Category: Static

10 most hacked passwords

Fifty percent of the most common passwords in the U.S. are also among the most hacked passwords, according to SafetyDetectives.com.

Clinical notes in a matter of seconds: Epic, Nuance take on clinicians' clerical duties

Epic Systems said its partnership with Nuance can create real-time notes from physician encounters with patients in a matter of seconds, CNBC reported June 27.  

Walgreens to close 300 Boots stores in UK

Walgreens wants to close 300 Boots retail stores in the UK, about 14 percent of its portfolio there, according to a June 27 BBC News report.

From accountable to visionary: 21 attributes of a great CIO

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More nurses claim innocence in degree scheme

Five months after the Justice Department charged 25 people for allegedly selling thousands of fake nursing degrees, nurses with annulled licenses because of the scheme told The Philadelphia Inquirer they were scammed. 

Embattled board chair resigns from struggling Tennessee hospital

The continuing saga at Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital drags on, and now the long-standing chair of the board has resigned, a source told Becker’s.

Providence to attorney general: 'Strikebreaker' law is unconstitutional

Providence is asking Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to deny a request from the Oregon Nurses Association to investigate Providence for alleged unlawful use of professional strikebreakers. 

Woman allegedly pretends to be nurse, attempts to discharge 2 patients

A Tennessee woman is accused of telling two emergency room patients she was a nurse and they were being discharged from the hospital, ABC affiliate WTVC reported June 27.

'We need to be creative': What CFOs said at HFMA's annual conference

Five health system CFOs discussed issues ranging from the cost and effectiveness of care to adoption of artificial intelligence during the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s annual conference, according to a June 25 HFMA article.  

Penn looks to acquire shuttered hospital

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine agreed to acquire the shuttered Coatesville, Pa.-based Brandywine Hospital from West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health, Philadelphia Business Journal reported June 27.