Physician compensation continued to rise in 2023, with 60% reporting net worth above $1 million, according to Medscape’s “Physician Wealth & Debt Report” published June 16.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering employees fall victim to phishing scam
Several employees of New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center got tricked by an email phishing scam after a hacker took over one of their co-worker’s accounts.
St. Luke launches 'mini-ER on wheels'
Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network has created a “mini-ER on wheels” that adds physicians to the EMS response team, Lehigh Valley News reported July 22.
Desert Healthcare District, Tenet hospital lease agreement stalled
The board for Desert Healthcare District and Foundation is working to “clarify and refine some language” around a noncompete clause in its hospital lease purchase agreement with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, according to a June 21 release shared with …
Kamala Harris' healthcare policy positions: 6 notes
President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s nominee to replace him in the 2024 presidential race.
'Worse than a cyberattack': 10 notes on the Microsoft-CrowdStrike IT outage
Hospitals and health systems continue to recover from a July 18 IT issue disrupting service for some Microsoft customers.
Google's pay for 7 health tech jobs
Google continues to aggressively hire for jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices.
Health systems eye 'multi-region model'
Cross-market mergers and acquisitions are becoming more prominent as health systems diversify their portfolios, strengthen bargaining power and pursue further economies of scale amid challenging financial headwinds.
HSHS welcomes 4 leaders
On July 19, Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System commissioned four leaders to new positions in the organization, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
Pediatric hospitalizations up after popular asthma medication discontinued
Six months after GSK stopped making a popular inhaler, pediatric patients with asthma still struggle to find alternative medications while urgent cares and hospitals contend with a rise in asthma-related pediatric visits, NPR reported July 22.
