Below are three health systems that launched a new Epic EHR system or announced plans to do so since Nov. 9.
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Beware of your vendors: 3rd parties source of 50% of healthcare data breaches
Hospitals and health systems are facing significant data security and privacy threats due to the lack of vetting of their third-party vendors, BankInfoSecurity reported Dec. 5.
50 states ranked by overall health in 2022
United Health Foundation released its 2022 America’s Health Rankings Dec. 6, which analyzes the overall health of the 50 states and marks the return of the rankings after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Illinois health system taps Tenet exec for COO
Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System has named Kathy Donovan, MSN, RN its new chief operating officer.
How Mercy embraced a gig mindset for nursing
Mercy, a multistate health system based in Chesterfield, Mo., has harnessed an employment model usually associated with ride-share services and food delivery and applied it to nursing.
Administrator of the Week: November recap
Here are the four ASC administrators named Administrator of the Week by Becker’s in November:
Viewpoint: healthcare workers face 'moral injury,' not just burnout
The term “burnout” understates the struggles of healthcare professionals — “moral injury” is a more accurate attribution, psychologist Jessica Jackson, PhD, wrote in a Dec. 3 article for Quartz.
Lehigh Valley breaks ground on new $27M hospital construction project
Construction started on the $27 million Lehigh Valley Hospital-Macungie project, which is slated to include a 22,194-square-foot hospital and a 10,182-square-foot office building, The Morning Call reported Dec. 5.
West Virginia hospital evacuates after bomb threat
Madison, W.Va.-based Boone Memorial Hospital was evacuated following a bomb threat on the evening of Dec. 4.
Baltimore Lions Club donates $8K to research center, Johns Hopkins eye institute
A branch of the Lord Baltimore Lions Club has made a donation to the Lions Vision Research Center and The Johns Hopkins’ Wilmer Eye Institute, both in Baltimore, the Cape Gazette reported Dec. 3.
