Category: ROOT

Essentia Health reopens Minnesota ASC after nearby roof collapse

The Essentia Health Surgery Center-Miller Hill in Duluth, Minn., reopened March 22 after being closed due to a partial roof collapse at Miller Hill Mall caused by heavy snowfall.

Rush plans $70M outpatient center on Chicago's West Side

Chicago-based Rush University Health System is developing an outpatient center in the city’s Galewood neighborhood.

Signature Healthcare taps new digital compliance partner after fire

Brockton, Mass.-based Signature Healthcare is partnering with internet-of-things company SmartSense to implement new monitoring and compliance solutions after its Brockton Hospital temporarily closed due to a fire.

Hazel Hawkins withdraws closure notice

Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is withdrawing its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice, first issued in December 2022, after the hospital has improved its financial situation. 

Kentucky governor signs bill to boost funding for rural healthcare providers

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed into law a measure that will boost Medicaid payment rates for outpatient procedures, legislation designed to protect rural hospitals in the state.

J&J Innovation, Salesforce CEO back $90M funding round for AI-based predictive cancer test company

Artera, a company using artificial intelligence to develop predictive cancer tests, launched with a $90 million funding round that saw participation from Johnson & Johnson Innovation and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.

Atlantic Health hospital names Dr. Stanley Fiel chief medical officer

Morristown (N.J.)  Medical Center, part of Atlantic Health System, has named Stanley Fiel, MD, chief medical officer. 

ASCs are slowly consolidating. Here's what that looks like.

As of 2022, 70 percent of ASCs were independent, but the industry is slowly consolidating.

How customers perceive Oracle Cerner

Large health systems are more likely to say they don’t have an optimistic view of Oracle Cerner, with reasons including delays in its revenue cycle product and staffing issues, a March 21 KLAS Research report found.

MedPAC: Hospitals don't need a big Medicare boost in 2024

General acute care hospitals don’t need a significant increase in 2024 Medicare rates to stay afloat, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s annual March report to Congress.