Latino, Black and Asian children are less likely to have elective surgeries compared with white children, a study published in the December issue of Journal of Pediatric Surgery found.
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Scale and profit: Getting outcomes from your digital health venture
2021 was a mega year for digital health funding. With the COVID-19 pandemic driving huge demand for virtual and convenient services, digital health companies raised $29 billion.
Hacker accesses Orlando Health employee's email
An employee email account from Orlando (Fla.) Health was accessed by an unauthorized user, which may have compromised the information of 3,662 patients.
Illinois health system to advance innovative analytics
Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health has partnered with data and analytics technology company Health Catalyst to further advance its innovative analytics capabilities.
CDC awards $45M to Wisconsin to support healthcare workforce
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has been awarded a $45 million grant to help strengthen its public health workforce through retention, recruitment and training.
Alabama hospital selects Meditech for EHR
Alexander City, Ala.-based Russell Medical Center has chosen Meditech’s software-as-a-service option for its EHR.
Supply chain issues may be easing even as economic activity contracts, report suggests
While economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted in November for the first time since May 2020, there were some signs of optimism that supply chain issues may generally be easing, a key U.S. economic report showed Dec. 5.
5 November labor market updates for ASC leaders to know
The U.S. added 263,000 jobs in November, according to a Dec. 2 report from Forbes. This was higher than the 200,000 jobs that were projected.
More than half of PAs have questioned physician treatment decisions
About 57 percent of physician’s assistants have questioned a treatment decision by their physician at least once, according to data from Medscape’s 2022 “Evolving Scope of Practice” report.
President of pharma lobby resigns
The Association for Accessible Medicines has named David Gaugh as its interim CEO after the departure of former CEO and president Dan Leonard.
