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NP pleads guilty for role in illegal opioid distribution

A nurse practitioner in  Fort Ann, N.Y., has pleaded guilty to distributing controlled substances outside of professional practice, according to an Aug. 11 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York.

CVS donates $1.7M to Mass General Brigham

The CVS Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of CVS Health, donated $1.66 million to Boston-based Massachusetts General Brigham to improve Black maternal health outcomes.

6 Cleveland Clinic-backed digital health companies

Cleveland Clinic’s Innovation studio has been active in the digital health market, investing in virtual health and EHR companies.

CEO turnover is breaking John Couris' heart

John Couris loves a lot of things about Tampa General Hospital: a beautiful community, a historic institution, a board of directors made up of “absolutely world-class people,” as he calls them. 

How Tampa General is avoiding the AI 'hype cycle'

With declining funding in the digital health and healthcare artificial intelligence sectors, hospitals are scrambling to make sure they have an adequate investment strategy.

MultiCare extends operating losses by $145M

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health reported $145.9 million operating losses on revenue of $2.4 billion for the first half of the year.

Vanderbilt faces civil rights probe

After sharing patients’ medical information with the state attorney general amid a probe into transgender care practices, Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center is now facing a civil rights investigation, the Los Angeles Times repo…

How VUMC is giving its providers more control of their message baskets

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has rolled out changes to its patient messaging as there has been an increase in messages sent through its patient portals to its providers. 

Brigham and Women's Hospital PHI exposed during research study

Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital is notifying some of its research participants that some of their protected health information may have been posted to a public website. 

Over 600,000 people caught in healthcare debt collector data breach

HHS is investigating Radius Global Solutions for a hacking/IT incident within its network server that has affected over 600,000 individuals.