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Mass General Brigham, Northwell and Mayo: Where hospitals are spending their innovation dollars

From virtual nurses to artificial intelligence-powered scheduling to pill-sized robots, hospitals and health systems have started 2023 with an eye on innovation.

10 hospitals among Healthgrades' best for at least 15 years

Healthgrades’ 2023 list of America’s Best Hospitals includes 10 that have earned the recognition for at least 15 years straight. 

Private equity won't lose its grip on ASC market

Private equity has weaved its way into ASCs, and healthcare experts don’t expect it to go anywhere.

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions no longer just about scale

Some of the larger merger and acquisition transactions and proposals in the healthcare sector are no longer just about economies of scale but have other goals in mind, such as improving health equity, according to a Jan. 12 report from KaufmanHall.

New York healthcare worker vaccine mandate 'null, void,' judge rules

A state Supreme Court judge has struck down New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, ABC affiliate WKBW reported Jan. 16. 

MultiCare acquires 12th hospital, adding 2,700 staff

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System on Jan. 17 completed the acquisition of Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital and its associated clinics.

3 CFO rules for a modern provider pay program

Provider shortages and shifting priorities among the workforce are changing what a sustainable modern compensation program looks like.

Corewell Health to build cardiovascular ASC

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health, formerly known as Spectrum Health, has plans to build an outpatient cardiovascular surgery center, MLive reported Jan. 15.

Feds warn against 2 ransomware groups targeting healthcare

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a brief Jan. 12 warning the healthcare sector about the tactics and exploitation techniques used by Royal ransomware and BlackCat ransomware, two ransomware groups that have been aggressively t…

Unauthorized party removes files containing patient info from California hospital

An unauthorized party has removed files containing patients’ personal information from Hayward, Calif.-based St. Rose Hospital, JDSupra reported Jan. 13.