Providence promotes new chief data officer

Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health has promoted Mark Premo to chief data officer and group vice president.

Epic overhauls sepsis algorithm

Epic has made changes to its sepsis prediction model in a bid to improve its accuracy and make its alerts more meaningful to clinicians.

Care New England names Tufts exec as next CEO

Care New England announced Oct. 6 that Michael Wagner, MD, will succeed James Fanale, MD, as president and CEO, effective Dec. 1. 

Louisiana hospital to spend $41K to upgrade its Oracle Cerner EHR

Winnsboro, La.-based Franklin Medical Center will receive $41,640 to upgrade its Oracle Cerner EHR system, The Franklin Sun reported Oct. 5. 

Yale New Haven agrees to acquire 2 Connecticut health systems

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health has signed an agreement to acquire two Connecticut health systems from Prospect Medical Holdings.

American Heart Association health equity funds reach $32M

The American Heart Association’s Social Impact Funds reached $32 million in donations to address health disparities.

White House plan to revive Operation Warp Speed stumbles

The White House’s vision of revamping Operation Warp Speed, a Trump-era program that was geared toward accelerating the approval process for COVID-19 vaccines and therapies, has failed to pick up, Politico reported Oct. 5.