Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System has cut around 150 positions, 88 of which were previously vacant and will remain unfilled, NBC affiliate WGEM reported Oct. 11.
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Inside 2 health system apprenticeship programs tackling workforce shortages
Kora Irby has served as a culinary apprentice at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., since the program launched this summer, and attributes the experience to helping her realize her dream of becoming a chef.
Lawsuit: Former St. Louis hospital CEO owed damages in wake of resignation
The former CEO of South City Hospital in St. Louis claims in a lawsuit that conditions of a separation agreement were not met, the St. Louis Business Journal reported Oct. 10.
Loma Linda University Medical Center digitizes trauma screenings through Epic EHR
Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center digitally screens for childhood adversity in its Epic EHR, leading to increases in both screenings and revenue, according to an Oct. 10 report from the EHR vendor.
Why common respiratory viruses cause more severe illness in kids
Respiratory infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus, enterovirus and other common viruses tend to cause more severe disease among children in part because of their small airways.
More than half of young gastroenterologists have student debt
More than half of gastroenterologists under 40 have student debt, according to Medscape’s “Young Physician Compensation Report 2022.”
Former Allscripts CEO Paul Black joins private equity firm
Former Allscripts CEO Paul Black has signed on to private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners as a consultant for its healthcare investment group.
Improved medians prep nonprofit children’s hospitals for inflation
U.S. nonprofit children’s hospitals staged a rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic and now brace for a different challenge, according to an Oct. 11 report from Fitch Ratings.
Arkansas ASC expands surgical team
Mandy Rice, DO, joined the surgical team at the CHI St. Vincent Surgery Clinic-Hot Springs, The Sentinel-Record reported Oct. 10.
10 recent RCM mergers and acquisitions
From Optum’s completed merger with Change Healthcare to Knowtion Health acquiring Amplus, here are 10 revenue cycle management mergers and acquisitions Becker’s has reported since June 21:
