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Cedars-Sinai expands to new global market
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has expanded its international footprint to Singapore.
Safety — not violence — should be the expectation in healthcare, 4 leaders say
Violence, to a certain degree, has for years been expected among those working in healthcare, multiple experts recounted to Becker’s. But increases in the number and severity of such incidents since the pandemic have prompted hospital leaders to rethin…
Children's Minnesota debuts 'modesty gowns'
On the second day of Ramadan, Children’s Minnesota debuted “modesty gowns” for pediatric hospital patients, which will be offered as part of a partnership with Henna & Hijabs, a Minnesota-based and Black-, Muslim-, woman-led company.
Jefferson Health unveils $762M Philadelphia outpatient center
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has completed its $762 million Honickman Center in Philadelphia, part of a more than $1 billion urban development project in the city’s East Market.
Eli Lilly, Amazon partner on weight loss drug delivery
Eli Lilly has tapped Amazon Pharmacy as a partner to deliver select medications including weight loss drugs directly to consumers’ homes.
New Mexico reports 1st bubonic plague death in 4 years
Officials with the New Mexico Department of Health confirmed that a man has died following hospitalization with the bubonic plague.
HFMA pushes back on 'irresponsible' price transparency report
The Healthcare Financial Management Association is pushing back on the latest report from PatientRightsAdvocate.org, calling it “irresponsible” and “incorrect.”
Mass General Brigham AI RCM spinoff lands $40M
CodaMetrix, a spinoff of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham that uses artificial intelligence for health system revenue cycle management, closed a $40 million Series B funding round.
Racism in healthcare persists: What systems are doing about it
Racism is not new in nursing and healthcare. However, it continues to be widespread, and hospitals and health systems must take innovative steps to address the issue in today’s culture and industry environment.
Tenet: Value-based care 'increasingly affecting' hospital operations
Many health systems are expanding value-based care strategies and taking a more nuanced approach to the site of service for care, but Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare warned investors that the “trend toward value-based purchasing and alternative paym…
