Workplace violence against nurses and healthcare workers has increased at rates that experts say are “alarming.” Often, rates of violence are even higher for healthcare professionals who work in emergency departments, but new technology may be able to …
Inflation numbers in April reached their lowest in two years as price pressures appear to be letting up for customers, according to a May 10 report from CNBC based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Hospital expenses continued to rise in March, according to a May 5 Syntellis report. Data analyzed from more than 1,300 hospitals showed year-over-year increases for total expenses and total non-labor expenses.
ASC operator and physician services company Envision plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a May 10 report from The Wall Street Journal. The filing could happen as early as this weekend, according to the report.
Holly Springs, Miss.-based Alliance HealthCare has finally been granted rural emergency hospital status, a potential lifeline to struggling rural hospitals, Mississippi Today reported May 9.
After EHR supplier NextGen said a data breach compromised information of 1 million patients, four lawsuits were filed against the company, according to court documents.
University of Texas at Austin researchers have developed an electronic tattoo heart monitor that could replace hospital patient monitors.
Lacking proper regulation, artificial intelligence poses a threat to human health, a group of physicians and public health experts warned in an analysis published May 9 in BMJ Global Health.
The CEO of the Mississippi Hospital Association said the recent exodus of several hospitals from the association has left him perplexed, according to Mississippi Today.
UF Health Jacksonville has tapped Patrick Green as its next CEO.
