Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has partnered with DispatchHealth to deliver in-home urgent care through a program dubbed the Urgent Medical Care At-Home program.
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Michigan system IT outage affects billing, EHR
Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care’s billing system and EHR was affected by a computer network shutdown after its IT security team found suspicious activity during routine monitoring, Detroit Free Press reported Sept. 5.
Driverless taxis blocked ambulance transporting patient
Two driverless taxis in San Francisco blocked an ambulance with a critically injured patient, possibly contributing to the patient’s death, the New York Times reported Sep. 2.
New data on BA.2.86: What to know
New lab data suggests COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 — a distant omicron relative that has been making headlines over the past few weeks because of its large number of mutations — may not be as transmissible or immune-evasive as experts initially believed, C…
Elon Musk's SpaceX provides satellite internet for rural healthcare
A rural Appalachian healthcare provider has boosted its connectivity by switching to Starlink satellite internet from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Virginia Business reported.
Kaleida Health hires 2 executives, starts CFO search
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health has appointed two leaders to its executive team and started the search for a new CFO.
CDC issues health alert on flesh-eating bacteria
Health officials at the CDC have issued a health advisory warning clinicians to look out for cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a sometimes deadly flesh-eating bacteria.
Iowa hospital reopening may be delayed as new owners seek funding
The new owners of the shuttered Blessing Health Keokuk (Iowa) hospital are still looking for additional funding to reopen the 49-bed unit, according to a Sept. 4 Tri States Public Radio report.
Epic's biggest moves in 2023
From deepening its integration of Microsoft’s generative AI tools into its ecosystem to rolling out a new online app gallery, here are 14 of Epic Systems’ biggest moves this year:
Mount Sinai, U at Buffalo, UPMC test brain computer interface tech
Brain-computer interface technology company Synchron announced the completion of patient enrollment for trials at New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, University at Buffalo (N.Y.) Neurosurgery and Pittsburgh-based UPMC.
