A 61-year old man is in custody after he barricaded himself in a hospital room at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center, where his mother was a patient, and with a gun reportedly in the room, according to a March 27 WNYT report.
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Ohio hospital to lay off 743, including COO and RNs
McLaren St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, will lay off 743 workers when it permanently closes this spring, according to a notice filed with state regulators.
Whistleblower lawsuit alleges Erlanger surgeons billed for concurrent surgeries
A whistleblower lawsuit filed against Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System alleges hospital leaders knowingly overlapped surgeries and allowed trainees to operate without physician supervision, leading to patient safety issues and illegal bi…
6 prior authorization updates for ASC leaders
Here are six prior authorization updates Becker’s has reported on since March 15:
Razor-thin hospital margins become the new normal
Hospital finances are starting to stabilize as razor-thin margins become the new normal, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest “National Flash Hospital Report,” which is based on data from more than 900 hospitals.
Digital therapeutics company lays off 35% of workforce
Better Therapeutics, a digital therapeutics company, laid off 35 percent of its workforce, according to a March 23 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Law firm representing New York hospitals forced to pay $200K over health data breach
Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, a law firm that represented New York City area hospitals, has been forced to pay $200,000 to the state for its role in a 2021 data breach that compromised the health information of 114,000 patients.
AI, insurance reform, rising interest rates: What's on the mind of a Wyoming health system CFO
Gillette, Wyo.-based Campbell County Health recently named Adam Popp as its new CFO. Mr. Popp joins the system from his previous CFO role at Watertown, S.D.-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System.
Bill Gates says AI will revolutionize healthcare like the internet, mobile phones
Bill Gates says artificial intelligence will change the way people get healthcare as much as the internet and mobile phones have and could make health more equitable around the globe.
Mountainview to build new $42M medical center
White Sulphur Spring, Mont.-based Mountainview Medical Center is moving forward with plans to break ground on a new $42 million medical center in July, the Independent Record reported March 27.
