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US to enact testing requirement for travelers from China: 3 COVID-19 updates

Beginning Jan. 5, travelers from China, Hong Kong and Macau will be required to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding flights headed to the U.S., the CDC said in a Dec. 28 announcement. The move comes as concern mounts over a growing surge of case…

631 hospitals at risk of closure, state by state

More than 500 rural hospitals in the U.S. are at high risk of closing because of financial losses and lack of financial reserves to sustain operations, according to the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. 

'Quiet quitting,' 'quiet firing': The year the workplace grew quiet

For many American workers, 2022 was the year the workplace grew quiet. 

10 medical office building projects to watch in 2023

There have been several major medical office building acquisitions and ground-breakings in 2022. Here are 10 major projects and buyouts to follow heading into 2023: 

New York health system loses eminent domain legal battle

The New York State Supreme Court, appellate division, ruled against Utica-based Mohawk Valley Health System’s request to use eminent domain to procure a parcel of land as part of the construction of a medical office building, The Observer-Dispatch repo…

IT job openings at Mayo, Mass General and Intermountain

Top healthcare systems across the country are constantly looking to hire new IT talent.

Biggest health deals of 2022

Healthcare disruptors had a busy 2022 as major firms, such as Amazon, entered the healthcare space through mergers and acquisitions. 

What GE Healthcare has done before the spinoff

GE Healthcare is set to disrupt 2023 as the General Electric business unit plans to spin off into an independent company in the first week of January. In preparation for the spinoff, GE Healthcare had a busy 2022.

What's in store for cybersecurity in 2023?

Healthcare cybersecurity is a rapidly changing industry as cybercriminals innovate and health IT teams work to improve their posture. Becker’s reached out to five chief information security officers at the top hospitals and health systems across the co…

Mississippi hospital stems losses amid improved operating revenues

A significant improvement in its operating revenues allowed Memorial Hospital at Gulfport (Miss.) to record a decline in its overall losses for fiscal year 2022 when compared with last year.