Scientists from New York City-based Mount Sinai will send bioengineered human heart muscle cells and micro-tissues to space, according to a Nov. 14 news release shared with Becker’s.
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Flesh-eating fungus expected to spread costs $1.5B in just 2 states
Already, Valley fever costs about $1.5 billion per year in Arizona and California, and experts anticipate the fungus that causes the illness will widen its reach in the country over the next few decades, The Washington Post reported Nov. 13.
What 5 hospitals pay their Epic talent
Health systems in California and New York are hiring for Epic-related roles that could pay more than $100,000 per year.
In wake of employee feedback, Georgia system shelves holiday decor policy
Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System has paused a policy restricting holiday decorations after pushback from workers, according to ABC affiliate WSB-TV.
The 'secret sauce' of healthcare AI at Duke Health
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health is putting healthcare artificial intelligence to use in surgery scheduling and predictive analytics, DukeMed Alumni News reported Nov. 13.
Tenet's payer mix
On Tenet Healthcare’s third-quarter earnings call, CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said the Dallas-based system is concerned about the degree of denial activity it is seeing from some health plans.
Avera Health plans to expand virtual nursing to 37 hospitals
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health has launched virtual nursing at two hospitals with plans to expand it across the system.
Johns Hopkins hospital's potential financial fallout from $261M Netflix case verdict
Attorneys for St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital said they plan to appeal the verdict that requires the hospital to pay $261 million in damages to the family of 17-year-old Maya Kowalski, whose case was made famous by a Ne…
2 physicians accused of trying to share patient records with Russia face retrial
Two Maryland physicians accused of attempting to help Russia by sharing patient medical records are set for retrial Nov. 27, CBS News reported Nov. 13.
HCA to invest $5B to help build market share
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare may be coy about giving guidance for 2024 but it has big plans for the next few years as it seeks to build its market share to 29% by 2030.
