Typically, when a health system is spending $700 million over 10 years, it is building a new hospital. However, for Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health, that price tag was for rehauling its IT system and switching to Epic.
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Ascension, union negotiations affect children's concert
The union representing nurses at three Ascension hospitals in Texas and Kansas, who recently held one-day strikes, are criticizing the decision to make an in-person children’s Christmas concert virtual amid contract negotiations.
Minnesota bans respiratory therapist from practicing after patient's death
The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice has indefinitely suspended a respiratory therapist from practicing in the state after determining she failed to properly prepare a patient for transfer to the ICU, The Star Tribune reported Dec. 7.
Senators probe private equity hospital transactions
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ranking member and chair of the Senate Budget Committee, respectively, have launched an investigation into the effects of private equity ownership on hospitals.
Healthcare's biggest cybersecurity challenges
Budget, lack of talent, and difficulties in managing and maintaining effective control over the security and access protocols within a system are some of the biggest challenges healthcare organizations are facing when it comes to cybersecurity, chief i…
New York hospital cuts corners on weight-loss surgeries, sources claim: New York Times
The New York Times published an investigation Dec. 7, pointing to a number of concerns with the bariatric surgery program at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, part of NYC Health + Hospitals.
Newsom seeks changes to California's new healthcare wage law
California’s minimum wage for healthcare workers is set to increase starting in 2024 under legislation signed into law by the governor this fall, which he is now looking to modify.
7 recent hospital service cuts, closures
Many hospitals and health systems are continuing to make significant changes due to continued financial challenges and restructuring.
2 former hospital CFOs involved in legal settlements
December is off to a rocky start for two former hospital CFOs who have agreed to pay a significant amount in legal settlements over the last week.
What is the government doing to protect hospitals from hacks?
Hospital leaders, Congress, and governmental agencies have been collaborating on potential solutions to healthcare data breaches that have increased 93% from 2018 to 2022.
