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.
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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.
Mount Sinai faces lawsuit for allegedly overstaying lease
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System is facing charges from a landlord who alleges it overstayed its lease, the Commercial Observer reported Oct. 4.
OhioHealth names chief ethics and compliance officer
Columbus-based OhioHealth named Valda Clark Christian senior vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer.
National Academy of Medicine: 7 priorities to improve health workers’ well-being
The National Academy of Medicine recently released a “National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being,” urging health systems and the U.S. government toward “collective action” to fight burnout.
Pay gap widens between male, female physicians: study
Male physicians receive significantly higher payments from medical companies compared with female physicians, according to a study published Sept. 28 Jama Surgery.
Oregon nursing home fire kills 1
One person died and several were injured in a fire caused by an explosion at an Oregon nursing home Oct. 5, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
20% of Americans with medical debt don’t think they’ll ever pay it off
Research indicates that rising healthcare costs continue to be a dominant concern in the U.S., and the unequal consequences of healthcare debt are evident in the findings, with nearly 20 percent of Americans reporting medical debt they do not think the…
