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Where some systems go wrong with hospital turnarounds, per Prime's CFO

Acquiring financially struggling hospitals is a high-stakes endeavor that many health systems approach with optimism, but few execute successfully. Misaligned strategies, insufficient capital investment and underestimating market dynamics often derail …

Americans' confidence in healthcare quality hits record low: Gallup

A recent Gallup poll revealed that Americans’ perception of the quality of healthcare in the U.S. is the lowest it’s been since Gallup began checking the trending data in 2001. 

A 4-year journey from switchboard operator to hospital CFO

Emilee Stratton was only supposed to spend 16 weeks in Childress, Texas. A decade later, she’s still in town, overseeing the finances of Childress Regional Medical Center, which this year was named to the National Rural Hospital Association’s “Top 20 R…

How healthcare AI is meeting the hype at UW Health

Ambient clinical documentation will be commonplace in healthcare three years from now, according to Chero Goswami, chief information and digital officer at Madison, Wis.-based UW Health.

How healthcare AI is meeting the hype at UW Health

Ambient clinical documentation will be commonplace in healthcare three years from now, according to Chero Goswami, chief information and digital officer at Madison, Wis.-based UW Health.

10 most common phishing emails

Email phishing is one of the most common ways hackers try to gain entry into hospital and health system IT networks.

1,600 UPMC nurses sign letter calling for safe staffing, raises

More than 1,600 nurses at Pittsburgh-based UPMC have signed an open letter urging the health system to make investments in its workforce. 

Massachusetts hospital discloses year-old Christmas breach

Newburyport, Mass.-based Anna Jaques Hospital has disclosed a data security incident that may have compromised the personal and medical information of patients and employees.

Former medical director sues New York system for wrongful termination

A former director of medical staff services at Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System is suing the system, claiming her termination was retaliation for whistleblowing, the Observer-Dispatch reported Dec. 6.

US sets whooping cough case record: 3 virus season updates

During Thanksgiving week, the CDC recorded 364 whooping cough infections, surpassing the previous record of 228 cases the same week in 2010.