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19 things to know about USPI going into 2023

Here are 19 things to know about Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, the industry’s largest ASC chain, going into 2023:

Kuakini Health reports lower $10.45M loss for fiscal 2022 as performance improves

Honolulu-based Kuakini Health System, which has suffered operating losses and negative cash flows in recent years, improved its performance in 2022 and can continue to operate as a going concern, the group’s auditors and management said in a report.

10 Massachusetts health centers switch to Epic EHR with $5M grant

Ten Massachusetts health centers went live Dec. 1 with new Epic EHRs thanks to $5 million in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan.

Gravity may cause IBS, Cedars-Sinai researcher says

A researcher at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has hypothesized that bodily intolerance to gravity may cause irritable bowel syndrome. 

Henry Ford Health names hospital president

Emily Moorhead was named president of Henry Ford Jackson (Mich.) Hospital.

Hospitals’ 8 asks of Congress right now

Amid the challenges facing healthcare organizations, the American Hospital Association is planning an all-out effort to secure additional support from Congress on issues ranging from payments to prior authorization requirements.

Severely understaffed nursing homes rarely fined

Of the thousands of nursing homes that are understaffed, federal regulators only cited 4 percent and fined even fewer, according to a USA Today investigation. 

New Jersey hospital nurses to see historic wage increase, salaries starting at $43 per hour

Nurses at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health-owned hospital in Livingston, N.J., have approved a new contract that includes wage increases.  

New flu hospitalizations spike nearly 74% in one week: 8 FluView notes

Nearly 20,000 lab-confirmed flu patients in the U.S. were hospitalized for the week ending Nov. 26, up from 11,269 flu patients admitted the week prior, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report. 

Will CVS, Amazon and Walgreens deals shift the U.S. healthcare system to a value-based care model?

Amazon, CVS and Walgreens are investing millions of dollars into primary care practices as part of a push to shift the U.S. healthcare system to a value-based care model, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 2.