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Killnet possibly behind the website crashes of 9 Danish hospitals

Russian hacking group Killnet, which disrupted hospital and health system websites across the U.S. in February, might be behind an attack on nine Danish hospitals, The Register reported Feb. 28. 

10 happiest cities in America

Among more than 180 of the largest U.S. cities, one in California is home to the happiest people, according to an analysis released Feb. 28 by personal finance website WalletHub.

'Bare minimum Mondays.' 'Conscious quitting.' People are thinking differently about work.

A number of trends have gained traction on social media and in the workplace in recent months, with “conscious quitting” being among the most recent, Fortune reported Feb. 28. 

UC San Diego Health to share EHR with El Centro Regional Medical Center

UC San Diego Health said it is in discussion to share an EHR system with El Centro (Calif.)  Regional Medical Center as part of a move to stabilize the hospital after its acting CEO and CFO resigned in January. 

Are large language models useful for health systems? Stanford experts weigh in

Hospitals and health systems should hold off on their investments in large language models as there is currently no way to evaluate whether these tools will be useful, fair and reliable, according to a Feb. 27 Stanford University article. 

Cerebral to layoff 15% of staff

Telehealth startup Cerebral is laying off 15 percent of its staff, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 27. 

Anonymous call informs Virginia hospital of data breach

An anonymous individual called Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare to notify the hospital that a PDF copy of a Medicare remittance report for Sentara’s lab services was uploaded to an Adobe Acrobat website. 

Who spent $1M to disparage a hospital?

A campaign pointing out negative statistics and experiences at New York City-based Maimonides Medical Center, with a video even likening it to being in prison, has cost more than $1 million, The New York Times reported. But no one knows who’s funding i…

UF Health launches pharmacogenetics tool for patients

A service launched by University of Florida Health in Gainesville is designed to assist patients in interpreting pharmacogenetic test results.

OhioHealth to add ASC in downtown Columbus

OhioHealth is expanding its OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in downtown Columbus through the construction of a new ASC.