Michigan Medicine has issued a new policy regarding employees’ responsibility to report alleged acts of patient abuse or neglect by colleagues, the Ann Arbor-based system said April 26.
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Healthcare organizations more reactive than proactive in cybersecurity, study finds
A KLAS research report based on a survey of 48 organizations found that healthcare providers are more reactive than proactive when it comes to their cybersecurity posture.
Teladoc posts $69M net loss for Q1
Telehealth company Teladoc reported a net loss of $69.2 million for the first quarter of 2023.
Nurse at Nevada youth mental health center charged with child abuse, neglect
A Nevada nurse who worked at a youth mental health facility was charged with multiple counts of child abuse and criminal negligence involving 19 patients, NBC affiliate News3 reported April 26.
How Best Buy, Vanderbilt, GE HealthCare are driving at-home care
Leaders from Best Buy, GE HealthCare and Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Medical Center say they expect hospital-at-home to be widespread in the near future, Fortune reported April 26.
Jury awards $183M for birth injury at Penn Medicine hospital
A jury awarded nearly $183 million to a family who filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Philadelphia-based Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, who alleged that a birth injury left their son with cerebral palsy, Law360 reported April 26.&…
Arizona system taps Sutter executive as CEO
David Cheney has been named CEO of Flagstaff-based Northern Arizona Healthcare.
21% forgo medical care due to transportation barriers: RWJF
More than one in five U.S. adults missed or skipped needed medical care in 2022 because they could not access a vehicle or public transportation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found in a new analysis.
Top-paying states for anesthesiologists | 2023
The average annual salary for anesthesiologists is $302,970, according to April 25 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
VA Cerner EHR hit with 2nd outage in 1 week
The Department of Veterans Affairs Oracle Cerner EHR system experienced a systemwide outage on April 25, just days after it experienced a five-hour service disruption, The Spokesman-Review reported April 26.
