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Prospect Medical's 16 hospitals back online 40 days after cyberattack

Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings has restored its IT systems nearly six weeks after a cyberattack knocked them offline.

3 things you need to start a company, per Epic CEO Judy Faulkner

Before Judy Faulkner founded Epic, she asked someone who had spun off a lab business from University of Wisconsin-Madison for tips on how to start a company.

Oracle stock slides amid Cerner revenue performance

Oracle stock dropped 12 percent on Sept. 12, the steepest drop since 2002, after the software giant reported lower-than-expected revenue, CNBC reported.

Feds warn of new ransomware group targeting hospitals

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) is warning healthcare organizations of Akira, a newer ransomware group that has been targeting healthcare organizations.

Former CFO, COO sue bankrupt Iowa hospital for severance

Two former executives of Mercy Iowa City are suing the hospital for allegedly shorting their severance payments, The Gazette reported Sept. 12. 

Triple set of vaccines coming: What to know

Vaccines for the three most closely watched viruses — COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus — will soon be available just before the respiratory virus season is in full swing.

Cancer Moonshot to get $240M funding boost

The Biden administration is convening a Cancer Cabinet meeting Sept. 13 to unveil new initiatives meant to advance key goals of the Cancer Moonshot of cutting the cancer death rate by at least half within 25 years and improving the lives of people affe…

Emory Healthcare names 1st data, analytics chief

Joe Depa has been named the inaugural chief data and analytics officer of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare.

How MyChart fees could affect medically vulnerable patients

As hospitals and health systems look for ways to compensate their physicians for the after work hours spent answering MyChart messages, many have been implementing fees for some messages, but some say this could dissuade patients with chronic diseases …

BA.2.86 prevalence, by state

The omicron subvariant BA.2.86 has been identified in at least seven states as of Sept. 13, according to outbreak.info, a platform that tracks data on COVID-19 variants and is supported by the CDC and other national research groups.