Winner (S.D.) Regional Health has named Brian Williams CEO, effective June 20.
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HCA opens freestanding ER in Florida
HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital in Kissimmee, Fla., has opened a freestanding emergency room in neighboring Haines City, The Ledger reported June 21.
Nurses at Jefferson Health hospital approve 3-year contract
Members of Einstein Nurses United, an affiliate of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, have approved a new three-year contract with Jefferson Health Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia.
States ranked by health outcomes, healthy behaviors: Commonwealth Fund
Hawaii and Massachusetts were the top two ranked states in the composite measure capturing health outcomes and healthy behaviors in Commonwealth Fund’s “2023 Scorecard of State Health System Performance.”
States with the most, least medical debt
West Virginia has the highest share of residents with medical debt, at 24 percent, according to a June 22 report from the Commonwealth Fund.
6 healthcare marketing legal cases
Hospitals and healthcare companies are launching new campaigns in efforts to better engage with patients, but not all marketing efforts go off without a hitch.
How Mount Sinai Beth Israel keeps 3 HAI rates hovering at zero
When it comes to healthcare-acquired infections, a perfect score is zero. But while trying to keep HAIs — such as central line bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections and Clostridioides difficile infections — as low as poss…
Where are physicians losing money?
Eleven percent of physicians attribute financial losses to practice issues such as business problems, reimbursement changes and a change in practice setting, according to Medscape’s “Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023.”
Why Americans are turning to 'Doctor Walmart,' Amazon, Dollar General for healthcare
Americans are increasingly turning to “Doctor Walmart” and other retail healthcare clinics as they seek convenient care and trust large retailers with their health data, The Economist reported.
'Transformative': What Bon Secours Mercy Health IT leaders expect from generative AI in next 2 years
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health is exploring the use of generative artificial intelligence for back-office IT functions and helping providers write patient portal messages, but its data chief expects the technology to be “transformative” for …
