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Epic hosts 1st European group meeting

Epic held its inaugural European Group Meeting in May to discuss how the EHR giant’s hospital clients on the continent are using its digital tools.

Cleveland Clinic launches international AI collaboration

Cleveland Clinic has taken its partnership with IBM to a global level, aiming to advance healthcare delivery and research with artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

HHS warns hospitals of DDoS cyberattacks

HHS warned hospitals to be on the lookout for distributed denial-of-service cyberattacks.

CHI Health Nebraska hospital appoints new president

Tyler DeJong has been appointed president of Lincoln, Neb.-based St. Elizabeth Hospital, part of Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health, effective June 24.

200+ symptoms linked to long COVID, report finds

Long COVID can present more than 200 symptoms, and a positive COVID-19 test is not needed to make a long COVID diagnosis, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 

What 'secret shoppers' found out about hospital payment options

Researchers posing as underinsured patients found that while payment plan options are offered at most hospitals, details of those options “vary widely,” according to a June 4 report from Los Angeles-based USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Econom…

2 U of Rochester Medical Center hospitals to see leadership changes

Two University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center hospitals are getting leadership changes. 

17 healthcare Fortune 500 companies lauded for leadership

Fortune recently published its 70th Fortune 500, which ranks the nation’s largest corporations by revenue for the 2023 fiscal year. The Fortune 500 list includes 13 companies specializing in medical facilities, seven health insurance and managed care c…

Vermont hospital CEO to retire, new leader named

Olivia Sweetnam has been named CEO of Townshend, Vt..-based Grace Cottage Family Health and Hospital, effective July 1.

UHS to sell 80-bed Texas hospital

Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, Texas, has signed an agreement to acquire River Crest Hospital, an 80-bed behavioral health facility from King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services.