NATIONAL
- CMS releases final site neutral and other payment rules
- CMS will pay $1.9 billion to hospitals in value-based payments for inpatient care
- A nationwide doctor shortage is looming. Rural areas will take the hardest hit.
- Cybersecurity, telehealth bills likely to stall in Congress, CHIME officials say
- Avoid the bright, shiny objects in health IT: How hospitals can eliminate distractions to strategy
- Final physician payment rule keeps E/M code changes
- Stephen Hahn nominated to be new FDA commissioner
- CMS’ final outpatient, physician payment rules for 2020: 9 things to know
- Report: Economic impact of clinical research more than $390 million
- Amazon and JPMorgan to roll out new health insurance plans as part of Haven joint venture
- Telehealth Grant to Support Pharmacy Services in Palliative Care
- CMS finalizes home health payment rule for 2020: 8 things to know
- Hospitals prepare for looming Medicaid DSH cuts
- Patients aren’t enthusiastic adopters of clinical tech: 6 obstacles standing in their way
- CMS to pay for total knees in ASCs, boost ASC payment rate 2.6% in 2020: 4 details
- Why a group of hospitals is investing in affordable housing
- Industry Voices—We need to move from patient-centered outcomes to patient-centered values
- CVS just delivered its first prescriptions via drone
- Federal judge voids Trump’s ‘conscience rule’ for health providers
- Physician groups satisfied with improved payment for E/M codes, reduced documentation in new Medicare rule
- Moving beyond the hype: How hospitals are applying AI to daily functions
- Most patients with access to electronic medical records not using it
- 48 healthcare organizations urge Congress to pass legislation to combat drug shortages
- Data breaches cost hospitals $4B annually
- Walmart and Amazon are creating more choice in healthcare without increasing access: 3 notes
NORTHEAST
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont)
CONNECTICUT
MAINE
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- Maine provider alerts 30,000 patients of data breach
- InterMed reports email hack exposing information on 30,000 patients
- Maine Medical Center to build $59M medical office building
- Central Maine Healthcare expands rural care services
- Central Maine Healthcare in critical need of nurses
- Rural Mainers will now get cardiac care without having to make a road trip
- Maine healthcare provider notifies 22,000 patients of data breach
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Meditech posts 2% revenue increase for Q3: 4 notes
- Charlie Baker eyes a legacy-defining revamp of Mass. health care
- Years after state-mandated health cost transparency, few Massachusetts residents taking advantage of it
- Three years after approval, North Shore Medical completes consolidation
- Poll Finds Mass. Workers Don’t Compare Medical Costs Before Buying
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW YORK
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- State fines Buffalo nursing home additional $10,000 for medication mistake
- Nursing homes sue state for $250M worth of Medicaid funding cuts
- Newsweek Recognizes 4 NYC Health + Hospitals Post-Acute Care Facilities as “Best Nursing Homes” in NY
- Federal judge voids Trump’s ‘conscience rule’ for health providers
- Wellsville hospital parent agrees to $3M settlement with feds for security breaches
- New York health system to pay $3M HIPAA settlement
- Montefiore Medicine names Philip Ozuah new CEO
- To End Surprise Medical Bills, New York Tried Arbitration. Health Care Costs Went Up
- Mount Sinai launches app for personalized wellness guidance
- Why NewYork-Presbyterian launched its new Hauser Institute for Health Innovation
- Massena voters overwhelmingly approve transfer of hospital assets to St. Lawrence Health System
- Analysis: Three Long Island hospitals receive top A rating for quality, safety
RHODE ISLAND
VERMONT
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- UVM Health Network to deploy first phase of $150M Epic EHR
- Five projects from across Vermont selected in the second round of the Innovation Fund
- Chief regulator urges OneCare to tell a better story
- Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center hosts ribbon cutting of private nursing suite for mothers and babies
MID-ATLANTIC / EAST
(Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARYLAND
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- University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center Awarded $26,000 Grant for Transportation Initiative
- LifeBridge to halt most inpatient services at Bon Secours
- LifeBridge Health Finalizes Acquisition Of Bon Secours
- University of Maryland Medical System taps new CEO following tumultuous year
- Chris, Jill Davis donate $3M to University of Maryland Children’s Hospital
- Maryland Hospital Safety Grades Released For Fall 2019
- AG reports $2.5M saved in FY19 health care disputes
- Former Maryland hospital COO dies
- University of Maryland Medical System taps Dr. Mohan Suntha as CEO
- Shore Regional Health gives fiscal year recap
NEW JERSEY
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- New Emergency Department Breaks Ground in New Jersey
- Hackensack Meridian Health Mountainside Medical Center Announces Affiliation with John Theurer Cancer Center in Hackensack
- Valley Hospital Begins Construction on New $800M Hospital in Paramus
- Magee Rehabilitation expands at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital
- NJ Hospitals Roll Out Phase 1 of Effort to Reduce Prescribing Opioids in ER
- New NJ Hospital Safety Ratings Released: 2 Get ‘D’ Grade
PENNSYLVANIA
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- How Penn Medicine is analyzing data to improve patient experience
- Pa. revokes Hahnemann University Hospital’s state license
- Why UPMC is opening 5 hospitals in China
- Pennsylvania’s hospitals are fighting for nurses’ safety
- Geisinger launches clinical, imaging data tool for health records interoperability
- Center City health care tech firm acquired by Dallas company
- Pennsylvanians are getting older but there will be fewer doctors to care for them | Opinion
- Senate advances bill to reauthorize Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
- UPMC hospitals denied bid for tax exemption status
- 4 health systems expanding overseas
- Allegheny Health Network Reveals New Emergency Department At Jefferson Hospital
- A health system hidden in the heart of Pennsylvania is offering free tuition to its medical students to fix one of the biggest problems in healthcare
VIRGINIA
WEST VIRGINIA
CENTRAL
(Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)
IOWA
KANSAS
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- Health care provider for children with autism agrees to pay $300,000 to settle claims allegation
- $46K Raised For William Newton Hospital Expansion; Auxiliary Named Healthcare Hero
- Community hospital teams up with Children’s Mercy Hospital to help NICU babies
- Five Topeka organizations awarded over $100K by Kansas Health Foundation
MINNESOTA
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- Moose Lake Hospital joins Essentia Health
- Telehealth helps Mayo Clinic neonatologists better treat newborns in emergencies
- Ex-director stole nearly $30,000 from Minnesota nursing home that closed amid financial troubles, charges say
- Minn. Hospital Association wins Campaign of the Year for provider tax project
- Health care spending was up sharply in Minnesota last year
MISSOURI
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- New pediatric specialty center opens in South County
- Former rural Missouri hospital CEO pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud
- Ex-CEO of rural Missouri hospital pleads guilty to conspiracy
- Telemedicine’s future? It’s primary care, says NY insurer in KC
- New hospital opens at Barnes-Jewish West County
- Missouri Hospital Association tracking programs aimed at reversing opioid epidemic
NEBRASKA
NORTH DAKOTA
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- MeritCare-Sanford merger unleashed ‘transformational change’ for region’s health care 10 years ago
- Sanford Health launches effort to keep new nurses
- To battle shortage, North Dakota launches program that will pay health care facilities to attract nurses
- Rural areas in North Dakota struggle to find health care providers
SOUTH DAKOTA
MIDWEST
(Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin)
ILLINOIS
- SIH Memorial Hospital plans to save more lives as Level II trauma center
- Evanston Nursing Home Fined $25,000 Over Failures: IDPH
- To resolve fraud investigation, Outcome Health agrees to pay $70 million
- Illinois leaders demand answers about ambulance diversion by hospitals: ‘Something has to be done.’
- Esperanza Health Increases Staff of Nurse Practitioners
- Cook County Health CEO Calls on Other Hospitals to Increase Charity Care
- No plans to close Chicago’s Weiss Memorial, Pipeline Health CEO says
- Advocate Aurora Health pledges $50M to help Wisconsin, Illinois communities
- Workers at Mount Sinai Hospital, one of Chicago’s largest Level I trauma centers, plan to strike Nov. 11
- Uptown hospital gets more than $25 million in upgrades
- Mount Sinai Hospital workers announce strike date after negotiations stall
INDIANA
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- IU Health set to open new $9M robotic supply warehouse
- Litigation prompts Indiana to drop Medicaid work requirement for now
- Fishers startup to use funding to bring device to market
- Goshen Health to celebrate groundbreaking on tower
- Hancock Regional Hospital to open pain management clinic
- Franciscan Health joins Apple Health Records
- Franciscan ACO high-quality performance results in $14.4 million savings
- $25.8M Beacon Granger Hospital opens
- Carmel-based OB Practice Joins Pennsylvania Group
- Beacon Health Opens New Granger Hospital
KENTUCKY
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- Groundbreaking $4M grant will transform Kentucky’s healthcare startup ecosystem
- U of L reveals more details about KentuckyOne Health purchase
- Baptist Health to acquire struggling Kentucky hospital after lawsuit dropped
- U of L will be part of the new hub for healthcare innovations in Kentucky
- The legal challenge stalling a $360M hospital takeover deal has been settled
- Baptist Health’s $361M hospital purchase clears major hurdle
- University Completes Acquisition of KentuckyOne Assets
- Kentucky Gov.-elect Andy Beshear plans to immediately rescind Trump Medicaid work requirements, ‘saving health care for 95,000’
MICHIGAN
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- Meet The President: New Munson Medical Center Leader On What Drew Him To The Job And What He Brings To The Table
- EMU and St. Joseph Mercy to open new health care center on campus
- McLaren Health Care reduces lab tests per patient per day by 5.6%, saving $383,000
- New COO brings commitment to service to McLaren Greater Lansing
- Michigan repays student loans for medical professionals who treat opioid use
- Michigan bill would curb pre-approval rules in health care
- See which Mid-Michigan hospitals improved in latest Leapfrog scores
- Federal program that punishes hospitals may not improve patient outcomes
- New Healthcare Facility Opens at Eastern Michigan University
- Upper Michigan hospitals get high patient safety scores for Fall 2019
OHIO
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- Cincinnati Children’s rolls out mobile care center
- University Hospitals’ CEO Tom Zenty to leave legacy of growth, local impact when he retires
- Former executive of Cleveland Clinic spinoff defrauded system of $2.7M
- Mercy Health – St. Charles Hospital receives sixth accreditation for inpatient rehab
- University Hospitals receives $15M for men’s healthcare innovation
- WVU Medicine CEO believes partnership will keep care in Barnesville
- Summit County takes first steps to improve nursing homes
- St. Vincent Charity Medical Center selects Shannan Ritchie as COO
- Cleveland Clinic performs first ‘purely’ laparoscopic living donor surgery for liver transplant
- 4 health systems expanding overseas
- Ohio Hospital Program Taps Telehealth, mHealth Apps for Men’s Health
- Health care center opens clinic on West Side
- Improving Children’s Health Outside the Hospital
WISCONSIN
- Tom Still: Beyond biotech: Emerging Wisconsin companies become more diverse
- Number of long-term care patients increasing in La Crosse County, while number of CNAs on the decline
- Kyle Nondorf named president of St. Mary’s Hospital-Madison
- SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison names new president
- Beaver Dam Community Hospital changes name following merger
- Telehealth services bill heads to Wisconsin assembly
- Valley health care organizations plan specialty hospital
- Specialty hospital coming to Appleton
- Advocate Aurora Health pledges $50M to help Wisconsin, Illinois communities
- Ascension Medical Group at Sussex Moves to New Location
SOUTH / SOUTHEAST
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
ALABAMA
FLORIDA
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- AdventHealth ready for next step on $100M patient tower project
- Hospital system to invest $600M into 3 new ‘wellness villages’
- Lee Health now sole owner of Bonita Community Health Centers
- AdventHealth in need of nurses following national shortage
- Florida hospital board recoups an additional $1.3M from CMS tied to pre-HCA lease
- Genome Medical expands its telegenetics work into personalized care coordination
- Health briefing: AdventHealth opens new pediatric ER in Celebration
- Health First to Relocate Cape Canaveral Hospital to Merritt Island, Open Three New Wellness Villages
- Cape Canaveral Hospital relocation: Loss of a landmark, hopeful future for healthcare and land
- Florida unveils new hospital price comparison website
- Tampa health care IT firm acquires Georgia company
- New website launched in Florida providing healthcare cost transparency
GEORGIA
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- Georgia governor unveils Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement
- Atrium Health to form ‘strategic combination’ with another Georgia health-care system
- Ex-Georgia hospital CEO convicted of 102 federal charges
- Kemp unveils proposals to overhaul Georgia individual health plans
- Piedmont Healthcare and CareSource strike deal for 2020
- The Children’s Hospital of Georgia is expanding
- Tampa health care IT firm acquires Georgia company
- North Georgia Walmart health center nation’s first
- Georgia health system now live on Epic HER
- Georgia health-care organizations propose big new projects
- Atlanta’s VA hospital remains partially shut for surgeries – employees
MISSISSIPPI
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- Physician assistants playing increasingly important role in Mississippi health care
- Mississippi hospital launches specialty pharmacy program
- Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Announces New Specialty Pharmacy Program
- Health care is on the ballot in state elections
- Three coast hospitals earn “A” ratings in national safety survey
- Pharmacist Sentenced to 10 Years in Health Care Fraud Case
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Chaplain at UNC REX Healthcare in Raleigh retiring after 25 years
- BCBS of North Carolina CEO’s resignation ‘wrong message’ on mental health, former congressman says
- New tower at Baptist hospital, new institute in downtown Winston-Salem among plans forming with Atrium Health
- Wake Forest Baptist may bring back 800 outsourced billing jobs
- Skanska to build UNC Hospitals Surgical Tower in North Carolina
- UNC Health Care restructures leadership
- Atrium Health to form ‘strategic combination’ with another Georgia health-care system
- UNC Health Care Restructures Leadership to Coordinate Clinical Care in Triangle
- New building may lead to more area doctors
- Monitor with health expertise pledges to keep watch on HCA-Mission deal
- Patient killed in tussle with police at North Carolina hospital
- BCBS of North Carolina exec says data-sharing big part of strategy
- CHESS, Northern Regional Hospital partner on value-based care mission
- Wake Forest Baptist, Atrium sign partnership agreement
- Historic Area Hospital to Participate in Modern Patient Care Model
- Public hearing set to consider state loan for Randolph Health
- FTC vetting ‘strategic partnership’ between WFBH, Atrium Health
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- New CEO raises wages at Prisma Health hospitals
- 55 ambulatory health care services businesses in South Carolina have between 100 and 249 employees in 2016
- SC hospital system Prisma further centralizing leadership in Upstate as two operations join
- Most Midlands hospitals safety grades are Cs, but two stand out in new report card
- Gala recognizes 40 years of service for Health Care Partners of South Carolina
- Prisma Health Selects MDLIVE as Preferred Virtual Healthcare Partner to Deliver Streamlined Digital Health Services Across South Carolina
- March of Dimes: South Carolina earns “D-” on preterm birth report, worse than last year
TENNESSEE
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- Vanderbilt Children’s names interim president
- Tennessee hospital to reopen in January
- Nashville health care startup inks deal with Chick-fil-A
- On the brink of collapse, a rural Tennessee hospital searches for hope
- Nashville General Hospital loses three board members, mayor to choose replacements
- Tennessee Initiative Working to Expand Palliative Care
- Nashville General loses 3 board members
- LifePoint, LHC Group expand joint venture
SOUTH-CENTRAL / SOUTHWEST
(Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
ARKANSAS
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- Nursing home loses bid to arbitrate class-action suit after failing to prove agreements were legally authorized
- Insurer’s stake in firm stirs concern in Arkansas
- Arkansas hospital operator agrees to terminate management deal
- First robotic-assisted spine surgery performed at Baptist Health
- New interactive map highlights social determinants of health in Little Rock School District
- UAMS receives accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Program
ARIZONA
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- Arizona health centers sue Medicaid over reimbursement dispute
- PMB breaks ground for new 55,000-square-foot St. Mary’s Medical Pavilion in Tucson, Ariz.
- U of Arizona Health Sciences to offer course in developing, commercializing medical treatment
- ASU, Phoenix Children’s Hospital team up for pediatric-focused acute care program
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona acquires Steward Health Choice Arizona
- LHC Group and LifePoint Health expand joint venture partnership in three states
LOUISIANA
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- Featured Exec: Warner Thomas, President and CEO at Ochsner Health System
- Louisiana hospital partners with jail to provide telemedicine services
- Medical marijuana in Louisiana: Questions about cost arise
- New Orleans VA Medical Center Breaks Ground for the First Fisher House in Louisiana
- Premature birth rates in Louisiana are among the worst in U.S., report says
NEW MEXICO
OKLAHOMA
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- El Reno, SSM Health break ground on new hospital
- Tenet agrees to settle Oklahoma hospital kickback case for $66 million
- Oklahoma hospital failed to make ‘in-kind’ payments instead of property taxes, lawsuit says
- Lawmakers want to regulate midwives in Oklahoma
- March of Dimes Report Card: Texas, Oklahoma get “D” grades for maternal, infant health
- Capitol Insider: Oklahoma Health Care Authority’s New CEO On Medicaid And More
TEXAS
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- ORMC gets new pathology group
- Agency: Nursing home advocates needed across Northeast Texas
- UTHealth, Amazon Partner to Use Machine Learning for Medical Research
- 4 health systems expanding overseas
- Tenet agrees to pay $66M to resolve kickback lawsuit
- Tenet Healthcare reports $232M loss following $4.2B debt refinancing
- Tenet posts 3rd consecutive quarter of volume growth
- Centene, UnitedHealth big winners in $10B Texas Medicaid contracts
- Trump nominates Texas oncologist Stephen Hahn to lead FDA
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Awards More Than $1.6 million To Fight Chronic Kidney Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- San Antonio hospital, 2 clinics and operator enter bankruptcy
- Kelsey-Seybold rejoins BCBS 3 years after abrupt split
- Former Humana exec lands at hospital company
- McKinney hospitals implement programs to fight opioid crisis
- Texas hospital to waive unpaid bills for 14 injured in mass shooting
- San Antonio receives “F” grade for preterm births, healthcare access, report shows
- California-based company Astura Medical announces move to new Irving HQ
NORTHWEST
(Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
ALASKA
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- Wrangell hospital takes home-grown hiring approach
- Fairbanks experiencing behavioral health crisis according to hospital behavioral health director
- To reduce staff turnover, Wrangell hospital takes home-grown hiring approach
- Alaska hospital taps community to train CNAs, cut staff turnover
- In Alaska, Telehealth is Popular With Those Who Have Already Used It
IDAHO
MONTANA
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- 5 Montana hospitals settle employee insurance lawsuit
- Glendive Medical Center recognized for improvement in patient care
- Bozeman Health partners with local child care startup
- Hospitals reach proposed $7 million deal with employees
- 5 Montana hospitals settle lawsuit alleging they swapped $26M from insurer for inflated employee premiums
OREGON
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- How and why this rural hospital CEO taps into public’s ‘buy local’ sensibility
- Oregon children’s hospital designated a level 1 children’s surgery center
- Randall Children’s Hospital wins prestigious designation
- OHA Director: Medical care is only a small part of overall health
- Judge lifts extra oversight of Oregon State Hospital
- Mercy Medical Center uses art to comfort patients
- Portland patient wanders out of Providence hospital room, later found dead in basement, lawsuit says
WASHINGTON
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- Health care provider supports career growth and development for Puget Sound workforce
- State has $2M for health projects
- Washington hospital to move forward with expansion as payment cuts loom
- Washington Health Alliance report finds downward trend in health care spending waste
- Washington hospital cited for 22 care deficiencies after state audit
- ZOOM+Care Brings Mental Health Services to the Seattle Area
WYOMING
WEST
(California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah)
CALIFORNIA
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- Lawsuit filed over California dialysis clinic law on costs
- California nursing home residents told to find new homes
- Dr. Carrie L. Byington takes the reins at UC Health
- California Nursing Home Patients Had Minutes to Flee Fire
- Column: California blocks a hospital merger amid concerns about religious limits on care
- California hospital adds 7 neurosurgeons to curb patient leakage
- California hospital installs $30M Cerner HER
COLORADO
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- Delta County Memorial Hospital names interim CEO
- West Springs Hospital to reopen walk-in center
- Children’s Hospital Colorado uses telehealth to diagnose fetal heart disease
- DaVita HealthCare: 3Q Earnings Snapshot
- New Colorado law protects adverse health care incident resolution process
- 2019 Colorado State of Reform: Driving Value out of Colorado’s Health Care System, Art Jones, MD
HAWAII
NEVADA
UTAH
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- 20,000 Utah Valley Eye Center patients may have had information hacked after HIPAA breach
- Intermountain CEO Dr. Marc Harrison to undergo cancer treatment
- Artemis Health Wins Top Workplaces Award From Salt Lake Tribune
- Huntsmans Give $150M To Start Mental Health Institute
- Physician assistant program at Utah Valley denied accreditation, future unclear
