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Oregon hospital taps VP of patient care
Lincoln City, Ore.-based Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital named Kirsten Ferren, MSN, RN, vice president of patient care services.
FDA clears 1st OTC glucose monitor
The FDA on March 5 cleared the Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor System for use, making it the first continuous glucose monitoring device to be available over the counter.
NewYork-Presbyterian to provide kosher electronic devices for virtual visits
NewYork-Presbyterian will make kosher electronic devices available for virtual visits after HHS received complaints.
UMass Memorial inks Google Cloud partnership
Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health is partnering with Google Cloud to harness the power of AI in enhancing accessibility to essential medications for chronic conditions, BNN reported March 6.
4 hospitals with uncertain futures
While hospital and health system cuts and closures continue popping up in 2024, particularly across the maternity services side of healthcare, the closure status for certain hospitals remains in limbo, leaving many healthcare workers, patients, and com…
Nurses worry about lack of AI rules at hospitals
Some nurses are concerned that the dearth of artificial intelligence rules at hospitals could put them at risk if something goes wrong with the technology, Stateline reported.
Hackensack hospitals set bar as 1st in US to achieve this Joint Commission certification
Two months after launching a voluntary sustainability certification for hospitals, The Joint Commission has awarded it to four Hackensack Meridian facilities, which are the first in the nation to achieve it, according to a March 6 news release.
For Methodist Le Bonheur's CEO, 2019 is the future
At Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, success in 2024 will be measured by 2019 metrics.
Hospital CEOs' top financial worries
Financial challenges were the second-most pressing concern for hospital CEOs in 2023, according to the American College of Healthcare Executives’s annual survey of top issues confronting hospitals.
CommonSpirit expects $1B in cash payments by end of year
CommonSpirit CFO Dan Morissette said the Chicago-based health system expects to receive more than $1 billion in cash payments by end of 2024 or early 2025 on four one-time funding opportunities.
