Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has been a leader in value-based care for years. The health system now includes 33 hospitals, 385 clinics and a health plan as well as key partnerships across the continuum of care.
Category: Static
Rural Southern hospitals dominate in taking up REH designation
Only 15 hospitals have taken up the new rural emergency hospital designation, and 10 of them are in the southern part of the country, The Washington Post said in an Oct. 23 report.
11 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From the Washington Hospital Association suing the state over a charity care law, to Mayo Clinic and Lifepoint Health suing Bristol Myers Squibb for allegedly inflating the price of a cancer drug, here are 11 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s …
Why nurses prefer staffing agencies — beyond the paycheck
Nurses who work for staffing agencies are much more satisfied than their counterparts who serve hospitals, health systems, home healthcare providers and senior living facilities, according to an Oct. 18 report from MIT Sloan Management Review.
PeaceHealth files layoff notice ahead of Oregon hospital closure
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has notified state officials about layoffs associated with the closure of its Sacred Heart Medical Center University District hospital campus in Eugene, Ore.
10 best MBA programs, per Fortune
Fortune is back with its third annual ranking of the full-time master of business administration programs.
New bladder cancer treatment cuts death risk by 55%
A recent study reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 55% in bladder cancer patients with a new combination of drugs, CNN reported Oct. 22.
Economists ease recession predictions
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal are less worried about a recession.
Feds warn of increased hate crimes as hospitals struggle in speaking up
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning of increased risk of antisemitic and Islamophobic hate attacks in the United States amid the Israel-Hamas war, ABC News reports.
Providence to phase out chief executive role at 2 hospitals
The chief executives of two Providence hospitals in California will be leaving their roles as part of a restructuring to streamline executive roles, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
