Augusta-based Georgia Cancer Center and Augusta University are tackling skin cancer rates by installing sunscreen dispensers across the university’s campus, Jagwire reported May 22.
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Kaiser, Cleveland Clinic and more: 6 nonprofit systems back in the black
Despite continued high labor expenses, inflation and the rising costs of medical equipment and supplies, some nonprofit health systems’ margins made it back into the black in the first quarter.
230 lawmakers urge House leadership to delay Medicaid DSH cuts
More than half of the members of the House of Representatives have signed a letter urging House leadership to delay cuts to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program.
Massachusetts General Hospital accuses spinoff, researcher of stealing trade secrets
Massachusetts General Hospital accused a former researcher of stealing trade secrets for a fat-freezing technology, obtaining a patent for the technology without giving the hospital credit and sharing information on a confidential deal.
SSM Health reports $16.5M Q1 operating loss
St. Louis-based SSM Health reported higher operating expenses in the first quarter of 2023, which dragged the system to an operating loss of $16.5 million.
EHR vendors ranked by hospital market share gains (and losses)
Here are the EHR vendors that gained — or lost — acute care hospital market share between 2021 and 2022, according to a May 23 KLAS Research report.
3 hospital bankruptcies in 2023
Three hospitals have filed for bankruptcy so far in 2023, and all three are located in California.
7 cancer study updates to know
Here are 7 recent trials and studies testing treatments and detection in cancer care:
The 5 fastest growing jobs within nursing
Here are the fastest growing jobs within nursing between 2021 and 2031, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Ohio nurses call 'code red' on understaffing
The Ohio Nurses Association is sounding the alarm on understaffing in hospitals through a new “Code Red” advocacy campaign.
