Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance, Neb., recently completed a Meditech mock live drill as it transitions to the EHR vendor.
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7 hospitals seeking CEOs
Here are seven hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.
1 in 3 physicians have considered early retirement: Report
Thirty-six percent of physicians have considered early retirement in the last year, according to “Back From Burnout: Confronting the Post-pandemic Physician Turnover Crisis”,” an October report from the Medical Group Management Association and Jackson …
AI detects diabetic retinopathy more effectively than ophthalmologists, specialists: study
Artificial intelligence is able to detect diabetic retinopathy more effectively than ophthalmologists and specialists, according to research conducted by seven MDs and PhDs published in the Sept. 29 edition of the Ophthalmology Science Journal.
Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases
From an Ohio radiology company president getting sentenced to 15 years in prison, to an Indiana health system agreeing to settle claims that it submitted improper revenue codes to Medicaid, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has covere…
How states stack up: 15 rankings from 2022
From the most expensive state to retire in, to the state with the highest physician assistant pay, here are 15 state rankings Becker’s has reported on this year.
‘Black boxes’ collect data during surgeries at Stanford Hospital
Stanford (Calif.) Hospital has installed “black boxes” in four operating rooms to collect data that could be used to improve surgical safety and performance.
Mayo Clinic leads $1M funding round for patient-moving tool licensed from Spectrum Health
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is the lead investor in a $1 million bridge financing round for the Patient Co., which is developing a patient-moving tool licensed from Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health, MiBiz reported Oct. 9.
Columbia Memorial Health taps COO to succeed retiring CEO
Jay Cahalan, president and CEO of the Albany Med Health System’s Columbia Memorial Health in Hudson, N.Y., is retiring.
Louisiana medical assistant pleads guilty to using EHR to obtain controlled substances
A former medical assistant at Mansfield, La.-based Desoto Regional Health System has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining substances from the health system, The Shreveport Times reported Oct. 7.
