More than half of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cases linked to contaminated eyedrops have been found in long-term care facilities, NBC News reported April 9.
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$300M to local businesses and counting: 1 supply chain leader's approach to healthcare management
Calvin Wright, senior vice president of supply chain at Texas-based Houston Methodist, prides himself on investing in front-line workers and local businesses.
How OSF HealthCare is using AI to streamline utilization management workflows
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare will use an AI-based and machine learning platform to streamline its utilization management services and improve workflows.
Not quite Amazon but getting there: How Mercy personalizes healthcare marketing
Marketing a health system is way more than slapping its name on a billboard, Kristina Dover, chief marketing officer of Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy, told Becker’s.
Lawsuit alleges Florida's Medicaid denied incontinence supplies to disabled adults
A class-action lawsuit that alleges Florida’s Medicaid program has denied coverage for incontinence supplies for adults with disabilities is moving forward, radio station WMNF reported April 10.
North Carolina nurses rally over patient safety concerns
Nurses are rallying at Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital over patient safety concerns, nurses being sent home, and unsafe working conditions, Fox affiliate WHNS reported April 10.
'Simply unsustainable': Hospital groups react to proposed inpatient payment rule
CMS released its annual Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule April 10. Here is how three hospital groups responded to the proposal, via statements:
Healthcare organizations lag behind in cyber investments
Hospitals and health systems are falling behind in implementing better cybersecurity measures and will need to increase their investments in cybersecurity to better defend against attacks, an April 11 Moody’s report found.
'These are not stats, they are my reality': MetroHealth's fight against healthcare disparities
We are experiencing a health crisis in Black and brown communities across the United States that is ravaging our neighborhoods and leading to unimaginable loss for many families.
The rise of 'single-subspecialty ASCs'
Some ASC markets are seeing the rise of super-specialized ASCs — ASCs that offer a single subspecialty that allows physicians and staff to master their surgery line.
