Hospitals are partnering with retail and tech disruptors such as Walmart, Walgreens, Instacart, CVS Health and One Medical to expand access to care at retail locations.
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Healthcare job cuts up 109% year over year
Healthcare/products companies and manufacturers, including hospitals, have announced the third-most job cuts year to date among 30 industries and sectors measured, according to one new analysis.
How 1 company aims to enhance physician security
Online networking service Doximity unveiled a new free service named DocDefender, which is designed to eliminate a physician’s private phone numbers and addresses from publicly accessible websites.
Emory Healthcare teams with digital health company on medication costs, adherence
Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is partnering with digital health company DrFirst to use artificial intelligence and text messaging to improve patients’ medication adherence and costs.
8 ways CMIOs' responsibilities have changed, per survey
Nearly 8 in 10 chief medical information officers say they have taken on more responsibilities over the past two years, a new survey found.
Rural hospitals in crisis mode
Since 2005, 104 rural hospitals have closed, with another 89 facilities no longer providing inpatient services, according to data compiled by the University of North Carolina’s Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.
The top specialties female physicians would choose again
Fewer female physicians say they would choose medicine as a career again, a Medscape report found.
2nd case of dengue confirmed in California
A second case of rare, locally acquired dengue has been confirmed by California health officials in Long Beach. The report comes just over a week after a first was reported in Pasadena.
Hospital margins improve in September, but labor pressures must be addressed: Kaufman Hall
Operating margins improved 1.4% in September over the same month in 2022, continuing a general trend in recent months, but health systems must take action against persistent labor pressures, Kaufman Hall said in two separate reports.
Broward Health invests $250M in Epic transition
Broward Health, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is spending $250 million to transition to an Epic EHR system.
