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Henry Ford Health notifies 168,000 patients of data breach

Henry Ford Health notified 168,000 patients that a phishing scheme, conducted by an unauthorized party, may have compromised their protected health information. 

Rochester Regional eyes operational changes, hires 475 international nurses

Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health is experiencing the same workforce challenges as all health systems across the U.S.

CIOs fear Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling could worsen IT diversity

CIOs worry that the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning affirmative action at colleges could make IT less diverse, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Michigan officials issue alert for swine flu after county fair pigs test positive

Health department officials have issued an alert after multiple pigs became infected with swine flu at the Oakland County Fair in Pontiac, Mich., around July 14, according to a news release.

3 hospitals' capacity plan if another 'tripledemic' hits this virus season

Last fall and winter, hospitals took a number of steps to handle what for many was an unprecedented demand for care amid a simultaneous surge of respiratory syncytial virus, flu and COVID-19.

AdventHealth hospital names chief nursing officer

Darla Fish, MSN, RN, has been appointed chief nursing officer of AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach in Florida, effective Aug. 13.

Northwell inks new AI partnership with Aidoc

New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health installed Aidoc, an artificial intelligence-powered clinical workflow platform, at 17 of its New York state hospitals.

Cardiac panel tests recalled for risk of missed heart attacks

Nearly 8,000 cardiac panel blood tests have been recalled after 41 reports of inaccurate test results that pose the risk of missing a heart attack diagnosis, the FDA said July 17. 

Nurses protest name of St. Louis hospital

A group of nurses and community members demonstrated July 17 outside a newly constructed healthcare facility in north St. Louis to protest the hospital’s name, St. Louis Today reported.

Data platform backed by Kaiser Permanente merges with competitor

Bluesight, a data analytics company backed by Kaiser Permanente Ventures, has acquired competitor Medacist after an investment from private equity firm Thoma Bravo.