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Health systems face IT labors shortages, yet some are eliminating jobs

Hospital and health system CIOs told Becker’s that IT staffing remains a major challenge for their organizations as they are in a global competition with other companies for talent, yet some of them have been forced to lay off their IT employees this y…

HCA, Bon Secours spar over ERs

Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours and HCA Healthcare clashed during an Aug. 10 meeting to navigate Virginia’s approval process for competing plans to develop emergency centers in the same county, according to richmondbizsense.com.

50 most common passwords for C-suite executives

Top executives aren’t immune to weak passwords that put the entire organization at risk for a cyberattack.

3 Microsoft healthcare job openings

Microsoft recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are three open positions as of Aug. 11:

Long COVID-19 cases fell in the last year: CDC

The CDC found the percentage of adults experiencing long COVID-19 has fallen in the last year.

Amidst lazy girl jobs and quiet quitting: An area where Gen Z isn't slacking

Generation Z has earned a reputation as work-averse, namely due to trends they circulate on TikTok. 

'Like a mafia enforcer for insurers:' AdventHealth sues MultiPlan for alleged price fixing

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is suing MultiPlan for an alleged ongoing conspiracy among commercial health insurers to reduce the reimbursement rates they pay to providers for out-of-network services. 

Chicago hospital workers reach agreement after 11-day strike

Loretto Hospital in Chicago and Service Employees International Union Healthcare Illinois have reached a new labor agreement.

Suicide hits at all time high in 2022: CDC

The year 2022 saw the highest number of suicides in U.S. history with 49,449 people taking their own lives, the CDC found.

Mercy receives Epic 'Gold Stars' designation

St. Louis-based Mercy has been placed in the top 16 percent of all health systems using the Epic Systems application.