The data breach toll due to a hacking incident at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine has increased from 5,500 people to 310,405, WBAL reported Aug. 10.
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9 facts that show Epic's dominance
Here are nine notes on Epic’s dominance in the U.S. EHR market:
Healthcare billing fraud: 12 recent cases
From 12 people sentenced for defrauding Blue Cross Blue Shield to a federally qualified health center settling improper billing allegations, here are 12 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s reported since July 27:
Norton Healthcare contract labor down 74% as other wages jump
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare reported a significant reduction in its contract labor expenses during the second quarter even as its overall expenses increased.
Reddit users decry hospitals' bonus systems
The verdict is in: Workers prefer money, not pens, when they serve a health system for five years. But if they are going to receive an anniversary check, there are certain dollar amounts that remain “insulting[ly]” low, according to a popular post on R…
Health systems face IT labors shortages, yet some are eliminating jobs
Hospital and health system CIOs told Becker’s that IT staffing remains a major challenge for their organizations as they are in a global competition with other companies for talent, yet some of them have been forced to lay off their IT employees this y…
HCA, Bon Secours spar over ERs
Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours and HCA Healthcare clashed during an Aug. 10 meeting to navigate Virginia’s approval process for competing plans to develop emergency centers in the same county, according to richmondbizsense.com.
50 most common passwords for C-suite executives
Top executives aren’t immune to weak passwords that put the entire organization at risk for a cyberattack.
3 Microsoft healthcare job openings
Microsoft recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are three open positions as of Aug. 11:
Long COVID-19 cases fell in the last year: CDC
The CDC found the percentage of adults experiencing long COVID-19 has fallen in the last year.
