Several hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are facing lawsuits regarding data breach incidents that involved patients’ protected health information.
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Illinois health system restores Epic after outage
Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System restored its Epic EHR system and its patient portal Sept. 12 after an Aug. 27 system outage rendered them offline.
Covenant Health names chief medical officer
Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant Health has named Lara Johnson, MD, new chief medical officer of its Lubbock service area, KJTV reported Sept. 14.
Abbott issues warning for 155K pain relief devices
Abbott has received reports of 73 injuries concerning its Abbott Proclaim and Infinity neurostimulation systems, which deliver low-intensity electrical impulses and are used for chronic pain, the FDA said Sept. 13.
VUMC chief nursing officer to retire
After 17 years, Marilyn Dubree, MSN, RN, is retiring from her role as executive chief nursing officer of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Advocate, Dana-Farber innovation chiefs to help lead CancerX
Two health system innovation chiefs have been named to the steering committee for CancerX, an initiative that aims to cut the U.S. cancer death rate in half through digital health.
Corner Office: CommonSpirit market CEO Kevin Jenkins on building teams in the hospital and on the basketball court
Since May, Kevin Jenkins has served as CEO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health’s Utah market and CEO of Holy Cross Hospital-Salt Lake.
What's in a hospital name? For St. Luke's, it depends which one you're asking
When Saint Luke’s Health System said in May that it planned to merge with BJC HealthCare, staff and patients started reaching out to St. Luke’s asking what it would mean for them.
Yale study highlights anti-Asian racism in medical schools
Asian American students often experience racism and microaggressions in medical schools, highlighting an opportunity to improve training environments for this population, according to a study published Sept. 11 in JAMA Network Open.
Dana-Farber picks Beth Israel Deaconess over Brigham for new cancer hospital
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is partnering with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to construct a freestanding inpatient cancer hospital in Boston.
