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Researchers found C. difficile has a secret ally

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers found that Enterococcus, an antibiotic-resistant pathogen, works with Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, to change the metabolic environment in the gut so C. diff can thrive, Science Daily reported Nov…

Accessing economies of scale is possible for ASCs — here’s how

ASCs often struggle to compete with larger health systems and practices for patients and contracts, but some are looking to technology to access economies of scale in the coming months. 

MedStar selects Kyndryl to transform IT services

Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health has selected IT company Kyndryl for a five-year digital transformation contract.

Fearing layoffs, more employees search for a ‘plan B’ job. Are their worries warranted?

More employees are anticipating layoffs and have started looking for “plan B” jobs to beat their employer to the cut. Such measures may not be necessary, recent data suggests — though workers could be spurred on by tech giants’ recent mass firings.

28% of physicians’ income has dropped in the last year 

Twenty-eight percent of physicians have reported a drop in income in the last year, according to the Physicians Foundation’s “2022 Survey of America’s Physicians,” released Nov. 15. 

Pharmacist viewpoint: Punishing retailers for opioid crisis ‘unacceptable’

Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion settlement for its pharmacies’ role in opioid abuse, and the move has one independent pharmacist worried about unintended consequences, CBS affiliate KTVQ reported Nov. 16.

Cheshire Medical names Anne Tyrol chief nursing officer

Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, N.H., named Anne Tyrol, MSN, RN, its permanent chief nursing officer, The Keene Sentinel reported Nov. 16.

Amazon’s healthcare ambitions: 5 recent moves

From launching Amazon Clinic to backing startups that aim to tackle healthcare burnout, Amazon continues to strengthen its healthcare presence. Here are five recent healthcare moves from the company as reported by Becker’s.

Memorial Sloan Kettering appoints Dr. Lawrence Schwartz chair of radiology

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center appointed Lawrence Schwartz, MD, as chair of the department of radiology.

MSU Health Care integrates data sharing capabilities into EHR

MSU Health Care has integrated Higi’s patient engagement platform into its EHR system using healthcare interoperability company Ellkay, in order to have a complete view of a patient’s medical history.