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The meds that could increase heart damage in young adults
Young adults prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are 57% more likely to develop cardiomyopathy after eight years compared to those not on stimulants, a new study found.
Kaiser-target Geisinger posts $366.6M net income in 2023
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health posted a net income of $366.6 million in 2023, after posting a net loss of $834 million in 2022, according to its financial report for the year ended Dec. 31.
Why a Texas system hasn't hired a travel nurse in 30 years
Beth Schmidt remembers the last time Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Health Care System hired a travel nurse, and it was not recently.
HHS unveils 5-year health IT strategic plan
HHS released its Federal Health IT Strategic Plan March 27, addressing the agency’s plans to modernize national public health data infrastructure and promote interoperability with EHRs.
AI expertise gets more expensive as hospitals bulk up
Health systems are evaluating the best strategy for integrating artificial intelligence into the broader organization, which sometimes means bringing on additional AI expertise.
A popular healthcare myth debunked
Many in the healthcare industry assume rural hospitals are inherently worse off financially than urban hospitals. It’s easy to see why.
California hospital closing dialysis center
Mee Memorial Hospital in King City, Calif., has started transitioning patients to another dialysis clinic as it plans to close its dialysis center in June.
Hospitals' cash position weakens
Liquidity continues to be a problem for hospitals as they recover financially from the pandemic and inflation over the last four years, according to a new report from Synellis, part of Strata.
Avera Health investing $245M in its largest building project ever
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health has shared plans for two building projects that total $245 million, the largest in the health system’s history.
WVU Medicine continues hospital acquisition spree
Morgantown.-based West Virginia University Health System is adding another member to its system with the addition of Weirton Medical Center.
