Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Diabetes app recalled after 200+ injuries among insulin pump users

    Tandem Diabetes Care has recalled a mobile app that pairs with its t:slim X2 insulin pump due to software issues, according to an FDA safety alert issued May 8. 
  2. Mayo Clinic develops 'digital omics' in EHRs

    Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic plans to focus on "digital omics," bringing patients' genetic data into EHRs for more personalized treatment.
  3. Allegheny Health Network renames heart institute for NHL star

    Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network received a $5 million gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation and Highmark Health, which will support the cardiovascular institute and rename it the Mario Lemieux Center for Heart Rhythm Care at AHN.

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  1. Technology company acquires 3 Rhode Island radiation cancer centers

    American Shared Hospital Services acquired three Rhode Island radiation centers.
  2. New Jersey hospital names VP of HR

    Manny Gonzalez has been named vice president of human resources for Livingston, N.J.-based Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, part of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health. 
  3. RN annual median average pay in 16 specialties

    AMGA's Nursing Specialty Compensation and Pay Practices Survey, released May 8, includes annual median average total compensation for 16 different registered nurse specialties.
  4. Best Buy lands new health system partner

    Best Buy Health has partnered with another health system on in-home care.

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  1. Mass General Brigham posts $30M operating income in Q2

    Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham posted an operating income of $29.7 million (0.6% operating margin) in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, up from a $6 million loss (-0.1% operating margin) posted during the same period last year, according to the health system's May 9 financial report.
  2. WHO shares guidance on catheter-related bloodstream infections

    The World Health Organization is aiming to reduce the global prevalence of catheter-related bloodstream infections via a new guidance released May 9.
  3. UVM Health hospital president to oversee two facilities

    Bob Ortmyer has been named president and COO of both Middlebury, Vt.-based Porter Medical Center and Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital, part of Burlington, Vt.-based UVM Health.
  4. 1 in 8 adults have taken a GLP-1: 5 notes

    One in 8, or 12% of adults said they have taken GLP-1s and 6% of adults said they currently take the drugs, KFF Health reported May 10.

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  1. Hospitals to get cybersecurity mandates

    The Biden administration plans to introduce cybersecurity mandates for hospitals that would be accompanied by free training for smaller facilities, Bloomberg reported.
  2. Drug resistant infections reported after stem cell treatments in Mexico

    Three people have contracted Mycobacterium abscessus after receiving stem cell treatments in Mexico, according to a May 9 report issued by the CDC.
  3. Geisinger rehab hospital names CEO

    Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital appointed Brian Mann CEO.
  4. Harris Health breaks ground on $1.6B hospital

    Bellaire, Texas-based Harris Health has broken ground at the Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital campus in Houston on its $1.6 billion Northeast Houston Hospital.
  5. Illinois hospital temporarily closes due to flooding

    Eldorado, Ill.-based Ferrell Hospital has stopped accepting patients, including in the emergency department, after significant flooding May 8.
  6. 800+ California nurses to receive 22.5% pay hike

    Members of the California Nurses Association have approved a new labor contract with Washington Hospital Healthcare System in Fremont, Calif.
  7. Bon Secours Mercy Health digs into AI for value-based care

    Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health is on a mission to provide better patient outcomes, increase patient engagement and reduce overall operational costs by becoming more efficient. Digital transformation and artificial intelligence are enabling the move, which has already yielded great results.
  8. Ascension expects IT outages 'for some time'

    A cybersecurity incident has left 140-hospital Ascension with its EHR disabled, some appointments and surgeries postponed, and the expectation that the 19-state health system will operate on downtime procedures "for some time." 
  9. Justice Department forms healthcare competition task force

    The Justice Department formed a task force to study monopolies and anti-competitive behavior in healthcare. 

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