The White House is expanding a data partnership with numerous U.S. companies and logistics providers to track supply chain operations in real time.
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Steward Texas hospital denies closure despite paused construction on new facility
Texarkana, Texas-based Wadley Regional Medical Center, part of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, has denied rumors that the facility is closing its doors.
AstraZeneca to expand cancer pipeline with $2.4B acquisition
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca plans to acquire biotech company Fusion Pharmaceuticals for up to $2.4 billion, Investopedia reported March 19.
US residents report falling happiness — except those in this age group
The U.S. dropped from 15th to 23rd in Gallup’s latest “World Happiness Report,” marking the first time the nation has fallen out of the top 20 since the report was first published in 2012. But researchers point to their separate rankings by age group, …
Health system C-suites crave 'smart risk takers' to lead next
Health system executives are making strategic pivots in response to increasing costs, staffing shortages, emerging technology, competition for patients and a trend toward consumerism.
FDA increases urgency about China-made syringes
Nearly four months after the FDA said it was investigating reports of China-made syringes breaking and leaking, the agency confirmed the quality issue and found the problem is “more widespread than originally known.”
Vendor ransomware attack exposes patient data at Tennessee hospital
Memphis, Tenn.-based Regional One Health’s obstetrics and gynecology patients’ information may have been compromised due to a ransomware attack on a technology vendor KMJ Health Solutions.
Banner Health to expand clinical AI to 33 hospitals, 6 states
Phoenix-based Banner Health plans to expand a clinical artificial intelligence program to 33 hospitals in 2024 after a successful pilot.
New UI Health campus to go live with Epic
Iowa City-based UI Health Care’s new campus plans to go live with an Epic EHR system in May.
A vital committee that feels ineffective — even to its members
Audit committees are under a lot of pressure with increasingly hefty workloads, yet many members feel that their operations could be improved, Fortune reported March 14.
