Ammon Bundy, a former candidate for Idaho governor and founder of the activist People’s Rights Network, pleaded guilty Jan. 23 to trespassing outside St. Luke’s Meridian (Idaho) Medical Center, according to Idaho Reports.
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Cleveland considering $190M medical debt relief proposal
The Cleveland City Council has introduced an ordinance that, if passed, could eliminate an estimated $190 million for 48,000 city residents, NBC affiliate WKYC reported Jan. 23.
Samsung, IntelliTek Health partner on healthcare virtual assistant
Samsung has partnered with developer of patient-facing virtual assistant tools IntelliTek Health to bring artificial intelligence and digital voice assistance to the post-discharge process.
Meditech to add clinical direct messaging into EHR
Meditech has partnered with interoperability and connectivity services provider MedAllies to integrate clinical direct messaging into its EHR system.
BlackCat ransomware group attacks 2nd healthcare vendor in a matter of days
BlackCat, a “triple-extortion” ransomware group that combines ransomware attacks with threats to leak data and disable websites, attacked pharmacy management services firm PharmaCare Services, GovInfoSecurity reported Jan. 23.
Sentara taps Ciox for new health record tool
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare is partnering with health IT company Ciox to launch a tool that allows expecting and new mothers to access their medical records.
Health executives are patients, too: What 11 leaders experienced
Leaders of hospitals and health systems are focused on ensuring patients have a positive healthcare experience and receive the care they need. But they are also patients themselves at times, which can provide greater understanding of what patients go t…
Health executives are patients, too: What 11 leaders experienced
Leaders of hospitals and health systems are focused on ensuring patients have a positive healthcare experience and receive the care they need. But they are also patients themselves at times, which can provide greater understanding of what patients go t…
16 gastroenterology updates
From an FDA approval to several gastroenterologists joining new facilities, here are 16 gastroenterology updates Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 13:
Cleveland hospital 1st in Midwest to perform awake pediatric endoscopy with EvoEndo system
Cleveland-based UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s is the first facility in the Midwest to complete an awake pediatric endoscopy using the EvoEndo system.
