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Digital health funding down 31% in Q3

After reaching record levels in 2021, digital health funding was down 31 percent in the third quarter of 2022, according to an Oct. 11 CB Insights report.

Temple University Hospital workers authorize strike

Members of the Temple University Hospital Nurses Association and Temple Allied Professionals have voted to authorize a strike, according to an Oct. 13 union news release shared with Becker’s.

4 factors that led to monkeypox’s decline

Monkeypox cases in the U.S. peaked in early August and have since fallen more than 85 percent. The outbreak’s quick downfall can mainly be attributed to four factors, experts told The New York Times. 

7 success tips for executive women

As women continue to be burned out at higher rates and are still underrepresented in executive roles, Forbes created a list of seven tips for women pursuing or already in executive roles. 

Providence responds to senator’s debt collection questions

Renton, Wash.-based Providence has responded to a series of questions posed by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington following a Sept. 24 New York Times report detailing the system’s alleged debt collection practices. 

Seattle Seahawks running back has ankle surgery at ASC

Ed Khalfayan, MD, and Nick Seibert, MD, orthopedic surgeons and team physicians for the Seattle Seahawks, on Oct. 11 performed ankle surgery on running back Rashaad Penny.

CEO of Methodist Health System stands by CommonSpirit amid ransomware attack

In an article published by Becker’s Hospital Review on Oct. 12, the chief information security officer for Methodist Health System in Omaha, Neb., offered comments related to CommonSpirit’s current EHR outage.

CommonSpirit Health confirms ransomware attack

After more than a week of IT outages at CommonSpirit Health hospitals across the country, the Chicago-based system confirmed it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack.

60K-square-foot North Carolina medical office building acquired

A 60,000-square-foot medical office building in Kannapolis, N.C., has been acquired, REBusiness Online reported Oct. 12.

Former Tenet CEO Ronald Rittenmeyer dies at 75

Ronald Rittenmeyer, former executive chair and CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, died Oct. 11 at age 75, according to his obituary.