Advocate Aurora Health has agreed to pay a $12.25 million settlement after it was hit with multiple lawsuits about pixel tracking technology that was placed on its website and patient portals, BankInfoSecurity reported Aug. 16.
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73K Philips respirators recalled
Philips Respironics recalled 73,000 ventilators because of a risk of dirt and dust clogging the device, which can block the air path and lead to serious injury or death.
Hospitals, health systems getting new EHRs
Here are three hospitals and health systems that have implemented new EHR systems or announced plans to do so since Aug. 2:
Orlando Health labs earn College of American Pathologists accreditation
Three of Orlando (Fla.) Health’s laboratories recently received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists.
How Mount Sinai is leveraging the power of cloud to optimize Epic
New York City-based Mount Sinai, who has one of the largest production instances of Epic running on Microsoft’s cloud, says the move has been able to reduce upfront infrastructure costs and accelerate the health system’s integration of AI.
Federal appeals court rules in favor of PBMs in Oklahoma case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit issued a ruling Aug. 15 upending parts of an Oklahoma law that was created to help smaller pharmacies gain customers, The Oklahoman reported Aug. 17.
Women's unpaid caregiving labor is worth $627B
A common scapegoat for the gender wage gap now has numeric value: U.S. women would collectively make an additional $627 billion per year if paid for their caregiving work.
23 maternity units shuttering in 2023
As financial pressures and workforce shortages mount, some hospitals and health systems are forced to end services. When cuts come to town, maternity units increasingly find themselves in trouble.
Mayo Clinic reports $547M Q2 net profit
Mayo Clinic generated almost $300 million in operating income on revenue of $4.47 billion in the second quarter, according to an Aug. 17 filing.
UChicago Medicine boosts security after 3 employees injured amid ED fight
UChicago Medicine is boosting police and security worker presence in the emergency department after several employees were injured amid a fight that broke out Aug. 13, according to the Chicago Tribune.
