As health systems continue to navigate the complexities of patient care, many are turning to custom-built applications within their Epic EHR systems to address specific needs.
For the past few decades, health systems have struggled to find ways to boost revenue amid growing financial stress. The pressure on hospitals has steadily built up over the years, especially in wake of the pandemic. The answer for many is to merge.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC and the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network No. 4, or VA Healthcare–VISN 4, are expanding a nurse liaison program that improves health outcomes and care for veterans.
Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health’s Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children has imposed a lockout of nurses represented by the Hawaii Nurses Association after the group’s one-day strike Sept. 13, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reported.
Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has received a $150 million gift to fund pancreatic cancer research, the single largest gift in the health system’s history, from philanthropists A. Emmet Stephenson Jr. and Tessa Stephenson Brand.