A chain of primary care clinics in Minneapolis is responding to the nation’s physician shortage with a unique model: staffing nurse practitioners only, Medscape reported Sept. 23.
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Hospitals cut jobs, services to resuscitate finances
Hospitals and health systems are facing many financial pressures this year, and more than half of hospitals are projected to have negative margins for the rest of 2022.
CDC starts tracking BF.7: 5 notes on the subvariant
The CDC recently started tracking a new omicron subvariant, BF.7, which is now the third most-prevalent strain in the U.S.
Tennessee hospital physicians support board following ‘lost confidence’ notice from city council
A group of physicians at Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital has responded to a notice of lost confidence sent from the city council to two hospital board members, The Daily Times reported Sept. 25.
10 health systems with strong finances
Here are 10 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service.
Focus on data metabolism to build dynamism across the healthcare industry ecosystem
Neerav Patel is the healthcare and analytics leader at DXC Technology Americas.
Atlanta mayor blocks medical center redevelopment
In a Sept. 26 executive order, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens directed the Department of City Planning to refuse applications to redevelop Wellstar Health System’s Atlanta Medical Center, which controversially announced its intent to shutter last month.&n…
US anticipates monkeypox will be eradicated: 6 updates
Federal health officials are optimistic that the U.S. will be able to eliminate monkeypox as cases decline nationwide, The New York Times reported Sept. 22.
HHS must eliminate Medicare appeals backlog, AHA says
The American Hospital Association is asking a federal judge to deny HHS’ request to modify a court order requiring the department to completely eliminate its Medicare appeals backlog.
Oracle executives bring in more than $138M
Larry Ellison and Safra Catz — chair and CEO, respectively, of the EHR and software giant Oracle — were compensated more than $138 million in the company’s last fiscal year, according to Sept. 23 reporting in The Wall Street Journal.
