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Johns Hopkins hospital's potential financial fallout from $261M Netflix case verdict

Attorneys for St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital said they plan to appeal the verdict that requires the hospital to pay $261 million in damages to the family of 17-year-old Maya Kowalski, whose case was made famous by a Ne…

2 physicians accused of trying to share patient records with Russia face retrial

Two Maryland physicians accused of attempting to help Russia by sharing patient medical records are set for retrial Nov. 27, CBS News reported Nov. 13.

HCA to invest $5B to help build market share

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare may be coy about giving guidance for 2024 but it has big plans for the next few years as it seeks to build its market share to 29% by 2030.

'Shrinkflation' hits healthcare

Healthcare is kind of like cereal, according to a Nov. 13 LinkedIn article by Robert Pearl, MD. 

Hackensack, Amazon's latest One Medical partner

Amazon’s One Medical is collaborating with Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health, allowing specialists from the health system to deliver care to the primary care patients of the tech company.

Sterilization issues pause surgeries at Mass General Brigham hospital

Elective surgeries at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Mass., have been on pause since Nov. 6 amid problems with the equipment used to sterilize medical instruments and devices, according to a Nov. 13 report from The Boston Globe. 

Beyond dashboards: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's approach to analytics

According to a report from Arcadia, hospitals generate an average of 50 petabytes of data annually, and a substantial portion, up to 97%, remains untapped or unused. But one CIO and his organization are stepping beyond dashboards to turn data into acti…

Flu, prescription activity on the rise: 4 notes

Flu cases are increasing steadily while antiviral prescriptions increase only slightly, according to the latest CDC data.

UAB physicians care for woman with double uterus, 2 pregnancies

A woman with a uterine didelphys, or double uterus, is carrying a pregnancy in each uterus, ABC reported Nov. 13.

63 health systems with strong finances

Here are 63 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global in 2023.