Signature Healthcare Brockton (Mass.) Hospital remained closed Feb. 10 with no emergency services, elective procedures or other patient care visits after an electrical transformer fire forced the facility to evacuate patients days prior.
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Novant's ROI for 2 key digital investments
Onyeka Nchege, senior vice president and chief information officer of Novant Health, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., has seen the clear benefit of investing in digital transformation for patient care and the revenue cycle.
Geisinger Health System hit with rating downgrade
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System’s outstanding bonds from “A1” to “A2.”
CalvertHealth moves to Amazon Web Services to back up Meditech EHR
Prince Frederick, Md.-based CalvertHealth has moved to Amazon Web Services for its backup EHR, cutting its recovery time to between two and four hours, HealthTech Magazine reported.
185 top hospital units for care quality, per nurses
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses selected 185 hospital units nationwide as the winners of its 2022 Beacon Award for Excellence, the organization said Feb. 9.
Digital staffing startup Nomad Health lays off 119 employees
Staffing startup Nomad Health has laid off 17 percent of its staff, noting a changing healthcare market, Forbes reported.
Feds investigate Elon Musk's Neuralink
Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Transportation for alleged packaging and transporting of contaminated hardware, CNBC reported Feb. 11.
Tenet's contract labor expenses dropped 23% in 4 months
Dallas-based Tenet Health reported contract labor expenses peaked last September, and then the company lowered expenses by almost 23 percent by December, CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said during the earnings call Feb. 9, as reported by Yahoo Finance.
C. difficile associated with decreased prostate cancer risk
Researchers discovered that men with a history of C. difficile — one of the most common hospital-acquired infections — had lower rates of prostate cancer.
Houston health system snags grant to upgrade Epic EHR
Legacy Community Health, a Houston-based network of 41 clinics, received $1 million in federal funds to upgrade its Epic EHR system, the Houston Chronicle reported Feb. 10.
