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Cleveland Clinic, TikTok partner on search
Cleveland Clinic is partnering with TikTok to give the social media platform users’ access to accurate mental health information.
10 CIOs named to CHIME board, officer roles
Three new IT chiefs have been named to the board of trustees for the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, which is also getting new officers for 2024 and 2025.
The pros and cons of IT outsourcing in healthcare
Hospitals and health systems have reported outsourcing IT jobs in a move to reduce operating costs and allow their former employees to retain jobs, but will this be a new norm for healthcare organizations?
Adena's 'win-win' RCM partnership benefits health system and employees, CEO says
Healthcare is in a continuous state of flux, adapting to growing complexities, new technologies, evolving regulatory conditions and the surge of data.
University Hospitals nears 60% of $2B fundraising goal
Cleveland-based University Hospitals announced progress toward a $2 billion fundraising effort to invest in several areas, including pediatric and cancer care, innovation, and facility improvement.
New sepsis rule is too rigid, infectious disease experts say
Hospitals and infectious disease physicians contend that CMS’ final rule on sepsis care is too rigid and does not allow clinicians flexibility to determine how recommendations should apply to their specific patients.
California hospital to remain on Epic after $200M sale
San Diego-based Alvarado Hospital Medical Center will remain on Epic as it is sold to UC San Diego Health for $200 million, a UC San Diego spokesperson told Becker’s.
Drug error led to immediate jeopardy warning at Pennsylvania hospital
In August, a nurse at Main Line Health’s Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pa., mistakenly gave a patient double the prescribed dose of a powerful painkiller. The incident led to state regulators issuing an immediate jeopardy warning, according to …
Mount Sinai has faced $700K in fines over nurse ratios
New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital has racked up $700,000 in fines after a fourth arbitration victory for the New York State Nurses Association against the hospital, Politico reported Oct. 10.
Indiana hospital offers MyChart 'fast pass'
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, based in Jasper, Ind., is offering a MyChart “fast pass” which allows patients to request to be placed on a digital wait list for an earlier appointment time.
