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LifePoint supply chain leader moves to South Dakota system

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System named Michael Moore as its new supply chain director Jan. 12. 

Innovaccer adds 20 health system clients with Cured acquisition

Health IT company Innovaccer added 20 new health system clients with its Jan. 16 acquisition of healthcare digital marketing company Cured.

Florida's plan to import drugs: 5 things to know

On Jan. 5, Florida became the first state approved by the FDA to import cheaper medicines from Canada, but the plan is facing backlash from experts in Canada and the U.S. 

Apple to pull blood-oxygen sensor from watch

Apple is removing a blood-oxygen sensor from some of its watches, dealing a potential blow to its healthcare ambitions, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Emerging health IT vendors: KLAS

Vendors ranging from value-based care to patient engagement were highlighted by healthcare professionals as some of the most promising health IT vendors of 2024, according to a Jan. 16 KLAS report. 

ProMedica nurses authorize strike

Nurses have authorized a strike at ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital in Adrian, Mich., part of Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica.

UC San Diego Health to use AI for predictive kidney stone detection

UC San Diego Health is the first to use Limmi’s Disease Insights platform to aid in kidney stone disease recurrence.

Mississippi hospital boosts data breach reach to 253,000 patients

Singing River Health System has notified 253,000 patients that their data was compromised in a data breach in 2023.

Illinois hospital rebrands, plans expansion

Hillsboro (Ill.) Area Hospital has rebranded itself as Hillsboro Health to support facility modernization and service expansion. 

Hospitals are back in the municipal bond market: 5 things to know

Hospitals are turning to the municipal bond market at a significantly higher rate than they did a year ago as they target a shift from “survival to revival,” Bloomberg reported Jan. 12.