A “headline-grabbing” health system/digital health company merger? Less digital health investment from hospitals? More virtual healthcare workers to meet staffing shortages?
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4 recent chief medical, nursing officer moves
Four chief medical and nursing officer moves Becker’s has covered since Dec. 15:
The loopholes of the 340B program
Hospitals are failing to fulfill the promise of the 340B program, which offers discounted drugs to hospitals that treat a large proportion of underinsured and uninsured patients, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 20.
Albany Med says Epic EHR integration will go live in 2024
Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center said it has made progress with its Epic EHR transition and that the integration is set to go live in 2024.
South Dakota health system notifies patients of 3rd-party data breach
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System notified 1,059 patients that their information may have been compromised due to a third-party data breach at its business associate and collections vendor, AAA Collections.
Providence Health sells Oregon medical office building
Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health sold a medical office building in Clackamas, Ore., Commercial Property Executive reported Dec. 21.
Memorial Healthcare reports million dollar losses as hospitals suffer income decline
Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare reported a net loss of approximately $104.7 million for the six months ended Oct. 31, including a $95.6 million loss in the last three months of that period. The numbers compare with a net gain of $50.9 million…
4 Florida ASCs on Leapfrog's top ASCs list
Here are the four ASCs from Florida that made The Leapfrog Group’s 2022 “Top ASCs” report:
8 Medtronic GI moves since November
Medtronic is a medical device company offering artificial intelligence solutions to gastrointestinal procedures such as colonoscopies. From new partnerships to technology installations, here are eight moves made by the company Becker’s has reported on …
New York hospital network still relying on paper records after November IT incident
New York City-based One Brooklyn Health’s hospitals are still relying on paper charting after a November cybersecurity incident caused three of its hospitals to shut down its EHR and IT systems, CNN reported Dec. 20.
