About a year after a monthslong strike, members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., continue to face tension with hospital administration, nurses allege in a Dec. 17 Telegram & Gazette report.
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NorthBay integrates early warning algorithm with Oracle Cerner EHR, achieves 16% decrease in mortality rate
Through a partnership with PeraHealth, Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Health was able to integrate an early warning algorithm with its Oracle Cerner EHR system that led to a 16 percent decrease in the mortality rate.
St. Jude livestream event surpasses $13M goal
Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital’s fifth annual Build Against Cancer livestream with YouTube video game content creator DrLupo reached its cumulative goal of $13 million raised with more than $1 million raised at this year’s…
How TikTok influenced health, wellness in 2022
Health and wellness trends went viral on social media platform TikTok in 2022. From hashtags causing medical supply chain malfunctions, to #Guttok teaching users how to improve their gut health, all eyes have been on the health industry’s response to i…
Carbon Health wants to enter the EHR business
Carbon Health, a primary care chain with its own telehealth platform, plans to license its EHR technology, a company spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
OIG's top unimplemented recommendations for 2022: 8 things to know
The HHS inspector general’s office wants to add more oversight of nursing home discharges and medical equipment payments and recover funds from upcoding.
ProPhase Labs to acquire esophageal cancer screening tool
ProPhase Labs, a diagnostics, genomic and biotech-centered company, has entered an asset purchase agreement to acquire exclusive rights to a esophageal pre-cancer screening tool made by Stella Diagnostics, another diagnostics company.
Sanford-Fairview merger drawing more scrutiny
Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services’ financial health and relationship with the University of Minnesota, also based in Minneapolis, are being scrutinized ahead of a proposed merger with Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, the Star Tribune re…
9 hospitals seeking chief medical officers
Below are nine hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that posted job listings seeking chief medical officers in the last two weeks.
5 things to know about value-based care going into 2023
Here are five key things to know about value-based care going into 2023:
