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HCA's latest leadership moves
Salt Lake City-based MountainStar Healthcare, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, named Evan Ray president.
CarePoint taps Michigan company to stabilize finances
Flint, Mich.-based Insight, a health network that includes two hospitals and multiple ASCs, has stepped in to run operations and stabilize finances at CarePoint Health, according to Bloomberg.
Amazon Pharmacy expands same-day delivery
Amazon Pharmacy is now offering same-day prescription medicine deliveries for customers in New York City and Los Angeles, with plans to expand to more than a dozen cities by the end of the year.
Details emerge on HCA Mission's EMTALA violation
CMS has approved HCA Mission Hospital’s plan of correction to address a violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act regulators uncovered at the Asheville, N.C., hospital during a visit last November.
Closed New York hospital up for auction
Lockport, N.Y.-based Eastern Niagara Hospital will go up for auction following its closure last June.
California weighs tougher penalties for assault on ED workers
A proposed bill in California that would increase penalties for violence against emergency department workers has passed one body of the state legislature and awaits consideration in another.
Intermountain Health expands remote patient monitoring
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is expanding remote patient monitoring to older adults with chronic illnesses.
Cyberattack leads to payment restructuring at Mississippi hospital
The Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare is causing some restructuring of payments at Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System, WLOX reported March 29.
How long Epic EHR implementations take
Epic implementations can take years but health systems can start going live with the EHR in a matter of months, a company leader told Becker’s.
The nursing workforce in 21 numbers
The nation’s nursing workforce is becoming more diverse and highly trained, though job satisfaction is falling and shortage projections are increasing through 2036, a new federal report shows.
