Banning, Calif.-based San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital said patient data was accessed during a recent cybersecurity incident at the facility.
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Inmate shot, killed in Texas hospital ER
A corrections officer fatally shot an inmate at Ascension Seton Hays Hospital on Dec. 12 after he allegedly tried to escape from the emergency room, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Gastro Health, Lynx.MD to create GI data repository
Gastro Health has partnered with Lynx.MD to support the development and research of digital GI-specific tools. This partnership will produce one of the largest repositories in the world of structured and unstructured GI-related medical datasets, accord…
HCA Florida hospital names new COO
Michael Barbera, MSN, RN, was named COO of HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital in Port St. Lucie, according to a Dec. 13 news release shared with Becker’s.
Congresswomen float bill to curb anticompetitive hospital behavior
U.S. Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., on Dec. 13 introduced the bipartisan Stop Anticompetitive Healthcare Act, which would update the Federal Trade Commission Act to expand antitrust enforcement to nonprofit hospitals.
Trinity tests daily pay option to attract and retain workers
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is experimenting with paying its employees by the day in a bid to recruit and retain staff, according to a Dec. 13 Grand Rapids Business Journal report.
'Not in the clear yet' on RSV: 4 physician survey notes
Emergency room and critical care physicians continue to see significant levels of respiratory syncytial virus activity, according to survey data published Dec. 14.
Sutter nurses plan 9-day strike
Members of the California Nurses Association are set to begin a nine-day strike Dec. 24 at Sutter Health’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, which has campuses in Oakland and Berkeley.
Healthcare billing fraud: 11 recent cases
From Dignity Health and two Tenet affiliates agreeing to a $22.5 million settlement, to a Florida physician getting more than three years in prison for his role in a $4.5 million scheme, here are 11 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported …
Tenet nurses ‘outraged’ by $1.78M settlement to resolve false claim allegations
The United States government issued a $1.78 million fine against Worcester, Mass.-based Saint Vincent Hospital after it overcharged Medicare for inpatient services, including cardiac surgeries. Nurses are “outraged” at the hospital’s leadership and its…
