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Minnesota hospital embraces the cloud in bid to cut costs

Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health is selecting Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to integrate financial, supply chain and human resources operations in the cloud in a bid to cut expenses and improve employee and patient satisfaction.

University Health integrated content management system with Epic

San Antonio, Texas-based University Health is integrating Hyland’s OnBase Smart on FHIR system within its Epic Hyperdrive EHR to help capture unstructured patient data.

Apple halts watch sales after health sensor dispute

A patent dispute will force Apple to halt the sales of its latest Apple Watch, Fortune reported Dec. 18. 

When patients don't know a hospital closed

EMS call records show the confusion that can occur among community members and first responders in the wake of a hospital closure, IdeaStream Public Media reported Dec. 19.

California hospital taps CEO after string of interim leaders

John C. Fremont Healthcare District in Mariposa, Calif., has selected a CEO after a turbulent year in the C-suite. 

Strike set at 4 Prime hospitals: 6 things to know

Members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West are set to launch a strike Dec. 20 affecting four Prime Healthcare facilities in Southern California.

Providence nurses reject tentative labor deal

Nurses represented by United Food and Commercial Workers 3000 have rejected a tentative labor contract reached earlier this month with Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Wash.).

How races to the bottom spur drug shortages

Chronic drug shortages are difficult to resolve because of multiple races to drive down prices on generics, The New York Times reported Dec. 19. 

Baptist Health launches tech tools to reduce medical errors

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health installed I-PASS, a tech-focused system designed to help clinicians reduce medical errors.

Women's Choice Award names 2024 Best Hospitals

The Women’s Choice Award released its annual list of best hospitals Dec. 18, recognizing thousands of facilities nationwide for exceptional women’s healthcare.