Respiratory infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus, enterovirus and other common viruses tend to cause more severe disease among children in part because of their small airways.
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More than half of young gastroenterologists have student debt
More than half of gastroenterologists under 40 have student debt, according to Medscape’s “Young Physician Compensation Report 2022.”
Former Allscripts CEO Paul Black joins private equity firm
Former Allscripts CEO Paul Black has signed on to private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners as a consultant for its healthcare investment group.
Improved medians prep nonprofit children’s hospitals for inflation
U.S. nonprofit children’s hospitals staged a rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic and now brace for a different challenge, according to an Oct. 11 report from Fitch Ratings.
Arkansas ASC expands surgical team
Mandy Rice, DO, joined the surgical team at the CHI St. Vincent Surgery Clinic-Hot Springs, The Sentinel-Record reported Oct. 10.
10 recent RCM mergers and acquisitions
From Optum’s completed merger with Change Healthcare to Knowtion Health acquiring Amplus, here are 10 revenue cycle management mergers and acquisitions Becker’s has reported since June 21:
Washington hospital workers evaluated after contact with hazardous substance
A group of employees at Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial received medical treatment and were released Oct. 10 after exposure to a hazardous substance, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
CSI Labs data breach hits 244K patients
CSI Laboratories suffered a data breach that affected 244,850 patients, according to the HHS Data Breach Portal.
UPMC app found to reduce anxiety and depression in teens and young adults
Pittsburgh-based UPMC has developed a digital app the health system says has been effective in reducing anxiety and depression in teens and young adults.
How Memorial Healthcare System uses social determinants of health to ‘customize’ patient treatments
Jennifer Goldman, MD, chief of primary care of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System, worked with internal and external IT experts to have social determinants of health not only included in its Epic EHR system, but made it a prominent featur…
