Critical Insight's 2023 Healthcare Data Cyber Breach Report offered the following key findings:
-Total breaches dropped 15% in the first six months of 2023 (1H 2023) compared to the second half of 2022 (1H 2022).
-Individual records compromised in data breaches surged by 31% in 1H 2023 compared to 2H 2022.
-The number of individuals affected increased from 31M in 2H 2022 to 40M in 1H 2023.
Governor of California Gavin Newsom signed first-of-its-kind legislation to prohibit the use of four dangerous chemicals in processed foods and drinks sold in California. Authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), Assembly Bill (AB) 418—the California Food Safety Act—would prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in California of any food product containing Red Dye No. 3, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil, or propyl paraben.
By HCJ Staff Writer
The perpetual dance between the Gulf of Mexico and The Mighty Mississippi has shifted upstream. The pivot, brought on by drought conditions in the Mississippi Valley and river dredging, has allowed the Gulf and its saltwater to head towards New Orleans and is expected to impact municipal drinking water and industrial water supplies in the next few weeks.
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge has been named the 2023 Hospital of the Year in the 61-160 beds category by Louisiana State Nurses Association and Louisiana Nurse Foundation. In addition, Ochsner Health has been named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents and Families in 2023 by Newsweek magazine and market-data research firm Plant-A Insights Group.
Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) is the first in the Baton Rouge region to use the EnSite™ X EP System for the treatment of cardiac arrythmias. Electrophysiologists Drs. Robert Drennan and Ryan Gullatt used this new high-definition system at Baton Rouge General.
