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Oracle, Google, Microsoft look to disrupt organ donation
Tech companies such as Oracle, Google and Microsoft are looking toward a potential new disruption in healthcare: organ donation, Bloomberg reported Nov. 27.
WHO names BA.2.86 variant of interest as it triples in spread
COVID-19 omicron strain BA.2.86 is now a variant of interest after nearly tripling in prevalence.
Arkansas hospital names new CFO
Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center named Willam Van Noy its new CFO.
Matching gender of surgeon, patient does not affect outcomes: Study
A recent University of California Los Angeles study found patient-surgeon “gender concordance” does not affect patient outcomes.
3 health systems tapping Optum for RCM
Becker’s reported on three health systems that have opted to outsource revenue cycle management functions to Optum in 2023:
UNM Hospitals to acquire Sandoval Regional Jan. 1
Sandoval Regional Medical Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Jan. 1 will join UNM Hospitals and change its name to University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center-A Campus of UNM Hospital.
Hospital margins hold steady in October
Hospitals’ median operating margin was 1.2% through October, marking the third straight month with the same year-to-date median and signaling growing stability.
Healthier outcomes: Keeping patients at the center of care
Early in my career, I treated a young patient with uncontrollable asthma. Instead of being in school or playing sports with his friends and classmates, he was often in the hospital. My only goal was for this patient to get his asthma under control so h…
Nurse practitioner pleads guilty in $7.8M fraud scheme
A Virginia-based nurse practitioner pleaded guilty for her role in a $7.8 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment.
Dartmouth Health says it will not conduct more layoffs
After laying off 75 workers and eliminating 100 job vacancies in June, Dartmouth Health confirmed through a spokesperson that the health system has “currently no plans for additional layoffs to improve our financial performance,” Valley News reported N…
