TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield, Tenn., has appointed Haley Biggers CFO.
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Hospitals' bottom lines swell after staffing strategy overhauls
Nurse, physician and administrative staff shortages have led to expensive contract labor, overworked staff and under-resourced hospitals. C-suite executives across the board are redesigning recruitment and retention efforts for clinical and administrat…
Residents say New Jersey hospital is leaving them in the dark on expansion plans
Local residents are demanding far greater transparency over the possible expansion of Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center, according to a Sept. 27 patch.com report.
Johns Hopkins All Children's lawyer questions jury's impartiality in Netflix documentary case
Howard Hunter, the lawyer representing St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital against a lawsuit stemming from a case that was brought to light in a Netflix documentary, Take Care of Maya, expressed concerns about the jury Sept…
Beacon Health System harnesses AI tool to boost patient capacity
Beacon Health System said its artificial intelligence-powered clinical documentation tool from Nuance has allowed its physicians to “improve” the number of patients they see.
Odds of federal shutdown grow: 5 updates
The federal government started notifying employees Sept. 28 that a shutdown may be imminent due to the ongoing gridlock in Congress regarding funding bills, The Washington Post reported.
Hundreds of referrals received 6 months in to Cleveland Clinic's employer offering
Questioning a serious diagnosis can be daunting for patients when they don’t know where to turn. But just six months into Cleveland Clinic’s employer offering, hundreds of patient referrals have already been received since the program debuted in March….
Ascension nurses allege interference with union drive
Nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore are accusing Ascension management of illegally refusing to respect the nurses’ right to organize.
5 most highly valued telehealth unicorns
Despite the decline in telehealth usage in recent months, two telehealth companies are still valued at $3 billion or more, according to an Aug. 31 report from CB Insights.
HHS unveils $104M project to combat antibiotic resistance
HHS is awarding up to $104 million to a project to combat the growing threat of drug-resistant bacteria, which account for nearly 3.8 million infections a year in the U.S.
