Category: ROOT

90% of tech leaders say their healthcare organizations lost revenue due to inefficient data usage

Ninety-percent of provider leaders, who are responsible for implementing and purchasing technology at their healthcare organizations, said they lost revenue due to inefficient data usage, a March 22 survey from healthcare data company Intelligent Medic…

3 deaths now linked to recalled eye drops

Global Pharma Healthcare recalled its Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops, distributed by EzriCare and Delsam Pharma, last month after they were linked to a rare strain of bacteria, according to a March 22 report from NBC affiliate KSL TV.

Winter Park Ophthalmology joins Ascend Vision Partners

Winter Park (Fla.) Ophthalmology has joined management services company Ascend Vision Partners. 

North Carolina hospital names Dr. Thresa Hardy chief nursing, operating officer

UNC Health Rockingham in Eden, N.C., has named Thresa Hardy, DNP, MSN, as chief nursing officer and chief operating officer. She joined the 108-bed community hospital in September 2020 as accreditation manager. 

Helen DeVos Children's, McLaren to expand pediatric care access

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital will provide pediatric hospitalists and neonatal nurse practitioners to the Lansing, Mich., region through a partnership with  McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital. 

All 50 states ranked by ASCs per capita: 2023

Becker’s ASC Review has compiled populational ASC metrics for every state based on 2020 census data and the number of ASCs from the ASCA Association. 

Montecito Medical acquires ASC property in Texas

Montecito Medical acquired the property housing Baylor Scott & White Surgicare at Granbury (Texas), according to a March 22 news release.

Vanderbilt welcomes 1st Black woman into neurosurgery residency

Tamia Potter made history by matching with Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s neurological surgery program on March 17. She is the first Black woman to be selected by the unit, which began over 90 years ago, VUMC confirmed to Becker’s. 

3 cardiologists in the headlines

Here are three cardiologists Becker’s has reported on since March 7:

LockBit 3.0 can now dismantle malware detection, Feds warn

The LockBit 3.0 ransomware is more invasive than its previous versions and is capable of dismantling malware detection, federal officials warn.