Ransomware gang Hunters International is claiming responsibility for a November cyberattack on Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center that led to patients receiving blackmail threats, Bleeping Computer reported Dec. 15.
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13 of 20 most popular drugs are in shortage
More than half, or 65%, of the nation’s 20 most commonly prescribed medications are in constrained supply.
Health systems ranked for best company culture
Three health systems have been praised for their company culture, putting them on workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform Comparably’s 2023 list of the 200 best company cultures.
UCSF Health's AI chief zeroing in on 'keyboard liberation'
San Francisco-based UCSF Health is aiming to deploy healthcare artificial intelligence tools “enterprise wide,” according to Sara Murray, MD, chief health AI officer and associate chief medical information office of the health system.
Maryland health system gets state OK for $300M labor, delivery unit
Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health has received approval from the Maryland Healthcare Commission to kickstart a $300 million project that will expand labor and delivery services at Lanham-based Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center.
UAB taps CHRO from VCU Health
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System has appointed John Petrov chief human resources officer, effective Jan. 22.
More Providence physicians vote to unionize
A small group of palliative care physicians who work at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore., have voted to join the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association, a hospitalists union represented by AFT Healthcare and serviced by …
Physicians' final push to avert 3.37% CMS pay cut
Leaders on Capitol Hill have wrapped up its legislative business for 2023, but the American Medical Association is urging lawmakers to address after the holidays the 3.34% Medicare physician fee cut that is set to take effect Jan.1.
How much 4 hospitals are paying their Epic talent
Health systems in Colorado, New York and Washington are seeking Epic talent.
Google's 5 biggest healthcare moves in 2023
In 2023, Google utilized its artificial intelligence tools to expand its reach among large health systems and grow its healthcare presence.
