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PeaceHealth picks Medline for physician, post-acute vendor

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has picked Medline for both its physician office and post-acute care vendor agreements.

40% of physicians plan to cut clinical hours

A recent survey found 40.3% of physicians are “likely” or “definitely” going to reduce clinical work hours in the next 12 months.

UConn Health taps consulting firm for revenue-boosting plan

Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health hired a healthcare investment consulting firm to boost revenue as it contends with declining state aid, the Connecticut Mirror reported Dec. 6. 

Weill Cornell finds race doesn't impact cardiovascular risk

A Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian study found removing race information from cardiovascular risk calculators did not affect patients’ risk scores.

Ardent restores access to Epic

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services has restored access to its Epic EHR system after a Nov. 23 ransomware attack temporarily halted access to the application. 

A simpler way for better health 

At a time when the health industry is facing some of the roughest currents in history, we have an opportunity to rethink how we collectively steer the ship. When it comes to staying healthy and navigating the nation’s current fee-for-service healthcare…

Illinois bill to beef up hospital M&A oversight

Illinois is gearing up to increase its oversight of proposed healthcare facility mergers and acquisitions. 

40M postpartum women have lingering health issues

More than a third of mothers — around 40 million women — are affected by lingering health issues after giving birth, according to a new study published Dec. 6 in The Lancet Global Health.

More health systems offload home health businesses

As financial challenges and labor shortages continue to plague much of the healthcare industry, many hospitals and health systems have decided to pause, shrink or remove their home health services.

Florida health system adds to C-suite, reshuffles hospital CEOs

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System has moved several leaders into new roles within the organization.