Officials with the union representing workers affected by the proposed merger of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services are voicing opposition to the proposal and calling for involvement from South Dakota …
Royal is one of the major ransomware gangs targeting healthcare, and the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency gave tips for averting its attacks.
Several workers at Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital have received death threats and hate-filled calls after the hospital’s board approved a report concluding it led a strong COVID-19 response, the Herald-Tribune reported March 3.
North Carolina House and Senate leaders have agreed on a Medicaid expansion plan, but expansion is only part of the deal, the Charlotte Observer reported March 3.
Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill modeled after a Colorado law that went into effect last year that aims to increase hospital price transparency, NBC affiliate WCMH reported Feb. 14.
New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine is partnering with healthcare artificial intelligence company Hatchleaf to use machine learning and AI to match patients with providers.
The No Surprises Act was signed into law in late 2020 in an effort to end surprise medical bills for emergency and scheduled care. But the law has since faced a number of legal challenges as well as a substantial backlog of claims.
St. Cloud, Minn.-based CentraCare, which operates eight hospitals, had both its default rating and that on various bonds affirmed at “AA-” as the health system continues to enjoy strong local market share and solid financial operations, Fitch Ratings s…
Anita Toussi, MD, PhD, has been named chief medical officer for Centura Health’s St. Catherine Hospitals in southwest Kansas. She took on the role Feb. 27, according to a news release.
Nearly a quarter of U.S. physicians have symptoms of depression, yet many are hesitant to seek professional help, according to Medscape’s ”Physician Burnout Report” published March 4.
