COVID-19 hospital admissions and deaths have risen for the eighth consecutive week, according to the CDC’s most recent data tracking these metrics through Sept. 2.
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Broward Health gets rating upgrade
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health saw its revenue bond rating raised to “Baa1” from “Baa2” by Moody’s.
5 Google healthcare job openings
Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are five open positions as of Sept. 18:
How Mount Sinai plans to grow revenue, cut costs
New York City-based Mount Sinai’s operating income for the first six months of 2023 fell 14.3 percent year over year to $87.2 million, but the system is focusing on various initiatives to end the year with a projected net operating surplus of $153.1 mi…
Hospitals urge Congress to scrap $8B in cuts as shutdown looms
More than 250 hospitals and health systems are urging Congress to halt the $8 billion reduction to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital funding, set to begin Oct. 1.
Ransomware gang stealing data from North Carolina hospitals
Russian ransomware gang Clop is being attributed to the attack on a vulnerability in software called MOVEit that has affected multiple hospitals and health systems around the U.S., Security Affairs reported Sept. 17.
Providence automates IT platforms with Oracle
Renton, Wash.-based Providence has merged its finance, human resources and supply chain IT operations in the cloud via a partnership with Oracle.
Atrium launches 24/7 virtual primary care
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has launched 24/7 virtual primary care, making its providers available around the clock for nonurgent video visits.
Healthcare workers urge CDC to reconsider proposed mask guidance
Concern is mounting among healthcare workers over draft CDC infection control guidance that puts surgical masks on par with N95 masks. Nurses and other clinicians are urging the advisory committee to reconsider the proposals to prevent “disastrous” eff…
Oregon State Hospital in immediate jeopardy
Salem-based Oregon State Hospital has been cited by CMS with immediate jeopardy after inspectors found safety issues related to secure medical transport, The Lund Report reported Sept. 16.
