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11 medical office buildings in 3 states up for sale

A&G Real Estate Partners is selling a portfolio of 11 medical office buildings located in three states.

Geisinger, Rush, Oracle Cerner and more partner to share social determinants of health data in EHRs

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, Boston-based Tufts Medicine, Epic and Oracle Cerner are among the participants in a project to screen for and share patient data on social determinants of health in EHRs, the …

Ascension, CommonSpirit’s annual losses total $3.7B

Two of the largest nonprofit health systems, Ascension and CommonSpirit Health, ended fiscal year 2022 with losses. 

Ascension, CommonSpirit’s annual losses total $3.7B

Two of the largest nonprofit health systems, Ascension and CommonSpirit Health, ended fiscal year 2022 with losses. 

Judge orders HHS to restore 340B drug costs after 6-year battle

A federal judge ruled Sept. 28 that HHS must immediately cover 340B hospitals’ drug costs rather than waiting until 2023. The American Hospital Association and 340B organizations applauded the decision, which took “nearly six years,” Maureen Testoni, 3…

Kaleida Health strike cost could exceed $142M monthly, CEO says

Amid contract negotiations with two unions, officials with Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health estimate that the economic cost of a strike could exceed $142 million per month, Buffalo Business First reported Sept. 29.

Hundreds of hospitals at risk of flooding from hurricanes, Harvard study finds 

A study published as Hurricane Ian makes its way through Florida found that at least 50 percent of hospitals in 25 metropolitan areas along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of flooding from a Category 2 hurricane. 

1,000+ hospitals, health groups join Northwell gun safety coalition

More than 1,000 hospitals and health associations have joined a campaign led by New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health that encourages parents to ask about gun safety. 

Connecticut hospital warns patients about third-party data breach

Stafford Springs, Conn.-based Johnson Memorial Hospital is alerting patients that a data breach at a law firm potentially compromised some of its patient data, Journal Inquirer reported Sept. 28. 

Epic developing new software for rare diseases

Epic is working to develop a new software application that aims to help physicians treat patients with rare diseases, WisBusiness reported Sept. 28.