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Quest Diagnostics settles allegations of improper disposal of medical waste, patient info

Quest Diagnostics has reached a settlement after several California district attorneys filed a complaint against the diagnostics company for improper disposal of hazardous and medical waste and not properly protecting health information at its faciliti…

Top 50 cardiovascular hospitals, per Fortune, PINC

Fortune and PINC AI named the top cardiovascular hospitals, including teaching hospitals with and without cardiovascular residency programs, and community hospitals.

California hospital unveils fetal cardiac clinic

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles opened its new fetal cardiac clinic.

The power of minute-by-minute coordination in operating OR’s: How one Ascension hospital is driving efficiency + revenue with coordination technology

The operating room is a key focus area for healthcare leaders looking to drive efficiency and cost savings across their organizations.

EMS care varies widely, 1st study of its kind finds

Forgoing the usual metrics for emergency medical services, researchers evaluated more than 9,000 EMS companies through 11 measures. They found large discrepancies in patient care.

Hartford HealthCare launches AI center

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare is launching a center dedicated to artificial intelligence. 

The 3-drug combination promising to treat the 2nd-most-common cancer in women

Nearly 40% of women with a notoriously difficult to treat, triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis had their cancer shrink or go away entirely with a new immunotherapy triple-drug treatment developed by researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medi…

Pediatric illness that declined during pandemic sees sudden uptick in California

Kawasaki disease, an acute febrile illness that affects children, declined by 50% during COVID-19, but physicians at San Diego, Calif.-based Rady Children’s Hospital have noticed a resurgence, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Feb. 13.

Health system CEOs head to Northwell for gun violence forum

Northwell Health is hosting its fifth annual Gun Violence Prevention Forum on Feb. 27, featuring healthcare, government, business and community leaders and former U.S. President Bill Clinton. 

Jefferson cuts 6-month operating loss: 5 things to know

Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University, owner of Jefferson Health, reported a $48.7 million loss in the first six months of fiscal year 2024, an improvement from the $83.4 million loss it experienced over the same period last year, according to…