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Ransomware groups disproportionately targeting healthcare: Report

Healthcare is the third-most-targeted industry by ransomware groups, a Jan. 22 report from Black Kite Research, a third-party cyber risk intelligence company, found. 

What's next for healthcare AI in 2025

If 2024 was any indication, healthcare artificial intelligence will continue to evolve rapidly in 2025.

Indiana hospital to rebrand after joining Deaconess Health

Jasper, Ind.-based Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center this summer will change its name to Deaconess Memorial Medical Center. 

Ohio health system to pay $2.1M settlement after abrupt hospital closure

Cleveland-based University Hospitals will transfer the former UH Bedford (Ohio) Hospital site, along with more than 11 acres and buildings, to the city of Bedford and pay $2.1 million as part of a settlement stemming from the hospital’s abrupt closure …

Guthrie appoints 1st chief pharmacy officer from Ascension

Paul Mollo, PharmD, has been named the inaugural chief pharmacy officer for Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie.

9 Indiana executive orders address healthcare

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed nine executive orders Jan. 22 related to healthcare. 

The fine line between virus, heart symptoms

Virus season can prompt confusion for heart patients, as symptoms of serious cardiovascular conditions often mirror those of respiratory illnesses, according to New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System.

3 systems partner on lab degree program

Miami-based Baptist Health, Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare and Louisville-based UofL Health are partnering with Indiana University Southeast in New Albany to build a laboratory science degree and workforce development program.

Indiana bill would remove nonprofit status of hospitals that overcharge patients

A proposed Indiana bill seeks to revoke the nonprofit status of a hospital if it charges patients more than 200% of the Medicare reimbursement rate, WANE reported Jan. 16.  

UPMC hospital names chief nurse

Pittsburgh-based UPMC Health System has appointed Lisa Cain, MSN, RN, as chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at UPMC Memorial in York, Pa.