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CMS contractor fined $300K for screenshot breach
A Medicare contractor agreed to pay a $306,722 fine for not securing screenshots of patient data.
New heart stent could prevent surgeries for thousands of children
The FDA has approved the Minima stent system, the first device specifically designed for infants and young children with congenital heart defects. The innovative stent could help thousands of children avoid multiple open-heart surgeries as they grow up…
New York system cuts 100 jobs
Bassett Healthcare Network has eliminated 100 administrative jobs, officials with the Cooperstown, N.Y.-based system confirmed to local news outlets Oct. 17.
The most urgent needs in nurse education
Nursing education must evolve to meet the changing demands of the field, but with limited resources and external hurdles like the COVID-19 pandemic, gaps have continued to persist.
Why Northwell Health is investing in a workforce platform
Northwell Holdings, the for-profit venture capital arm of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, invested in a workforce startup used by the health system’s 21 hospitals.
Health systems revitalize executive incentive pay
Many hospitals and health systems are reconfiguring executive incentive pay amid heightened scrutiny on executive pay and evolving performance metrics, according to SullivanCotter.
Health systems revitalize executive incentive pay
Many hospitals and health systems are reconfiguring executive incentive pay amid heightened scrutiny on executive pay and evolving performance metrics, according to SullivanCotter.
Prime's $375M acquisition would bring Epic EHR system to 9 Illinois hospitals
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare plans to acquire nine Illinois hospitals and various post-acute facilities from St. Louis-based Ascension for a base purchase price of $375.8 million, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker’s.
Prime's $375M acquisition would bring Epic EHR system to 9 Illinois hospitals
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare plans to acquire nine Illinois hospitals and various post-acute facilities from St. Louis-based Ascension for a base purchase price of $375.8 million, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker’s.
ECRI issues IV fluid shortage guidance: 5 things to know
Amid the IV fluid shortage caused by the temporary closure of Baxter’s North Cove, N.C., plant due to Hurricane Helene, ECRI has issued guidance to healthcare providers regarding practices to avoid and adopt.
