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ThedaCare taps Mayo Clinic's strategy director to lead new hospitals

Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare has named Jennifer Nikolai vice president supporting healthcare services at two new community hospital campuses. 

6 drugs now in shortage

There’s been a slight slowdown in reports of new drug shortages before the winter holiday season, but six medications recently entered the list of ongoing shortages, which include about 300 drugs. 

Experts stress vigilance in holiday plans to prevent hospital strain: 4 notes

Hospital and public health officials are urging people to take precautions and be mindful of where they seek care to limit capacity strain on emergency departments as respiratory virus activity heats up heading into the holiday season. 

Hospital C-suite alarmed by worsening antimicrobial resistance

A new report from the nonprofit group the Sepsis Alliance found that while 88% of hospital C-suite leaders think antimicrobial resistance is getting more severe, only 26% graded themselves with an ‘A’ on their own hospital’s efforts to address this.

Hospitals' top 8 uses for wireless technology

Wearable devices have the opportunity to empower patients in their own healthcare, but health systems will have to improve security and connectivity for broader adoption, according to a report from the College of Healthcare Information Management Execu…

Amazon's pay for 17 healthcare jobs

Amazon, which released its newest healthcare service in early November, continues to hire for its push into the industry.

Michigan Medicine's approach to charging for MyChart messages

University of Michigan Health, based in Ann Arbor, has joined a number of large hospitals and health systems by charging patients for certain messages received through online patient portals, Detroit Free Presss reported Nov. 21. 

SCOTUS rejects Indian IT company's appeal in Epic trade secrets lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services’ petition to file an appeal of a verdict handed down by the District Court of Wisconsin relating to a trade secrets dispute with Epic, Business Standard reported Nov. 21.

5 most expensive EHR installs of 2023

As software prices climb, a new EHR can be quite costly. In 2023, Becker’s reported on health systems in West Virginia and Florida spending more than $50 million on a new EHR.

Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO

Microsoft is strengthening its artificial intelligence expertise with the goal of “setting a new pace for innovation,” according to The New York Times.