Regional One Health, a Tennessee-based non-profit health system that owns and operates an acute care hospital, a long-term care hospital, physician practices and other health related entities, notified it had…

UnitedHealthcare, part of the nation’s largest health insurance provider UnitedHealth Group, has introduced a new rewards program that offers users up to $1,000 for using wearable devices and completing health…

Healthcare and public health organizations have been alerted to another ransomware threat––this time from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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Healthcare data breaches are costly incidents for organizations, and the high value of personal health information makes healthcare a prime target for cyber criminals. …

Globus Medical, a musculoskeletal solutions company, is acquiring NuVasive, a medical services company focused on spine technology innovation, in a deal valued at $3.1 billion.…

ShiftMed, one of the largest W-2 healthcare workforce management marketplaces, has raised $200 million from healthcare investors.

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CVS Health is officially acquiring Oak Street Health for $10.6 billion, the company announced. 

Chicago-based Oak Street…

The U.S. Department of Justice has taken down the Hive ransomware group that has targeted hospitals, school districts, financial firms and critical infrastructure. The group targeted 1,500 victims in over 80…

Retail pharmacy giant Walgreens is reportedly considering selling its pharmacy automation business, valued at $2 billion.

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Kroger Health, the healthcare division of supermarket giant Kroger, has launched a new clinical trial site network for trials studying colorectal cancer gut and immune health observation.…

CVS Health has launched its new virtual primary care offering with 24/7 on-demand care and scheduled mental health services. 

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Amazon is launching a $5 prescription medication subscription dubbed RxPass, offering members a flat price for generic medications.

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A new law has done away with requirements for animal testing for drugs in development to be considered for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).…

Amazon has overcome another step toward acquiring primary care group One Medical for $3.9 billion after the Oregon Housing Authority cleared the deal. 

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Amazon is viewed as the biggest threat to health systems’ core business in 2023, according to more than half of health tech experts who were recently surveyed.

After securing $1.8 billion in funding, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will soon move forward with Oracle-Cerner in rolling out a new electronic health records system for its 171 national medical…

COVID-19 vaccines have been extremely effective in preventing deaths and hospitalizations, according to a recent study. In fact, an estimated 3.2 million excess deaths and 18.5 million hospitalizations have…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is responding to a data breach at Healthcare Management Solutions, a subcontractor of ASRC Federal Data Solutions. The breach may involve…

Epic, the nation’s largest electronic health record system, has launched a new Connection Hub where vendors can interoperate with Epic software.

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A study that aimed to look at the association between physician burnout and electronic health record message characteristics did not find a strong link, but did reveal opportunities to improve negativity and…

A new partnership between Google Health and global medical technology company iCAD aims to enhance breast cancer AI solutions for mammography.

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