Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital went live with its $16 million Epic EHR installation on Oct. 1, according to Oct. 10 reporting in Aspen Daily News.
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Indiana hospitals face significant financial challenges, survey says
Indiana hospitals continue to face significant challenges, according to the most recent data collected by the Indiana Hospital Association.
Hospitalwide outages still plaguing CommonSpirit hospitals
Patients and health providers from numerous subsidiaries of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health have revealed the ongoing effect of the unidentified IT security incident that reportedly began Oct. 3.
Vanderbilt pauses gender-affirming surgeries for minors
Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., is pausing gender affirmation surgeries on patients under age 18 while it completes an internal clinical review of recently released guidance related to the treatment of transgender people.
10 providers seeking RCM talent
Ten hospitals or health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.
Tech execs left CommonSpirit before IT upheaval
At least five IT executives exited CommonSpirit Health in the months leading up to an IT security incident that began disrupting care in early October, including the chief digital and information officer.
Court OKs suit against Iowa physician accused of incompetency
Storm Lake, Iowa-based emergency room physician Andrew Obamwonyi, MD, is appealing the court’s decision to proceed with a suit alleging incompetency, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Oct. 6.
Mass General Brigham’s Dr. Anne Klibanski on building the academic health system of the future
A continued commitment to patient care, research, teaching and innovation — while addressing existing challenges — will be part of the future of healthcare, according to Anne Klibanski, MD, president and CEO of Boston-based Mass General Brigham.
Ophthalmologist pay by the numbers
Here are seven key stats on ophthalmologist compensation:
368,800-square-feet of new ASC developments this week
From a 25,000-square-foot outpatient facility in Tennessee, to an expanded ASC in California, here are six new ASC developments Becker’s reported on this week.
