Authorities are investigating a shooting Feb. 22 at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., that left a police officer dead and staff members injured after a gunman took hostages and later was killed by police, media outlets reported.
Category: Becker’s Hospital Review
How UCHealth monitors 22K hospital beds with AI
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth uses AI to monitor about 22,000 hospital beds out of its 4,000-square-foot virtual care center, which has become an industry leader.
Amazon's pay for 6 health tech jobs
Amazon continues to hire for its healthcare businesses such as One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy.
Michigan Medicine hires CPO from CommonSpirit
On Feb. 24, Karen McConnell, PharmD, assumed the chief pharmacy officer position at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine.
Trinity exec joins RWJBarnabas Health
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health appointed Thomas Burke chief administrative officer for Clara Maass Medical Center, effective Feb. 24.
Feds warn hospitals of cybersecurity risk in Chinese-made medical monitor
A widely used medical monitor manufactured in China is under scrutiny due to potential cybersecurity risks, CNBC reported Feb. 23.
FDA sets deadline to end sales of Ozempic, Wegovy copycats
Compounding pharmacies and telehealth companies selling lower-cost versions of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy will soon have to halt production after the FDA set deadlines to phase out compounded semaglutide.
Orlando Health to lay off 900+ amid hospital closure, including execs
Orlando (Fla.) Health is eliminating 940 jobs amid the health system’s planned closure of Rockledge Hospital and four hospital-based outpatient departments on April 22.
Universal Health Services hospital accused of boosting profits with involuntary commitment practices
Washington D.C.-based Psychiatric Institute of Washington, a Universal Health Services hospital, is being accused of systematically committing patients without medical necessity to maximize insurance payments, The Washington Post reported Feb. 24.
HSHS outsourcing RCM
Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System has selected Ensemble Health Partners for an end-to-end revenue cycle partnership.
