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States with highest, lowest breast cancer screening rates
The state of Wyoming had the lowest breast cancer screening rate in 2022 at 59.5% — nearly 20% lower than the state with the highest rate of 78.4%, Rhode Island.
3 teens charged in Arkansas psychiatric hospital riot
On Oct. 13, a disturbance involving teenage patients led to multiple arrests at Riverview Behavioral Health, a psychiatric facility in Texarkana, Ark.
CDC issues guidelines for IV, PD fluid shortage
The CDC issued a health advisory Oct. 12 with guidelines on how systems and leaders can manage the supply disruptions of peritoneal dialysis and intravenous solutions.
Oracle Health aims to accelerate claims processing: 5 notes
Oracle Health launched a new cloud-based solution designed to streamline medical claims processing.
Meditech seeks EHR system continuity at Steward hospitals amid selloffs
EHR vendor Meditech told Becker’s it is working closely with Dallas-based Steward Health Care, the courts and new hospital owners to ensure the continuity of its EHR system at hospitals sold off by Steward.
UNC Health wins conditional approval for $371M hospital: 5 things to know
UNC Health has received a third certificate-of-need conditional approval from North Carolina for a $371.3 million community hospital in Research Triangle Park.
How Temple Health moved its operating performance back to the black
Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System saw its operating performance move back into the black in fiscal 2024.
Vanderbilt warns of possible infection exposures after endoscopy procedures
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health is notifying an unspecified number of patients who may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and C during endoscopy procedures at a clinic on the health system’s main campus, FOX affiliate WZTV reported Oct. 11….
Top 6 ways health systems measure digital value
One- to two-year contracts leave digital health solutions a short time to display their value to health systems, which often update their platforms as needed, according to the Peterson Health Technology Institute.
Why CIOs can't be the 'senator from IT' anymore
Health system CIOs spent years as the technically proficient expert tasked with EHR roll outs, cybersecurity and IT tickets. That’s no longer enough.
