Kaiser Permanente Washington and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract.
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Florida legislator wants public system sold; president opposed
Titusville, Fla.-based Parrish Healthcare is the target of a Florida representative who wants to see the public system sold because of what he believes is excessive government interference. The health system, meanwhile, wants no part of a sale, accordi…
HSHS hospital gets critical access designation
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville, Ill., has been designated as a critical access hospital, ABC affiliate News Channel 20 reported Oct. 30.
Employee anxiety over jobs cuts at highest level since 2020
This month, chatter about layoffs reached the highest level since July 2020, according to a monthly employee confidence index report from Glassdoor.
Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases
From the arrest of the former leader of Arkansas’ medical board, to a former executive of HealthSun Health Plans accused of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar scheme, here are 10 healthcare fraud cases Becker’s has reported since Oct. 10:
Tufts, Intermountain CEOs on strategies to bridge the employee trust gap
Building trust with front-line employees is crucial for any hospital or health system CEO. Workers want assurance that the leader of their organization is honest and values their feedback. While efforts to build this trust must be intentional and requi…
HCA and Belmont's new medical school accepting applications
Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., announced that applications are live for the new college of medicine it launched in partnership with Nashville-based HCA Healthcare.
HSHS addresses data security breach
Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System said it has begun reviewing the data that has been potentially impacted by an August cybersecurity incident on the health system.
Allegheny to pilot 47-bed digital nursing feature
In January, Allegheny Health Network’s Forbes Hospital, based in Monroeville, Pa., will initiate a telehealth trial with 47 beds that enables a nurse located in Allegheny Center to welcome newly admitted patients and provide discharge instructions to t…
South Dakota system taps CFO
Watertown, S.D.-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has named Lynn Severson CFO.
