The median proportion of operating expenses hospitals dedicate to charity care is 1.4 percent, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.
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12 hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions updates from October
The following are hospital and health systems deals that were announced, completed or canceled in the month of October:
North Colorado Medical Center Foundation unveils rebrand
The North Colorado Medical Center Foundation, the supporting foundation for Greeley, Colo.-based North Colorado Medical Center, is changing its name to the Weld Legacy Foundation, Greeley Tribune reported Nov. 2.
Meditech adds 9 health systems to cloud-based platform
Meditech has added nine health systems to its cloud-based platform.
Closed Iowa hospital eligible for rural emergency hospital designation
A recently shuttered Iowa hospital is eligible for the new rural emergency hospital designation, according to CMS’ final rules for the designation.
Despite learning curve, Epic implementation goes smoothly at Wyoming hospital
Cody (Wyo.) Regional Health faced some workflow issues during the first week of its Epic EHR implementation but says its overall rollout of the new system has been successful, Cody Enterprise reported Nov. 2.
Hackers encrypt servers, transfer data from OakBend Medical Center
OakBend Medical Center is providing more information to patients about a Sept. 1 data breach in which an unauthorized user had encrypted some of the hospital’s computers and servers.
The most common incentives offered to attract physicians
A signing bonus is among the most common perks offered by employees to attract physicians, according to the “2022 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” released by AMN Healthcare’s physician recruiting division, Merr…
CDC updates clinical guidelines for prescribing opioids
The CDC has released updated and expanded recommendations on providing pain care for adults with short and long-term pain, which replace 2016 guidelines.
Truveta releases live dashboard with healthcare data from 25 health system partners
Health data startup Truveta has released a real-time searchable dashboard featuring deidentified medical records from more than 70 million patients from its 25 health system partners.
