Kettering (Ohio) Health has opened an innovation center focused on artificial intelligence and digital health.
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Hackers claim to obtain CVS, Medicare data in Change hack
A hacking gang claims it nabbed data on several other payers in the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare, CyberScoop reported.
Fitch boosts Tenet's outlook
Fitch Ratings recently revised Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s outlook from stable to positive.
California hospital appeals court decision ending bankruptcy
The board overseeing Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is appealing a California judge’s ruling that found the hospital ineligible to remain in Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
The indispensability myth
Workers used to aim to make themselves indispensable in order to survive layoffs. Now, many say there’s no such thing, The Wall Street Journal reported April 3.
How labor costs are tracking at 30 health systems
While the healthcare industry continues to deal with ongoing physician shortages and a mixture of hospital margins, many health systems are investing more into their healthcare workforce to help reduce and improve their total expenses and operating mar…
CDC tells clinicians to watch for bird flu in new health alert
The CDC is warning clinicians and state health departments to watch for bird flu cases after a Texas resident was infected, presumably from dairy cattle.
No new staff, all new results: Why virtual nursing is thriving at ChristianaCare
In two years, Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare has expanded virtual nursing to 41% of its beds without adding a single new staff member.
The ongoing Steward financial saga: 17 things to know
Over the last few months, Dallas-based Steward Health Care has been subject to increased scrutiny regarding the health system’s troubled finances and the status of its 33 hospitals across eight states.
4 hospitals closing emergency departments
Freestanding emergency departments are becoming more prominent as health systems bolster their outpatient strategies, but emergency departments at some hospitals are disappearing.
