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Long COVID's toll on retirement planning

Americans living with long COVID-19 have not only experienced the health effects related to the condition, but also significant effects to their finances, medical expenses and jobs, CNBC reported Dec. 8.

Texas Heart Medical Group rebrands, relocates

The Houston-based Texas Heart Medical Group has changed its name to the Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care and moved to a newly renovated location. 

White House unveils dashboard to track opioid overdoses

The White House on Dec. 8 launched a dashboard to track nonfatal opioid overdoses at the state and county level, offering those on the front line of the opioid epidemic a better look at the hardest-hit areas and where to target lifesaving resources.&nb…

Minnesota medical office building with ASC acquired for $18M

Woodlake Medical Building, a 42,467-square-foot medical office building in Woodbury, Minn., has been acquired by Davis Healthcare Real Estate for $18 million, according to a Dec. 9 report from Commercial Property Executive.

Parkview Health, Neurobell to explore efficacy of AI-based EEG equipment

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health has partnered with neonatal medical technology company Neurobell to study the effectiveness of portable artificial intelligence-based  electroencephalography equipment in detecting seizures in newborns. 

Hartford HealthCare, Chinese investment firm partner to advance digital health

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has entered into an agreement with Chinese venture capital firm Morningside to accelerate its digital health portfolio.

10 women on the move in healthcare

The following executive moves made by women have been reported by Becker’s since Dec. 2. 

CHS 'rapidly reducing contract labor': CEO, CFO insights ahead of 2023

Community Health Systems posted a net loss of $42 million for the third quarter — down from a net gain of $111 million in the same period last year -– amid high labor costs and as demand for non-COVID-19 care services returned more slowly than projecte…

LCMC Health makes case for $150M acquisition of 3 HCA hospitals

At a Dec. 8 public hearing, New Orleans-based LCMC Health officials made their case to the office of the Louisiana Attorney General for the system’s planned acquisition of three Tulane University hospitals in Baton Rouge, La., nola.com reported Dec. 8….

Epic launches interoperability hub for developers

Epic is introducing a connection hub where developers can indicate that their software is interoperable with the EHR vendor.