Four health systems that were recently honored for digital health told Becker’s they’re focused on boosting virtual care, patient engagement online and remote monitoring.
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Tampa General looks to treat transplant patients at home
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is looking to expand its hospital-at-home program after one year of operation in order to treat transplant patients, Fox affiliate WTVT reported May 23.
What MD graduates of 2023 want hospitals to know
After four years of medical school — three of which were during a global pandemic — 2023 graduates are preparing to enter their residency placements with several things on their minds: mental health, promoting equity, care quality and concerns about th…
2 physicians, CEO to pay $490K to resolve kickback allegations
Ocala, Fla.-based home health services company Village Home Care, the company’s CEO and two physicians must collectively pay $491,943.44 to resolve False Claims Act allegations for allegedly paying and receiving kickbacks.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center names COO
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinaihas named Bryan Croft executive vice president and COO of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, effective June 3.
Sanford, Fairview still intend to combine as oversight bill heads to governor
A bill that could stall the proposed merger between Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services is headed to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s desk — but the health systems are not letting it deter them.
Inova Health sees costs jump 40% at Virginia hospital development site
Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System has found itself caught up in ballooning costs at the Alexandria Landmark Mall site where it plans to move the system’s Inova Alexandria (Va.) Hospital, ALXnow reported May 23.
Mayo Clinic thanks governor, legislators after staffing bill revamp
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has been at the center of a controversial statewide staffing measure. Its relationship with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was essential to its exemption from the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act — and the bill’s final-hour…
Former Johns Hopkins Medicine CEO joins USC Health System board
Paul Rothman, MD, former CEO of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine, joined the USC Health System Board to provide strategic oversight and governance of Keck Medicine of USC and university clinical services.
AI-powered robots, manikins that cry, VR: Inside UT Arlington's smart hospital
The University of Texas at Arlington’s 150,000-square-foot Health Innovation and Smart Hospital features artificial intelligence-powered robots, virtual reality simulators and classrooms designed to mimic hospital units and patients’ homes, D Magazine …
