El Segundo, Calif.-based Pipeline Health extended its contract with Altera Digital Health to use its Paragon EHR system.
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Northwestern Memorial buys $24.5M plot of land in Florida
Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial HealthCare paid $24.5 million for a 3.5-acre plot of land in Naples, Fla., the Business Observer reported May 1.
No golf or alcohol: How Epic runs user group meetings
Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner says the EHR vendor is able to run successful user group meetings without the aid of alcohol or golf.
Trinity Health hospital sued over flu shot requirement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against a Trinity Health hospital in Michigan for allegedly violating federal religious laws by rescinding an employment offer because the person refused to get a flu shot.
Carbon Health airs dispute with Anthem Blue Cross
Hybrid primary care company Carbon Health is airing a dispute with Anthem Blue Cross of California, alleging the payer has denied all out-of-network claims for services provided to members.
Nearly 25% of jobs could be disrupted in next 5 years: How AI factors in
About 23 percent of jobs are set to be disrupted in the next five years, according to a May 2 report from CNBC based on new data from the World Economic Forum.
Top 8 challenges keeping small business owners up at night
High inflation is the top challenge keeping small business owners up at night, according to a recent survey of 500 small business decision-makers in the U.S. conducted by Amazon Business. About 70 percent of U.S. ASCs are considered small businesses, a…
New 'playbooks' aim to help facilities better prepare for disease outbreaks
Needless to say, the onset of COVID-19 came without a clear road map for the medical profession to follow while navigating it. It’s in light of this that the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology launched a series of playb…
Asthma tied to higher cancer risk, but steroids show increased protection
Patients who have asthma are 1.36 times more likely to develop cancer in their lifetime than others, new research out of the University of Florida in Gainesville found.
Nurse job satisfaction levels lower than height of pandemic, survey says
Dallas-based AMN Healthcare has released its 2023 Healthcare Survey of Registered Nurses, which found that nurses are now less satisfied with their jobs than in 2021.
