“These initial actions are needed to start turning the company around," new CEO Roy Jakobs said in a statement. 

CommonSpirit became aware of an IT attack that was impacting some of its facilities, and the healthcare company subsequently took certain systems offline, including electronic health records and patient portals.

The former CEO and executive chairman of Tenet Healthcare, Ron Rittenmeyer, has died. He was 75.

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A new policy statement from the American College of Cardiology highlights the importance of career flexibility—including the ability to change hours or work responsibilities when necessary—for cardiologists of all ages. 

“We are unfortunately seeing indicators rising again in Europe, suggesting that another wave of infections has begun," according to a new warning from the World Health Organization and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The United States is typically a few weeks behind Europe when it comes to COVID-19 trends.

Retail giant Walmart has launched the Healthcare Research Institute as an effort to increase access to clinical research.

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