Shreveport, La.-based Ochsner LSU Health–Regional Urology is notifying patients of a data security incident involving retired systems that may have exposed personal and medical information. The health system identified unusual activity Oct. 10 affecting legacy Regional Urology systems that had…
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Three U.S. senators have penned a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expressing apprehensions over the resumption of the agency’s EHR rollout in 2026. The project has been on hold amid technical and patient well-being issues, but the…
Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan, Maine, has named Tiffany Comis, MSN, RN, as CEO. Ms. Comis has more than two decades of experience with the hospital, according to a Dec. 19 Facebook post from the hospital. She has served in…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Dec. 22 proposed a rule that would significantly reduce federal health IT certification requirements, revise information-blocking policies and establish a framework to support AI-enabled interoperability. The proposed rule, Health Data, Technology,…
Spartanburg (S.C.) Medical Center has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve allegations it violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, according to a Nov. 12 news release from the HHS Office of Inspector General. EMTALA, enacted in 1986, requires…
Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, Wy., has appointed Tim Kirsch, MD, as its inaugural chief medical officer. Dr. Kirsch has more than two decades of leadership experience, most recently serving as the hospital’s anesthesia medical director. He also practices as…
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