An Ohio health system is publicly fighting back about what it says is misinformation about it being posted on social media and reported in the news.
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Tampa General sued for data breach that impacted 1.2 million
Tampa General Hospital is facing a lawsuit for a May 31 data breach that impacted 1.2 million patients, WFTS Tampa Bay reported Aug. 7.
Physicians should 'think fungus' amid rising infections, CDC expert says
Fungal infections have been on the rise since COVID-19’s inception, but public health tracking tools, tests, and data systems in the U.S. are not quite where they need to be yet, Tom Chiller, MD, CDC’s head of mycotic diseases, told Becker’s.
Guthrie Clinic's virtual nursing saves $7M in labor costs
Sayre, Pa.-based the Guthrie Clinic’s virtual nursing program was able to reduce the health system’s reliance on travel nurses and saved the organization $7 million in labor costs, EpicShare reported Aug. 7.
2 board resignations, budget prompt Missouri hospital meeting
Salem (Mo.) Memorial District Hospital has called a special meeting for Aug. 9 to address the hospital budget and resignations of board members, according to a news release shared with The Salem News on Aug. 7.
Viewpoint: Why these are the unhappiest nursing jobs
School nurses and hospital staff nurses are some of the unhappiest in the field due to understaffing and the pandemic, according to an article writted by Donna Reese, MSN, RN, CSN and published by Nursing Process.
Piedmont taps 4th female hospital CEO of the year
Lindsey Petrini became the new CEO of Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington, Ga., in mid-July.
Man contracts infection from unknown bacteria after cat bite: Case study
A man bitten by a stray cat in the U.K. developed an infection from a bacterial species that wasn’t present in any DNA database, researchers reported in a case study published in the August edition of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Physicians petition 'burdensome' certification requirements
More than 12,000 physicians have signed a petition calling for the American Board of Internal Medicine to end “burdensome” and “costly” maintenance of certification requirements.
10 states with the largest CEO-worker pay gaps
CEOs outearn the average worker in every state, but the gap is wider in some places than others.
