Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center will keep its outpatient clinics closed through Feb. 25 as it responds to a cyberattack. The health system fell victim to the hack Feb. 19, taking its IT systems offline and working with federal…
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Mount Sinai Health System, based in New York City, is partnering with Clear to deploy a secure identity platform aimed at streamlining how patients and employees access care and digital systems across the organization. The collaboration will make Mount Sinai…
Novo Nordisk will reduce the U.S. list price of Wegovy, Ozempic and Rybelsus to $675 per month starting Jan. 1, 2027. The change constitutes a list price reduction of approximately 50% for Wegovy and 35% for Ozempic across all doses,…
Mount Gilead, Ohio-based OhioHealth Morrow County Hospital has gone live with Epic as part of a $6 million IT investment. The hospital adopted Epic on Feb. 22 as its parent system, Columbus-based OhioHealth, brings newly acquired facilities onto its EHR,…
William Beaumont Hospital in Michigan, a healthcare provider now known as Corewell Health East, will pay $30,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the EEOC said Feb. 23 in a news release.…
Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health will complete its acquisition of Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital from bankrupt Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings on March 1, CT Insider reported Feb. 24. Four things to know: 1. The closing of the deal comes after UConn…
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health reported a $197 million operating loss (-2.6% margin) for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2025, down from a $46 million operating gain (0.6% margin) in the same period the prior year, according to its…
Fifty-four hospitals have received grants to build on their preparedness for special pathogens and join a national network of treatment centers committed to preparing for, monitoring and treating high-consequence infections and diseases of unknown origin. The National Emerging Special Pathogens…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is using AI, revenue cycle automation and a systemwide enterprise resource planning transformation to drive efficiency as it continues to reshape its hospital portfolio. During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call Feb. 19, CHS executives shared…