Banning, Calif.-based San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital said a cybersecurity incident disrupted its IT operations.
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‘Enough is enough’: AMA pushes prior authorization fix
Physicians should be scrambling to contact their legislators about passing prior authorization reform and blocking an 8.5 percent cut to physician Medicare payment, the American Medical Association said in a Nov. 17 article.
Amazon is hiring for these 7 healthcare positions
While it is reducing staff in some areas, Amazon continues to grow its healthcare business. Here are seven health-related jobs the tech giant recently posted.
3 major gastroenterology moves in 2 weeks
Here are three gastroenterology moves Becker’s has reported on since Nov. 4:
Providence hospital leaders urged to act after patient dies in ER
Leadership of Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Wash.) is facing pushback from local city and county officials, who expressed “disappointment” after a patient died in the hospital’s emergency department, The Daily Herald reported Nov. 11.
‘Open notes’ are here. Are patients reading them?
Patients can now see most of their physicians’ notes about their visits, but not many are taking advantage of this newfound transparency, The Atlantic reported.
HonorHealth outbids Banner for 48 acres in Arizona
Banner Health had its eyes on a parcel of land in Scottsdale, Ariz., but HonorHealth ended up winning a bidding war, the Phoenix Business Journal reported Nov. 17.
Administrator of the Week: Deborah Herdman, RN
Deborah Herdman, RN, administrator of Paragon Surgery Center in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, is Becker’s ASC administrator of the week.
$25M surgery center with orthopedic care opens in Florida
Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health and Jacksonville-based Jax Spine and Pain Centers have opened a $25 million multispeciality surgery center in Jacksonville, according to a Nov. 18 report from WJCT News.
26 recent hospital, health system executive moves
The following hospital and health system executive moves have been reported by Becker’s since Nov. 11:
