Cedar City, Utah, was named the best small city to start a business, while most of the worst small cities for that purpose are in California, according to a WalletHub report published April 16.
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North Dakota hospital settles EEOC racial harassment suit for $45K
A critical access hospital in North Dakota will pay $45,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit accusing it of illegally discharging an African American employee after she reported racial harassment.
$100M Texas children's hospital set to open
Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children’s is set to open its $100 million Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, on May 1.
273 injuries, 14 deaths reportedly linked to heart device
Abbott and its subsidiary Thoratec Corp. warned customers of 13,883 heart devices after receiving reports of 273 injuries and 14 deaths related to blood flow obstructions.
HHS: Vaccines targeting bird flu strain that infected Texas resident underway
Vaccines are in development that target the bird flu strain that infected a Texas resident, an HHS official told Politico in an April 12 report. Earlier this month, state and federal officials confirmed a person in Texas who had worked on a dairy farm …
Idaho group adds providers, ENT practice from shuttered Saltzer Health
Boise, Idaho-based Primary Health Medical Group has added multiple providers and acquired an ear, nose and throat practice from Nampa, Idaho-based Saltzer Health, a Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health physician group that closed March 29.
11 hardest roles for CIOs to fill
CIOs expect to have the most trouble filling roles specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning, CIO reported April 15.
Providence, Microsoft apply generative AI to cancer care
Renton, Wash.-based Providence and Microsoft are using artificial intelligence to scan massive amounts of patient data to improve cancer care.
How Cleveland Clinic uses Epic to prevent workplace violence
In a move to bolster patient safety and caregiver well-being, Cleveland Clinic has integrated a feature within its Epic EHR system aimed at preparing staff for encounters with patients presenting known risks.
AI boosts physician, nurse collaboration at Stanford
Artificial intelligence is helping improve collaboration between physicians and nurses at Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care.
