According to a report analysis by Guidehouse, health system executives are giving precedence to cybersecurity investments, aligning with the rising digital and IT budgets projected for their organizations in 2024.
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The 15 hospitals with more than 5 Magnet designations
Less than 0.25% of the nation’s hospitals have more than five Magnet designations, and only one state has more than one hospital part of the elite list.
How hospital workforces are transforming
Four key factors are driving changes in the healthcare workforce as the aging U.S. population continues to grow, requiring more care from fewer, younger workers, according to a November report published by the American Hospital Association.
Oregon system in 'financial crisis' completes sale of labs
Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health has completed the sale of its outreach laboratory operations to Labcorp in a restructuring move aimed at improving the system’s financial health.
R1 RCM hit with noncompliance notice from Nasdaq
R1 RCM has received a noncompliance notice from Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Department resulting from R1’s delay in filing its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2023.
Pharmacy owners, physician convicted in $145M fraud scheme
Two pharmacy owners and a physician were convicted in a Texas federal court for their roles in a $145 million scheme to defraud the Labor Department through the submission of fraudulent claims for prescription compound creams.
California hospital closes maternity ward, lays off 87
Southwest Healthcare’s Palmdale (Calif.) Regional Medical Center has laid off 87 employees following the suspension of maternity services at the facility, according to WARN documents filed with the state Nov. 14.
A cancer patient's dying wish to burn other's medical debt goes viral, now topping $40M
Casey McIntyre, 38, died from ovarian cancer on Nov. 12. Since then, the campaign she started to pay off others’ unpaid medical bills has topped $40 million.
Hospital president to step down in Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist restructuring
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist said several leadership transitions are in the works at some of its community hospitals as it is developing a new, streamlined leadership model across the facilities.
Suspected gunman identified in New Hampshire hospital shooting
Authorities have identified the man suspected of shooting a security guard to death Nov. 17 at Concord-based New Hampshire State Hospital.
