Three recent chief information officer moves Becker’s has covered since Jan. 5:
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Adena to cut 69 positions, send 340 employees to Ensemble amid restructuring
Adena Health System is eliminating 69 positions — 1.6 percent of its workforce — and sending 340 revenue cycle department employees to Ensemble Health Partners’ payroll in a move President and CEO Jeff Graham hopes will boost the health system’s financ…
3 states slide nurse-staffing mandates on the table
Three states have recently proposed staffing ratios, which would limit the number of patients a nurse could be assigned at once.
'Back in the Black': Kaweah cuts 94 jobs, staff benefits in $98M savings plan
Visalia, Calif.-based Kaweah Health has embarked on a new strategy to cut costs after three years of financial losses totaling around $133 million, according to a Jan. 19 report in The Sentinel.
5 health systems that reported a cyberattack in the last 30 days
From EHR shutdowns to technical problems related to an IT security issue, here are five hospitals and health systems that have been affected by a cybersecurity incident since Dec. 21:
Lawmakers go after UPMC
Two Pennsylvania lawmakers are setting their sights on UPMC, elevating allegations published in a report from the American Economic Liberties Project that accuses the Pittsburgh-based health system of building a monopoly.
7 recent chief medical, nursing officer moves
Seven recent chief medical and nursing officer moves Becker’s has covered since Jan. 13:
10 states with the fewest hospitals at risk of closure
Hundreds of hospitals in the U.S. are at immediate risk of closing, largely due not to financial mismanagement but inadequate reimbursements, according to the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.
Good luck finding accountants for your audit this year
More than 300,000 accountants and auditors have quit since January 2021, and some accounting firms are no longer performing external audits for businesses, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 18.
Insight signs agreement to operate shuttered Iowa hospital
Flint, Mich.-based Insight has signed a letter of intent to take over the shuttered Keokuk Area Hospital in Iowa, according to a Jan. 19 report from NBC affiliate WGEM.
