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Why Trinity Health is spending $800M on Epic
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is nearly three-fourths of the way through an $800 million Epic rollout that is bringing the EHR to 101 hospitals.
HCA files response to North Carolina's lawsuit
HCA Healthcare has filed a motion with the North Carolina Business Court, asking it to dismiss claims from the North Carolina attorney general that the for-profit hospital operator violated its 2019 asset purchase agreement for Asheville, N.C.-based Mi…
Why the 'try-everything tactic' is gaining momentum in cancer care
The “try-everything tactic” appears to bring meaningful improvements in some cancer patients, but the approach comes with caveats, according to a Feb. 14 article in Nature.
The workforce challenges that are top of mind for hospital CEOs
In January, the American College of Healthcare Executives released its annual survey of top issues confronting hospitals, and hospital CEOs ranked workforce challenges as their No. 1 concern in 2023.
Sanford's big 'win-win' digital investment
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has focused digital technology investment in areas with clear opportunities to add capacity and support growth.
Judge OKs operator for bankrupt California hospital
A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved American Advanced Management’s plan to operate Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital, a 106-bed acute care facility which has been shuttered for more than 13 months.
Connecticut system taps CEO amid Yale sale
Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings has named Deborah Weymouth president of its Connecticut operations, including Waterbury (Conn.) Health.
23 states where virus activity remains high
Emergency departments are finally seeing some reprieve after weeks of capacity issues exacerbated by respiratory virus activity across the U.S. Visits to the ER for respiratory viruses continue to follow a downward trend, but the amount of respiratory …
418 rural hospitals at risk of closure, breakdown by state
There are about 418 rural hospitals at risk of closure, according to a new report from Chartis, a healthcare advisory services firm.
What the states with the highest percentage of adults with medical debt have in common
On average, 8.6% of adults reported having medical debt annually between 2019 and 2021, according to a Feb. 12 study from KFF and the Peterson Center on Healthcare.
