London-based digital-first healthcare platform Babylon is undergoing a business overhaul that includes closing U.S. operations.
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C. diff in kids: 5 notes
The prevalence of Clostridium difficile infections in children has increased over the years, with more than 20,000 cases reported annually, according to research published Aug. 10 in Pediatrics.
Minnesota tracking TB outbreak
Health officials in Minnesota are reportedly tracking a tuberculosis outbreak with seven confirmed cases and a possible eighth across three counties, ABC affiliate KSTP reported Aug. 9.
Cone Health to appeal state's approval of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist hospital
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, N.C., was approved for its $246 million Greensboro, N.C., hospital by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ certificate-of-need division, Triad Business Journal reported Aug. 8.
Gen Z workers struggle to unplug, survey finds
Among generations, Generation Z — those born in 1997 or later — struggle the most to disconnect from work.
HIPAA flexibility for telehealth ends
A HIPAA enforcement discretion policy that provided temporary leniency to covered healthcare providers’ use of telehealth ended Aug. 9 at 11:59 p.m.
Prospect Medical Holdings still reeling from cybersecurity incident
Prospect Medical Holdings, a 16-hospital system based in Culver City, Calif., and its hospitals are still feeling the effects of a cybersecurity incident that took place Aug. 3, The Record reported Aug. 9.
Where Americans are OK with AI in their healthcare
Americans remain wary of artificial intelligence in healthcare, with 70 percent of adults telling Morning Consult they have concerns about it.
Hospital cash flow to take years to recover, Moody's says
Healthcare operating cash flows may be gradually improving but will take years to recover and may never reach pre-pandemic margins, Moody’s warned in an Aug. 9 report.
'Dark clouds' may derail hospital financial recovery
Nonprofit hospitals have been hit hard over the last 18 months with rising costs, workforce shortages, inflation and more leading to tighter margins and tough decisions.
