Becker’s reported on 18 ASCs that opened or were announced in October:
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Nuvance Health launches cognitive care-at-home program
Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health has started a remote patient monitoring program for patients with mild cognitive impairment that aims to improve their condition at home.
Ballad Ventures selects Ballad Health’s CIO, clinical officer as key advisers
Ballad Ventures, the venture capital arm of Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health, has appointed Amit Vashist, MD, and Pam Austin as key advisers.
Virginia hospitals actively recruiting for 11,000+ jobs
The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association has launched the On Board Virginia website to try and fill the more than 11,000 job openings at hospitals across the state.
Temple Health using AI to reduce cost of care
Temple Health has partnered with artificial intelligence healthcare company Aidoc to integrate its platform into Temple’s system in order to improve clinical efficiency and to reduce the overall costs of care.
Ascension St. Vincent’s legacy EHR system hit by ransomware attack
Brunswick, Ga.-based Ascension St. Vincent’s Coastal Cardiology’s legacy systems were encrypted by ransomware.
FDA changes 2007 guidance on hospital use of human cells, tissues
Hospitals and labs can use human cells, tissues and cellular or tissue-based products — known as HCT/Ps — in nonclinical scientific and educational settings, according to a FDA guidance published Oct. 31 that supersedes its 2007 policy.
Wendy Fournet named CHRO at Logan Health
Kalispell, Mont.-based Logan Health has selected Wendy Fournet to join as chief human resources officer, where she will lead all human resources functions for the system.
PeaceHealth to conduct review after false active shooter alert
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth said it will conduct a review after a technical error resulted in a false active shooter alert.
ICU evaluation improves Black patients’ cardiac survival rates by 15%
Intensive care unit evaluations prior to cardiac arrest improved survival rates by 15 percent among Black patients, according to preliminary research that will be presented at the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium 2022 Nov. 5-6.
