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Ohio hospital shuttering long-term care, skilled nursing operations
East Ohio Regional Hospital, a 140-bed facility in Martins Ferry, has notified employees that it will be shuttering its long-term care and skilled nursing facility, The Intelligencer reported Feb. 25.
EHR switches 'not an IT project' but systemwide transformation
UPMC has been working on transitioning from 10 EHRs to a single instance of Epic since September 2023, and Chris Carmody, chief technology officer, said the team is set to go live with the first wave covering around 40% of the organization in September.
North Carolina nursing school to relocate to Duke campus
Durham, N.C.-based Watts College of Nursing has shared plans to relocate to the Duke University campus, also in Durham, in July 2025.
Eli Lilly unveils high-dose, low-cost Zepbound vials
Six months after Eli Lilly began selling discounted vials of its blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound, the company expanded the offering Feb. 25 to include cheaper, high-dose Zepbound vials.
AI use among physicians nearly doubles: Survey
Physicians are rapidly embracing augmented intelligence in healthcare, with its use for certain tasks nearly doubling in just one year, a survey from the American Medical Association found.
UVA Health CEO resigns following investigation
K. Craig Kent, MD, has resigned as CEO of Charlottesville-based UVA Health and executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Virginia.
Hospital CFOs escalate data analytics spend
CFOs are prioritizing margin management and data analytics investments this year, according to a new report from Strata.
Deal to buy Prospect hospitals 'impossible,' Yale New Haven says
Yale New Haven Health (Conn.) officials said that a deal to acquire three Connecticut hospitals from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings is now “impossible.”
3 health systems outsourcing RCM functions
Becker’s has reported on three hospitals or health systems that have opted to outsource finance jobs or other revenue cycle functions in 2025:
This system's maternal clinic expected to help 200 women in 1 year — it helped 1,373
Last year, when Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health launched its maternal care clinic, it expected to serve around 200 women in the first year. Instead, it served 1,373 and counting.
