Category: ROOT

Cardiologist pay by the numbers 

Here are nine key stats on cardiologist compensation:

Cleveland Clinic joins quantum computing innovation hub

Cleveland Clinic has been selected as a founding partner and the leading healthcare system in the Healthcare Quantum Innovation Hub based in greater Washington, D.C.

Arizona health system files $10M breach of contract suit against physician group 

Community Health has filed a suit to recover nearly $10 million from Fresno, Ariz.-based physician group Santé Health System, The Sun reported Oct. 5. 

5 recent nurse lawsuits 

Here are five recent lawsuits filed by nurses that Becker’s has covered since Aug. 17: 

4 steps healthcare leaders can take to prepare for future outbreaks

The U.S. healthcare industry would benefit from investing in infection prevention in control, especially in light of the missteps from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Devin Jopp, EdD, CEO of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control & …

CDC: 80% of long COVID-19 patients struggle to complete daily tasks 

Of the nearly 24 million patients in the U.S. suffering from long COVID-19, 80 percent are having trouble carrying out daily tasks, an Oct. 5 report from the CDC found.

Watch for Ebola cases, CDC tells physicians

The CDC is warning clinicians to be on alert for potential Ebola cases in the U.S. and implementing airport screenings amid an outbreak in Uganda. 

Pennsylvania hospital names Dr. Jon Rittenberger chief medical officer

Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie named Jon Rittenberger, MD, chief medical officer of its Robert Packer Hospital, also in Sayre. 

12 health systems outsourcing RCM functions

Becker’s has reported on 12 health systems that have opted to outsource finance jobs or other revenue cycle functions since Jan. 1:

AdventHealth requests addition of 14,500-square-foot ASC to Florida development

AdventHealth has requested city officials approve an amendment to its planned Clermont (Fla.) Health Park development to construct a 14,500-square-foot ASC, according to an Oct. 6 report from local news source GrowthSpotter.