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UC San Diego Health to use AI for predictive kidney stone detection

UC San Diego Health is the first to use Limmi’s Disease Insights platform to aid in kidney stone disease recurrence.

Mississippi hospital boosts data breach reach to 253,000 patients

Singing River Health System has notified 253,000 patients that their data was compromised in a data breach in 2023.

Illinois hospital rebrands, plans expansion

Hillsboro (Ill.) Area Hospital has rebranded itself as Hillsboro Health to support facility modernization and service expansion. 

Hospitals are back in the municipal bond market: 5 things to know

Hospitals are turning to the municipal bond market at a significantly higher rate than they did a year ago as they target a shift from “survival to revival,” Bloomberg reported Jan. 12. 

Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash join Ballad's ranks — in the form of pharmacy robots

Pharmacy robots named after singer-songwriters Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash and June Carter-Cash now fill the hallways at Ballad Health’s Bristol (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center. 

Children's National develops AI tool to diagnose heart conditions

In Uganda, late-stage rheumatic heart disease is difficult to treat or detect, because the small number of Ugandan cardiologists can’t serve the entire population.

Firm returns stolen hospital data after lawsuit

A cloud-storage firm has returned stolen data to a New York health system that had sued to get it back, Information Security Media Group reported.

10 best, worst states to start a business

Utah is the best state to start a business in, a WalletHub report found.

15 top diagnoses for MyChart message bills

As more health systems bill for MyChart messages, the most common diagnoses for these charges include hypertension and sinus and other respiratory infections, a new study found.

City sounds alarms on cash-strapped Florida hospital

The city of Jacksonville, Fla., is reevaluating its agreement with UF Health Jacksonville after the hospital lost a significant amount of money in the last fiscal year.