Epic has helped pave the way for a tech boom in the Madison, Wis., area and change the community’s perception as a “boomerang city,” the Badger Herald reported.
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IT talent shortage eating at UTMC's budget
The University of Toledo (Ohio) Medical Center said university officials are paying more than $83.1 million to purchase outside services, including paying third-party vendors to provide staff for its laboratory and tech positions, Toledo Blade reported…
New rule demands more from hospitals on sepsis prevention
Beginning this fall, hospitals could be at risk of losing funding if they do not meet certain benchmarks for sepsis care, due to a Biden administration rule proposed in August.
Florida hospital pauses elective surgeries amid power outage
Power outages spurred Baptist Medical Center South in Jacksonville, Fla., to delay some elective surgeries this week, WJXT reported Sept. 28
Contracts that put workers on hook for training costs face pushback
Regulators are starting to crack down on contracts that require workers to pay their employers back for training costs if they leave their jobs before the contract is up — arrangements that have come increasingly common over the past few years, especia…
ThedaCare splits CFO/COO role
Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare is dividing up financial and operational responsibilities formerly held by one Mark Thompson.
North Carolina hospital to end labor, delivery services
Dunn, N.C.-based Betsy Johnson Hospital, part of two-hospital system Harnett Health, will end labor and delivery services Oct. 15.
Texas hospital selects Meditech
Victoria, Texas-based Citizens Medical Center is installing Meditech Expanse as its EHR.
Children's Wisconsin marketing exec to take sabbatical
Tricia Geraghty, chief marketing and experience officer at Children’s Wisconsin, said she will be taking a one-year career sabbatical effective in October, Milwaukee Business Journal reported Sept. 26.
California law to protect clinicians offering out-of-state abortion care
California clinicians who provide abortion, contraception or gender-affirming care services to out-of-state patients will be offered legal protections under a new law that takes effect in 2024.
