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Texas hospitals hit hard by bankruptcies, closures
Hospital bankruptcies spiked in 2023 with 12 filings compared to a total of 11 filings in the previous three years combined. Three of those bankruptcy filings were by hospitals in Texas, with another four hospitals in the state either closing or sharin…
Oracle Health in the last 30 days
Here is how Oracle Health, the EHR vendor formerly known as Cerner, started off 2024, according to seven Becker’s stories.
Apple's pay for 8 health tech jobs
Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices.
Heavy healthcare hiring softened sting of quits, analysis suggests
Many healthcare workers left their jobs a year into the pandemic even though overall employment in the sector remained steady, according to a new study that adds texture to the ongoing examination of workforce tumult facing hospitals and health systems…
Illinois hospital appoints 7 executives
Granite City, Ill.-based Gateway Regional Medical Center has welcomed seven new chief officers to its leadership team.
Hospital hacker gets 5 years in prison
A hacker who pleaded guilty to aiding hospital cyberattacks was sentenced to five years and four months in prison.
Stepping up the fight: Hospital execs urged to intensify sepsis care in 2024
Kevin Tracey, MD, was trained as a neurosurgeon. In 1985, at what was then New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center, an 11-month-old girl was brought in with severe burns after a boiling pot of spaghetti water splashed onto her skin. After a month of f…
90% of physicians report being depressed: 3 notes
About 90% of physicians report experiencing some type of depression, according to a Jan. 24 Medscape report.
The winter of persistent coughing
The winter virus season is often characterized by a hallmark sound: coughing. This year, though, some physicians and patients say coughing has been more persistent, often lasting for weeks after a virus passes, according to a Jan. 22 report in The Wash…
Iowa hospital resolves dispute with EHR vendor
Mercy Iowa City (Iowa) has reached an agreement with EMR software company Altera Digital Health that will terminate an agreement that was previously established in March 2021.
