Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health plans to use smart rings to track the health of patients through a collaboration with wearables company Movano Health.
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HCA hospital in Missouri names Robyn Miller chief nursing officer
Belton (Mo.) Regional Medical Center, part of HCA Midwest Health, named Robyn Miller, MSN, RN, its chief nursing officer.
Island Health closes service line, restructures leadership to offset losses
Anacortes, Wash.-based Island Health will end the year with a loss of about $5 million and aims to restructure its leadership team and close a service line to save money, goanacortes.com reported Dec. 7
Oregon State Hospital calls for more funding as court order demands quicker patient discharge
The Oregon State Hospital is urging lawmakers to boost funding so it can properly treat patients and meet a recent court order to discharge them quicker, a Dec. 8 Oregon Capital Chronicle report said.
Amoxicillin shortage worsens to 44 products, resupply dates pushed to 2023
The number of amoxicillin products on back order has increased to 44 after months of the antibiotic being out of stock, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
6 major moves ASCs should know
From an ASC closure to an acquisition spree, here are six moves Becker’s has reported on since Dec. 2:
Maryland hospital opens critical care unit
The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Md., has opened a 22-room critical care unit to support the estimated 2,800 patients who receive critical care at the hospital each year.
OIG's system to prevent repeat billing fraud is broken: Report
The HHS’ Office of Inspector General keeps a list of more than 14,000 individuals barred from receiving federal healthcare dollars, but does little to track what these individuals do after being banned, Kaiser Health News reported Dec. 12.
VA to hire 1,000 IT workers to help with Oracle Cerner EHR rollout
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to hire 1,000 IT workers to help with the implementation of its Oracle Cerner EHR, FedScoop reported.
20.5% wage hike in 1st year on table in tentative Borgess-Ascension deal
Members of the Michigan Nurses Association at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo have reached a tentative agreement with hospital management.
