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Corewell Health caught in MOVEit breach

Patient information may have been compromised at Corewell Health as the communications software company the organization uses was hit by the massive MOVEit breach that affected companies around the U.S.

Lawmakers probe FDA's decongestant decision

House Republicans are investigating the FDA’s regulation of a common decongestant found in over-the-counter cold medicines that the agency recently determined to be ineffective, The Hill reported Dec. 4. 

A busy week of mergers and acquisitions

The last week of November was a busy one for hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions. 

Connecticut approves labor, delivery closure at Hartford HealthCare hospital

Windham (Conn.) Hospital, part of Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, received approval from the state to end its labor and delivery services after a three-year process, the Connecticut Mirror reported Dec. 1.

California lawmaker warns of 'unintended consequences' of healthcare worker minimum wage

A California lawmaker is speaking out about what she says are “unintended consequences” for hospitals related to a new law that will gradually raise healthcare workers’ hourly minimum wage to $25.

Boston Children's taps primary care leadership

Margaret Fry, MD, was selected as the next president and CEO of the Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Boston Children’s Hospital. 

Eli Lilly drug gets new approval for blood cancer

The FDA has granted approval to Eli Lilly and Company’s drug Jaypirca, a therapy to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Health IT market to grow 11%: 4 report takeaways

The healthcare IT market is projected to grow by nearly 11%, or $169 billion, between 2022 and 2027, according to a Dec. 3 report from Technavio.

Ex-hospital CFO pays $150K, writes apology letter as part of plea agreement to avoid jail time

A superior court judge ordered Alan Germany, former CFO of Health Care Conglomerate Associates, to write an apology letter and pay $150,000 in restitution as part of a plea agreement in relation to charges that included embezzlement, conflict of intere…

Epic accelerates AI adoption in 2023

Leaders at Epic have long been interested in artificial intelligence, but 2023 was the year that the EHR giant really looked into connecting both generative AI and ambient voice listening technology into its workflows.