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Illinois hospital extends CEO's suspension
The McDonough District Hospital board of directors has voted to extend Bill Murdock as the Macomb, Ill.-based hospital’s interim CEO to Feb. 20.
Ransomware gang gives hospital 2 days to pay $900K
A ransomware gang said it is giving a Chicago hospital two days to pay a nearly $900,000 ransom or else it will leak its patients’ data, The Record reported Jan. 31.
Novant completes $2.4B acquisition of Tenet hospitals
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has completed its $2.4 billion acquisition of three hospitals along with their affiliated physician clinics from Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare.
12 innovative hospitals, per Health
Health named 12 winners of the 2024 Innovative Hospital Awards.
Best method for surgical antiseptic prep revealed in study
The age-old practice of applying antiseptic to skin prior to surgery on closed fractures could soon shift after a study, published Feb. 1, in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that iodine in alcohol solutions prevents surgical site infect…
IT, phone systems down at Lurie Children's Hospital
IT and phone systems went down Jan. 31 at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, causing appointments to be delayed and parents unable to access MyChart.
Corporate America's exclusive 'five-day club'
The number of U.S. employers requiring a full return to in-person work may be shrinking, but CEOs of several major companies are still pushing for five days in the office, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 30.
'Running on a shoestring': Steward's financial struggles' impact on employees, patients
From surgeons being forced to purchase their own medical instruments to patient meals being reduced to crackers after sandwiches ran out, Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s financial struggles are significantly impacting patients and employees, The Bos…
Health data exchanges could prevent code blues, Epic finds
Having access to external health data is linked to a lower likelihood of code blue incidents occurring in the emergency department, a new study from Epic Systems found.
10 RCM headlines to know from January
From R1 RCM closing its acquisition of Acclara from Providence to VHC Health striking a 15-year partnership with Med-Metrix, here are 10 revenue cycle management updates Becker’s reported in January.
