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Measles spike poses 'renewed threat' to elimination: CDC

Nearly one-third of U.S. measles cases reported since 2020 have occurred this year, the CDC said in an April 11 report. 

100 academic medical centers' top 10 operational priorities

What are academic medical centers focusing on most amid increasing pressure to improve performance?

Kaiser launches Food is Medicine Center of Excellence

Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest nonprofit health system, established its Food Is Medicine Center of Excellence on April 11. 

New York hospital transitions to critical access facility

Massena (N.Y.) Hospital, a 25-bed facility that is part of St. Lawrence Heath, has converted into a critical access hospital. 

Prime Healthcare gets credit rating upgrade

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Prime Healthcare Foundation’s rating on a series of bonds from “BBB” to “BBB+” with its rating outlook at stable. 

Judy Faulkner's financial philosophy

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner is happy when her employees don’t know what EBIDTA stands for.

Why HCA nurses are working from home

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is increasingly hiring nurses to work from home.

12 changes that would improve quality of care most, per providers

Clinicians said improving staffing ratios and increasing annual salary could have the biggest effect on quality of care for patients, according to an April 11 Soliant Health report.

Hawaii opens 1st-of-its-kind clinic in high school

Hawaii has unveiled the first high school-based clinic in the country, Hawaii News Now reported April 11.

New York hospital physician fired after maternal, infant deaths

A physician was fired, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull was placed in immediate jeopardy, following two patient deaths in the hospital’s maternity ward, The New York Times reported April 11.