About four months into a virtual nursing pilot, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Ill., is seeing positive feedback from patients.
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Female vs. male physician net worths in 2023
More than 30% of female physicians have a net worth of less than $500,000, compared with 21% of male physicians, according to Medscape’s 2023 Female Compensation Report.
15 recent RCM mergers and acquisitions
Here are 15 revenue cycle management mergers, acquisitions and partnerships reported by or shared with Becker’s in 2023:
Orlando Health plans $160M children's pavilion
Orlando (Fla.) Health plans to develop a $160 million outpatient pavilion that will provide specialized care for children and families, Positively Osceola reported Sept. 25.
2 health systems stop offering 'hospital at home'
Despite the rising popularity of “hospital-at-home” care across the U.S., two health systems recently decided to stop their programs.
Billings Clinic earns Montana's 1st level 1 trauma center designation
The Billings (Mont.) Clinic was verified by the American College of Surgeons to become the first level 1 trauma center in the state, according to an Aug. 3 report from NBC Montana.
Only 7 US News best cancer hospitals located in states where cancer is leading cause of death
Only seven of the 50 hospitals named by U.S. News & World Report as “2023-24 Best Hospitals for Cancer” are located in states where the leading cause of death is cancer.
Why Ochsner Medical Center has been No. 1 hospital in Louisiana for 12 years
Ochsner Medical Center, based in New Orleans, was ranked as the Best Hospital in Louisiana in 2023-24 by U.S. News & World Report for the 12th year in a row.
10 states struggling most with primary care provider shortage
Fifty-two percent of Americans fear the staffing shortage will prohibit them from receiving medical care, and this became a reality for almost 3 out of 4 patients who faced delays or barriers to care at the start of 2023.
5 chief nursing officers who became CEOs, COOs in 2023
Several nurse executives at hospitals nationwide have been promoted from one C-suite title to another since the start of 2023.
