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Arkansas hospital sold, renamed
Progressive Health Systems, an Oxford, Miss.-based hospital management group, completed its acquisition of Helena-West Helena, Ark.-based Helena Regional Medical Center, Arkansas Business reported Feb. 12.
Health systems forge ahead with Epic transitions
In 2023, Becker’sreported on 18 hospitals and health systems looking to switch over to an Epic EHR system, and although installs are slated to take a couple of months, many organizations are making significant progress.
How many healthcare employees use generative AI at work
Healthcare workers are increasingly using generative artificial intelligence on the job, though the industry’s adoption of the technology still lags beyond other sectors, a new study found.
The challenge with drugs to treat fungal infections
The quantity and risk of fungal infections continues to grow worldwide, particularly as global temperatures warm, creating new environments for fungus to thrive, but drugs to treat these new and emerging infections haven’t kept the same pace.
HCA profits dip 7%, Tenet's up 30%: 10 things to know
Tenet Healthcare and HCA Healthcare, two of the largest for-profit hospital operators in the U.S., reported significant net incomes in 2023, but Tenet’s profits improved substantially over the prior year’s while HCA’s were down slightly.
IT incident at Missouri hospital potentially exposed patient data
Liberty (Mo.) Hospital said an IT incident that was discovered Dec. 19 may have compromised some patient information.
'Important part of our glue': The healthcare staff executives often overlook
Front-line managers and supervisors are a critical part of the future of healthcare yet are often overlooked by executive leaders, Tamra Minnier, MSN, RN, chief quality and operational excellence officer at Pittsburgh-based UPMC, told Becker’s.
Employers face 'Super Bowl Flu'
Around 16 million people are expected to call in sick at work this Super Bowl Monday, a day that has become known as one of the least productive days of the year.
Sutter hospital employee stabbed, man charged
A 53-year-old man has been charged in connection with the stabbing of an employee at Sutter Health’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, Calif., San Mateo County prosecutors said in a Feb. 9 media statement shared with Becker’s.
CMS wants to tighten rules on hospital accreditors
CMS is proposing rules that would tighten oversight and accountability of its accrediting organizations, saying it believes not all are issuing accreditation properly during site visits.
