Nearly all 111 of Mississippi’s hospitals are facing financial difficulties in multiple areas, but the state’s senators might not be committed to proposed solutions, Mississippi Today reported Nov. 21.
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1 in 8 deaths tied to bacterial infections, global study finds
Bacterial infections accounted for nearly 14 percent of deaths globally in 2019, trailing heart disease as the world’s second-leading cause of death, according to a study published Nov. 21 in The Lancet.
EvergreenHealth board votes to count COVID-19 aid as revenue, triggering management bonuses
Kirkland, Wash.-based EvergreenHealth’s board of directors voted 4-3 to count COVID-19 aid as revenue, which triggered an average bonus of $9,200 for the system’s 206 managers, Crosscut reported Nov. 22.
Kaiser Permanente employee inappropriately accessed EHR — 8,000 patients affected
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States notified 8,556 patients that some of their information was compromised due to an employee inappropriately accessing portions of its electronic health records.
'The status quo is not enough' to stay ahead of the curve, says DePuy Synthes' new ASC VP
Andrie Leday joined DePuy Synthes, Johnson and Johnson’s orthopedic company, as its vice president of the ASC division in August, following 12 years at Medtronic.
Florida hospital partners with city on affordable housing
Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Hospital may partner with the city government to turn its West Moreno Street Campus into 214 affordable housing units as the hospital plans to relocate to Brent Lane next year, Pensacola News Journal reported Nov. 22.
Are payers pushing procedures to ASCs?
Two leaders joined Becker’s to discuss whether payers are pushing procedures to ASCs and other outpatient settings.
SSM Health reports $484M loss amid excess costs, investment problems
St. Louis-based SSM Health, which operates 23 hospitals and over 300 physician locations across four states, has revealed losses totaling over $484 million for the nine months ending Sept. 30. That figure compares with a net income of $447.5 million fo…
Low demand forces Pennsylvania hospital to cut emergency surgery
Geisinger Jersey Shore (Pa.) Hospital has cut emergency surgery from its service list due to low demand, PennLive reported Nov. 20.
Top health tech CTOs of 2022, per Healthcare Technology Report
Chief technology officers play a big role in the increasingly tech-driven world of healthcare. Here are the top 25 chief technology officers at health tech companies for 2022, according to market researcher Healthcare Technology Report.
