Erik Shannon has been named permanent CEO of Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Community Health after serving in an interim capacity since October 2021.
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Temple University Hospital nurses avert strike
Members of the Temple University Hospital Nurses Association and Temple Allied Professionals have reached a new contract with management, averting a possible strike, news station WHYY reported Nov. 7.
Feds warn against Iranian cyber threats targeting the healthcare sector
The HHS Office of Information Security issued a brief Nov. 3 warning the U.S. healthcare sector about the possible threat Iranian hackers may pose to the healthcare industry.
$21M verdict levied against physicians, nurse after undiagnosed disease led to infant’s death
A jury awarded a woman $21 million in a verdict against two physicians and a nurse practitioner at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala., seven years after her son died from an undiagnosed bowel disease, al.com reported Nov. 6.
Lurie Children’s to boost cybersecurity efforts after data breach lawsuit
Lurie Children’s Hospital has agreed to implement improved cybersecurity measures in order to settle a class action lawsuit for a data breach that resulted in patients’ health information being viewed by an unauthorized employee, according to a Nov. 7 …
Why are some COVID-19 patients slow to wake after ventilation? Turtles’ brains may offer clues
Physicians began to notice a strange phenomenon at the start of the pandemic in March 2020: Some COVID-19 patients who required ventilation took weeks to fully regain consciousness after being taken off the machines and anesthesia, with no signs of bra…
Massachusetts system withdraws bivalent booster requirement
Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems has withdrawn its COVID-19 bivalent vaccine booster mandate for employees, according to a statement shared with Becker’s.
Hospital pharmacists urge CMS for reimbursement
In an effort to secure clearer reimbursement rules for pharmacists who provide COVID-19 services, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists met with CMS Nov. 7 during a discussion focused on Medicaid services.
Monument Health awarded 2022 ECRI Safety Excellence Award
Rapid City, S.D.-based Monument Health received the 2022 “Safety Excellence Award” from nonprofit patient safety organization ECRI.
MaineGeneral proposes $36M cancer center expansion
Augusta-based MaineGeneral is proposing a $36 million expansion to its Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care to address an increasing number of cancer cases, Bangor Daily News reported Nov. 7.
