Northwest Health-La Porte (Ind.) filed a data breach notice on May 2 disclosing that patient records were illegally removed from shredding bins at one of its old facilities, JD Supra reported May 18.
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24 best states for physicians to practice in for 2023
Idaho has been named the top state for physicians to practice in for 2023, based on data from Medscape’s “Best & Worst Places to Practice” report, released on May 18.
Baptist Health, Deaconess name hospital president
Alisa Coleman is the new president of Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Ky.).
$5.5M gift to support simulation, virtual hospital at UCF nursing school
A $5.5 million gift to the University of Central Florida in Orlando will allow it to build out a simulation center for nursing in a new 12,000 square-foot facility. The simulation center will be housed in the new facility and include a virtual hospital…
PAM Health, Jupiter Medical Center partner on $25M hospital
Enola, Pa.-based PAM Health and Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center are teaming up to construct a 42-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Jupiter.
How Amazon's One Medical is broadening access to primary care
Amazon’s One Medical and navigation company Rightway Partners have partnered to expand access to high-quality primary care services for employees.
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Nashville hospital
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Centennial Medical Center by Kathy Stark, the wife of a former patient at the facility who died in a fire caused by a defibrillator in November 2022, ABC affiliate WKRN repo…
Mississippi hospital weighs legal action as Merit Health pulls lease
KPC Promise Hospital may be evicted from the sixth floor of Merit Health River Region Hospital in Vicksburg, Miss. But the long-term acute care facility is not going quietly, its CEO says.
Bill requiring practitioners to wear profession on nametag sent to Florida governor
A bill known as the Health Care Practitioner Titles and Designations bill is headed to the desk of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week, according to a May 16 report from ABC affiliate WPBF.
Healthcare needs post-COVID 'makeover' as margin troubles persist: Kaufman Hall
The worst of the recent U.S. banking crisis appears to be over and the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies are officially over, but inflation continues and a potential default on the debt ceiling looms.
