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USPI to inject $250M into ASC acquisitions

 Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, will pump $250 million into ASC mergers and acquisitions, the company said Feb. 9 during its fourth-quarter earnings call transcribed by Seeking Al…

As 43 percent of nurses consider departing the profession, can hospitals step up?

Nurses are continuing to leave their profession amid the ongoing staffing crisis. The question now is, can hospitals and health systems change enough to keep them in their profession?

18 COO moves in 2023

Here are 18 hospital and health system COO moves that have been reported by Becker’s this year:

AdventHealth grows medical school partnerships

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has partnered with Loma Linda University, which will now have a regional campus location in Orlando, Fla.

Health systems affected by a data breach in the last 30 days

From third-party data breaches to a Russian-backed ransomware group taking down health system websites, here are the health systems that have been affected by a cybersecurity incident since Jan. 31:

25 largest medical office building architecture and engineering firms by revenue

CannonDesign was rated the largest medical office building architecture and design firm in 2022 by the Building Design + Construction network based on 2021 revenue. 

Rural hospitals lagging behind larger systems in interoperability, ONC finds

Health system interoperability is seeing improvement, as 88 percent of organizations report that they are involved in an EHR data exchange, according to a January report from ONC. 

Lehigh Valley Health Network attacked by Russian ransomware gang

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network said it was attacked by Russian ransomware gang BlackCat, The (Allentown) Morning Call reported Feb. 20.

4 new joint-venture ASC updates to know

Here are four joint-venture ASC deals Becker’s has reported since Jan. 24:

10 best cities for physicians to buy a home

The 10 best cities for physicians to buy a home in 2023 are all in the South, according to a Jan. 22 report from CNBC.