The largest health system in the U.S. doesn’t have any hospitals meeting price transparency regulations, according to a report from patientrightsadvocate.org.
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43% of rural hospitals are in the red: 6 things to know
With the end of pandemic-era relief programs, the rural health safety net is under renewed pressure, according to a Feb. 7 report from healthcare advisory firm Chartis Group.
Pennsylvania medical office building with ASC, GI practice acquired
A medical office building in Bensalem Township, Penn., has been acquired by real estate firm Montecito Medical.
Nurse viewpoint: Mandatory staffing ratios are the wrong fight
Mandatory nurse staffing ratios are a temporary solution to a larger issue and will not bring about the respect the profession deserves, Kathleen Bartholomew, MN, RN, a national speaker and nurse advocate, wrote in an op-ed for Nurse.org. Instead, nurs…
Children's hospital adds new gunshot detection equipment
Dayton (Ohio) Children’s Hospital deployed gunshot detection technology which can activate security measures at a moment’s notice, SDM Magazine reported Feb. 9.
Optum vs. CVS Health after the $10.6B Oak Street deal
CVS Health plans to acquire Oak Street Health in a $10.6 billion deal, which will likely close later this year.
WHO warns bird flu's risk to humans could increase: 6 updates
Avian flu has begun to spread to mammals, including minks, otters, foxes and sea lions, and WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, warned that the risk to humans may begin to rise.
HHS releases roadmap out of public health emergency
HHS is planning for the federal COVID-19 public health emergency to end on May 11.
North Korea using ransomware attacks on healthcare as revenue source, Feds say
North Korean state-sponsored ransomware groups are targeting South Korean and U.S. healthcare organizations with Maui and H0lyGh0st ransomware as a way to raise revenue for the North Korean government, according to a Feb. 9 U.S. government cy…
Trinity Health hospital locks down after bomb threat, X-ray finds fruit
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Trinity Health St. Mary’s Hospital locked down its emergency department around 10 p.m. Feb. 9 due to a bomb threat, Fox affiliate WXMI reported.
