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Oracle Health EHR turns VA medical centers 'upside down'
U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana, chair of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, said VA medical centers running on the Oracle Health EHR system have been turned “upside down.”
Leaders keep kicking the same healthcare cans down the road
Healthcare is stuck in a rut, with many of the same daily events and problems stemming from long-standing systemic issues that are sorely in need of urgency, attention and insistence for improvement.
Kentucky hospital taps CEO
Frankfort (Ky.) Regional Medical Center has named John Ballard, PhD, its CEO.
9 health systems newly approved for 'hospital at home'
While some health systems have been apprehensive about setting up hospital-at-home programs because of reimbursement uncertainty, hospitals continue to seek CMS approval to provide acute care in the home.
'It comes down to trust': 1 oncology leader on keeping providers happy
Oncologists are reporting slightly higher rates of burnout at a time when other specialties have seen a decline. Leaders have offered reasons for the increase, but for Kettering Health, burnout has not been much of an issue.
HCA taps CEO for Missouri Hospital
John McDonald was named CEO of Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
Wellstar plans to up Georgia hospital capacity by 50%
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System is planning a $304 million, eight-story tower at Hiram, Ga.-based Paulding Medical Center, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reported Feb. 13.
Medline, California system's partnership grows
Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health and Medline expanded their yearslong partnership Feb. 14 to the system’s laboratories, physician offices and post-acute facilities.
Cardiovascular tech pay by state
Average annual wages for cardiovascular technologists and technicians vary across states, with the national mean estimated at $65,490, according to the most recently available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 25, 2023.
2 test positive for legionella bacteria after Cleveland Clinic Mercy stay
Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton, Ohio, is taking proactive measures after two patients tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease after stays at the facility, local news outlets reported Feb. 15.
