Morning Headlines 1/2/23
Possible cyberattack at CentraState prompts hospital to divert ambulances
CentraState Medical Center (NJ) suspends outpatient services and diverts ambulances after uncovering a cyberattack on Friday.
Despite Issues, VA’s EHR Deployment Remains Scheduled to Pick Up in Mid-2023
Congress approves an omnibus spending bill that includes $300 billion in 2023 funding for the VA – $1.8 billion of which is earmarked to continue to support the roll out of the department’s Oracle Cerner-based EHR across 25 facilities beginning in June.
GE Healthcare will join S&P 500 as soon as it begins trading
GE Healthcare Technologies, a new company spun out of General Electric focused on patient care solutions, imaging, ultrasound, and pharmaceutical diagnostics, will join the S&P 500 on January 4.
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