Healthcare ransomware attacks are causing patient deaths, according to a new survey of 579 cybersecurity professionals.

It's a great time to be a human resources professional, according to a Jan. 18 LinkedIn report. 

Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health has named two leaders to its Flint Hills campus, based in Junction City. 

The following hospital and healthcare systems have experienced affirmed credit ratings in recent weeks as their operating performance continues to hold up relatively well in a sustained difficult market:

Physicians' happiness fell amid the pandemic and is not rebounding easily, according to Medscape's 2023 Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report.

The infamous "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli should be held in contempt for opening another drug company, the Federal Trade Commission urged a federal judge Jan. 20. 

Pasco, Wash.-based Lourdes Health has named Mark Holyoak, BSN, its new CEO. 

The acting CEO and acting CFO of El Centro (Calif.) Regional Medical Center have resigned from their positions after the hospital's board accepted a termination notice from its management company. 

The Federal Trade Commission on Jan. 5 issued a proposed rule that would ban noncompete agreements, but whether that rule will apply to nonprofit hospitals is unclear. 

Researchers from New York City-based NYU Langone Health departed from a trial investigating a tuberculosis vaccine's potential as a pediatric Type 1 diabetes vaccine, The New York Times reported Jan. 20. 

Amberwell Health Hiawatha (Kan.) and Amberwell Highland Clinic went live with a Meditech Expanse EHR system on Nov. 1, Atchison Globe reported Jan. 20.

Talk is cheap, the Yakima Herald-Republic's editorial board wrote in a Jan. 20 opinion article, and MultiCare is not the first healthcare company to enter Washington's Yakima Valley with "big promises of better services." 

A new digital community is booting up and aims to be a launching pad for women in the healthcare industry. 

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is being accused of infringing on the patent of a diagnostic technology, according to an amended federal lawsuit filed Jan. 18.

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths fell nationwide this week, even as the highly transmissible omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 grew to account for about half of all U.S. infections, according to the CDC's COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published Jan. 20. 

Adam Messer was named president of Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas in Austin, part of St. Louis-based Ascension, according to a news release shared with Becker's.

West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health, which has recently reduced its hospital count and laid off a number of employees, has pledged greater transparency with its current bondholders, according to a Jan. 20 filing.

The U.S. may see a higher amount of flu cases this season compared to past years, preliminary CDC estimates suggest. 

Almost half of the more than 400 executives surveyed in a recent Mercer report on workplace trends said they will be looking at strategic partnerships as a way of harnessing talent in a challenging macro environment.

Boston-based Mass General Brigham is restructuring its community hospital leadership and consolidating oversight of its community physicians to further integrate operations and reduce expenses across the health system, The Boston Globe reported Jan. 20.