A national group of maternal health physicians is threatening legal action against the Texas Department of State Health if officials do not release a state report about pregnancy-related deaths.
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4 health systems facing lawsuits for data breaches
Here are four data breach lawsuits involving health systems as reported by Becker’s since Sept. 26.
Franciscan Health aims to fight opioid epidemic with new C-section protocol
Franciscan Health in Indianapolis adopted a new protocol for scheduled cesarean sections to help fight the opioid epidemic while improving the state’s maternal mortality rate, WRTV reported.
Does prestige belong in medicine?
An air of prestige has accompanied a career in medicine for centuries. Today, those in medicine are still largely respected, but different factors — including the democratization of information, an increasingly polarized society and new care models — a…
Philadelphia hospitals look to cut real estate waste
Healthcare providers in the Philadelphia area are looking at creative ways to repurpose often underused office space just as pressure to offer facilities for patient care increases and expenses rise, according to a Nov. 2 Bisnow report.
Bomb threats halt operations at 3 Texas hospitals
Operations were halted and two Waco, Texas, hospitals and one Temple, Texas, hospital were evacuated after receiving bomb threats, ABC affiliate KWTX reported Nov. 3.
What ASCs leaders are nervous about
Seven leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what they’re most nervous about right now.
4,300 flu patients hospitalized last week: 7 FluView notes
Flu activity is ramping up across the U.S., with 4,326 lab-confirmed flu patients admitted to hospitals for the week ending Oct. 29, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report.
Tower Health names Eugene Reilly chief medical information officer
West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health tapped Eugene Reilly, MD, as its chief medical information officer and vice president.
Norton Healthcare picks new hospital’s chief administrative officer
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare has named Corenza Townsend chief administrative officer of the new Norton West Louisville Hospital, set to open in 2024.
