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New details emerge in Memorial Hermann transplant probe
A liver transplant surgeon at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center frequently altered patients’ records in a national database, potentially preventing them from receiving transplants, according to CMS documents obtained by the Houston Chronicle.
What it's like to outsource an Epic EHR switch
Two New York health systems are outsourcing their Epic implementations to allow them to switch to an EHR that is sometimes out of reach for smaller organizations.
Henry Ford Health patient among 1st in world to receive deceased donor bone marrow transplant
A leukemia patient undergoing care at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has become one of the first in the world to receive a bone marrow transplant from a deceased human donor.
Former Walmart Health chief lands new gig
The former senior vice president of healthcare delivery at Walmart has a new job.
Logan Health to replace Meditech EHR with Oracle
Kalispell, Mont.-based Logan Health is moving to an Oracle Health EHR system, Daily Inter Lake reported Sept. 20.
Christus affiliate assuming operations of Steward Texas hospital
Christus Health Ark-La-Tex, part of Irving, Texas-based Christus Health, is assuming operations of Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, Texas.
Hospitals face 'unrealistic pressure' from insurers as administrative cost soar
Hospitals’ administrative costs are rapidly increasing as insurers increase prior authorization requirements and denials, according to Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association.
Vaccine hesitancy drives infection rates up
Vaccine hesitancy appears to be driving up infection rates among diseases like whooping cough, measles and COVID-19.
Brigham and Women's Faulkner nurses union reaches deal, strike averted
The Massachusetts Nurses Association has tentatively agreedto a three-year contract with Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Boston, averting a planned one-day strike.
External CFO hiring hits 10-year high
At 44%, external hiring of CFOs has hit a 10-year high in 2024, according to a report from Crist Kolder Associates.
