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RSV cases tick up slightly across US

Cases of respiratory syncytial virus have been rising slowly in the U.S., according to CDC data published Oct. 5.

Union, Kaiser Permanente talks hit wall: SEIU

Talks between Kaiser Permanente and the Service Employees International Union have stalled, a union official told Bloomberg Oct. 5. 

Emory Healthcare revamps hospital leadership

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare has split its hospitals into divisions and created new leadership roles to oversee them. 

The healthcare deals under the microscope

Elevance’s proposed $2.5 billion acquisition of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana was put on hold in late September after the deal came under scrutiny from state senators and the attorney general.

States ranked by C. diff rates

New Mexico has the highest rate of Clostridium difficile infections, while Alaska has the lowest, federal data shows.

123 IT job openings at Ascension, CommonSpirit and NYU Langon

Ascension, CommonSpirit and NYU Langone are all searching for IT talent.

Why Walmart isn't partnering with hospitals — yet

Unlike other healthcare disruptors, Walmart isn’t partnering with hospitals and health systems. At least not yet.

Digital health company backed by Mayo Clinic, Stanford launches time-saving AI tool

Atropos Health, a digital health company backed by Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Medicine, launched a new tool that will allow healthcare leaders to use generative artificial intelligence for research.

The advice 7 hospital CEOs remember most

The Corner Office series asks hospital and health system CEOs to answer questions about their life in and outside the office.

Bomb threat temporarily halts operations at North Carolina system

CarolinaEast Health System, a two-hospital system based in New Bern, N.C., temporarily stopped operations Oct. 5 because of an emailed bomb threat.