Hospital and public health officials are urging people to take precautions and be mindful of where they seek care to limit capacity strain on emergency departments as respiratory virus activity heats up heading into the holiday season.
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Hospital C-suite alarmed by worsening antimicrobial resistance
A new report from the nonprofit group the Sepsis Alliance found that while 88% of hospital C-suite leaders think antimicrobial resistance is getting more severe, only 26% graded themselves with an ‘A’ on their own hospital’s efforts to address this.
Hospitals' top 8 uses for wireless technology
Wearable devices have the opportunity to empower patients in their own healthcare, but health systems will have to improve security and connectivity for broader adoption, according to a report from the College of Healthcare Information Management Execu…
Amazon's pay for 17 healthcare jobs
Amazon, which released its newest healthcare service in early November, continues to hire for its push into the industry.
Michigan Medicine's approach to charging for MyChart messages
University of Michigan Health, based in Ann Arbor, has joined a number of large hospitals and health systems by charging patients for certain messages received through online patient portals, Detroit Free Presss reported Nov. 21.
SCOTUS rejects Indian IT company's appeal in Epic trade secrets lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services’ petition to file an appeal of a verdict handed down by the District Court of Wisconsin relating to a trade secrets dispute with Epic, Business Standard reported Nov. 21.
5 most expensive EHR installs of 2023
As software prices climb, a new EHR can be quite costly. In 2023, Becker’s reported on health systems in West Virginia and Florida spending more than $50 million on a new EHR.
Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO
Microsoft is strengthening its artificial intelligence expertise with the goal of “setting a new pace for innovation,” according to The New York Times.
Self-pay ED visits jumped following Medicaid redeterminations: Study
The percentage of self-pay patients increased for emergency department, hospital and primary care visits starting in April 2023, when states could begin terminating Medicaid coverage, according to a Nov. 17 study from Epic Research, a division of the E…
US Anesthesia Partners seeks to dismiss FTC's 'flawed' antitrust complaint
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, a private equity-backed group affiliated with more than 4,500 physicians, has filed a motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s civil complaint alleging that certain USAP business practices violate U.S. competition laws.
