Influenza surveillance systems that focus solely on in-hospital deaths may miss up to 50% of flu-related deaths because many occur post-discharge, according to a study recently published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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Orlando Health IT partnership trains students on Epic
A collaboration involving Orlando (Fla.) Health is training more college students to use Epic.
University of Minnesota eyes 'reimagined' health system: 4 things to know
Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota plans to reorganize and “reimagine” its healthcare system to integrate the system’s components more closely.
UC Davis Health CEO heads to New York system
David Lubarsky, MD, is set to join Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network as CEO in February. He currently serves as vice chancellor of human health sciences and CEO of UC Davis Health in Sacramento, Calif.
Illinois hospital to implement Meditech EHR
Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services, based in Gibson City, Ill., is upgrading its EHR system to Meditech Expanse.
Growth, integration and affordability: Sutter Health COO looks to 2025
Moving into 2025, Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is focusing on deploying growth and integration strategies to tackle financial challenges, as well as on boosting workforce connections, Mark Sevco, senior vice president and COO, told Becker’s.
FTC withdraws antitrust guidelines: 6 things to know
The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s antitrust division on Dec. 11 withdrew the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors.
UChicago Medicine to bring AI to the ED
UChicago Medicine, based in Chicago, is scaling up its use of AI technology from Abridge to streamline clinical workflows and enhance patient care.
Medical schools partner to develop obesity curriculum
Ten universities are working on a national effort to create an obesity curriculum for medical schools.
2,000 U of Michigan-Sparrow workers ready to strike
Nurses and healthcare professionals at Lansing-based University of Michigan Health-Sparrow have voted to authorize a strike if management and the union representing them fail to reach an agreement.
