Below are three health systems and hospitals that have implemented or announced plans to implement an EHR system from Meditech, as reported by Becker’s since March 8:
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646 hospitals at risk of closure, ranked by state
There are 646 rural hospitals at risk of closure due to financial issues, comprising around 30 percent of all rural hospitals in the U.S., according to the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform.
Intermountain Health reports $549M Q1 income
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health reported operating income of $104 million for the first quarter of 2023 on heavily increased revenues of almost $4 billion. That figure compared with $130 million on revenues of $2.8 billion for the same period…
US drugmaker to close July 1
A Buffalo, N.Y.-based biopharmaceutical company filed for bankruptcy and is attempting to sell its assets before a July 1 shutdown, according to court documents.
Temple Health boosts lung health testing with campaign that addressed barriers to care
Experts at Philadelphia-based Temple Health have developed an approach to boost rates of lung cancer screenings in a low-socioeconomic area of the city leaning on specific marketing and messaging tactics.
Froedtert closing units at 2 hospitals
Milwaukee-based Froedtert closed a behavioral health unit at one of its hospitals in May and plans to close the obstetrics unit at another in June.
ASC Administrator of the Week: Barbara Clancy-Sweeney
Barbara Clancy-Sweeney, administrator of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, is Becker’s ASC Administrator of the Week.
Providence assigned 'A' rating on $383M of new debt
Renton, Wash.-based Providence was assigned an “A” long-term rating to new debt totaling $383 million, Fitch said May 19.
4 hospitals, health systems raising workers' pay
The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers’ pay since April 28.
'I will no longer practice cookbook mediocrity': 5 physicians on the worst part of their job
Medscape surveyed 10,011 physicians for its 2023 “Physician Compensation Report” on their experiences.
