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The financial losses for hospitals stemming from Change attack: 5 numbers to know
Hospitals, pharmacies and medical groups nationwide are continuing their efforts to recover from the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare in February.
Sale of 2 Rhode Island hospitals remains in limbo
The Rhode Island attorney general and state department of health are still reviewing the Centurion Foundation’s application to purchase Providence, R.I.-based CharterCare Health Partners, part of Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, and its two…
CEO exits Utah hospital amid license sanction
Jim Hess is no longer CEO of Midvale, Utah-based Highland Ridge Hospital as the psychiatric facility risks losing its license.
County health rankings lose their order
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in Madison released their 2024 county health assessments — but this time, without an ordinal ranking.
Providence taps new division CFO
Renton, Wash.-based Providence has named Alice Galstian CFO of its Providence South division, effective March 25.
Minnesota county pitches healthcare improvements through ballpark tax
Hennepin County (Minn.) leaders seek to repurpose ballpark tax money to fund healthcare improvements.
HCA Midwest Health appoints VP of graduate medical education
Eric Quirion was named vice president of graduate medical education at Overland Park, Kan.-based HCA Midwest Health.
5 California hospitals, health systems cutting jobs
Hospitals and health systems are reducing their workforces or jobs due to restructuring strategies or financial and operational challenges.
54% of meds at 'high risk,' military says
More than half of pharmaceuticals in the United States have a dependency on manufacturers not compliant to the Trade Agreements Act, which the Department of Defense defines as high- and very high-risk medications.
Medication abortions now account for 6 in 10 US abortions
In 2023, 63% of abortions were performed with abortion pills — an increase from 2020, when the figure was 53%, according to the Guttmacher Institute.
