Category: ROOT

Hackers exploit vulnerability to target Johns Hopkins

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Health System are notifying patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised due to hackers targeting a software vulnerability called MOVEit, The Baltimore Banner reported J…

Judge considers block on Indiana transgender care law

Indiana is due to enact a law prohibiting parents from seeking gender-affirming care for their transgender children July 1. In the meantime, a federal judge is considering a temporary ban on the law taking effect, according to a June 14 Indiana Capital…

Nonprofit's 'In Sheep's Clothing' report criticizes US hospitals' debt collection

More legislative action is needed in the U.S. to prevent Americans from being pushed into medical debt from nonprofit hospitals’ “aggressive practices,” according to a June 15 report from Human Rights Watch. 

The backgrounds of 12 new CIOs

A third of this year’s new CIO appointments were external hires of candidates who were CIOs at other systems.

Employment of CRNAs, by state

An estimated 46,540 nurse anesthetists are employed in the U.S. According to the most recent data shared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Florida is the state with the highest employment level of CRNAs, followed by Michigan and Ohio.

Colorado hospital lays off 9 to help keep birthing center afloat

Cortez, Colo.-based Southwest Memorial Hospital laid off nine people amid efforts to keep its birthing center open, The Journal reported June 14. 

Physicians want a noncompete ban now. Here's why. 

The American Medical Association is taking action to ban noncompete contracts for physicians employed by for-profit or nonprofit hospitals, hospital systems or staffing company employers, according to a June 13 blog post from the AMA. 

ASC's 'gold rush': 4 notes pointing to an outpatient cardiology boom 

Cardiology is one of the fastest growing ASC specialties as Medicare payments increase and more procedures are approved for the outpatient setting. 

Why 'everything' is at stake if physicians don't unionize

Matt Mazurek, MD, assistant clinical professor of anesthesiology at the St. Raphael Campus of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital, joined Becker’s to discuss why more physicians are turning to unionizing and what’s at stake if physicians continue to lose p…

Construction project exit leaves VCU on the hook for $80M

Rapid management turnover, a lack of due diligence, and insufficient real estate expertise were among the reasons Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health failed to follow through with a downtown medical office project, according to a June 14 Richmond BizSense r…