The Department of Veterans Affairs signed a data-sharing pledge with 13 health systems, including Pittsburgh-based UPMC and Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Federal News Network reported Oct. 6.
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Ohio health system pays $1.75M to settle data breach suit
Marietta (Ohio) Health, which operates as Memorial Health System, has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the health system failed to protect patients’ health information during a 2021 data breach, Top Class Actions reported O…
Google's chief health officer: AI won't replace physicians, but clinicians with AI will
Karen DeSalvo, MD, chief health officer of Google, wrote in an Oct. 3 Google blog post that AI will not replace physicians, but instead, clinicians who use AI will replace clinicians without AI.
Physician assistant leaks patient data to Instagram story
Annalee Knowles, a physician assistant who was working at NCH Healthcare System, based in Naples, Fla., has posted patients’ confidential information to her Instagram story, Naples Daily News reported Oct. 5.
Cat jumps on keyboard, causes 4-hour hospital IT outage
A four-hour IT disruption at Kansas City (Mo.) VA Medical Center was caused by a cat jumping on an employee’s keyboard, The Register reported Oct. 5.
Mount Sinai launches innovation center
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has opened a 150,000-square-foot innovation center to advance clinical research and discoveries.
Texas system partners with college to train 100 nurses from Mexico
A partnership between San Antonio, Texas-based Methodist Healthcare, Alamo Colleges and TecMilenio University in Monterrey, Mexico, will educate and train nurses from Mexico in an effort to curb staffing shortages in U.S. hospitals.
The upskilling dilemma
Most workers believe it is their job to keep their skills up to date, but few are taking the steps to do so, according to a recent report featured by SHRM Oct. 4.
Avera names regional CEO
Shantel Krebs was named regional president and CEO of Avera St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, S.D.
Santa Clara Valley Health breaks ground on 10-story medical building
San Jose, Calif.-based Santa Clara Valley Healthcare has broken ground on a 230,000-square-foot medical facility, slated for completion in 2025, according to an Oct. 5 Commercial Property Executive report.
