The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) is warning hospitals of NoEscape, a ransomware group that emerged in May 2023.
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Layoffs flare as CFOs try to curb costs
Hospital margins have improved slightly in recent months as patient volumes rebounded but high labor costs and inflation continue to challenge bottom lines, forcing CFOs to continue to curb costs through various means, including workforce cuts.
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin rolls out virtual nursing
Milwaukee-based Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin is partnering with CareView Communications to launch virtual nursing and virtual sitting tools at its hospital.
What Walgreens, Rite Aid closures mean for healthcare
Drug stores such as Walgreens and Rite Aid have been closing thousands of stores, leaving gaps in healthcare for some patient communities, MarketWatch reported Oct. 17.
Colorado system's delayed merger with UCHealth faces January deadline
Pueblo, Colo.-based Parkview Health System has until Jan. 24 to come to a merger agreement with Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth before any such deal could fall apart, according to an Oct. 16 filing.
Keck Hospital doubles down on cutting nurse managers' workload
What are the tasks only a nurse manager can do? That is the question Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles set out to answer when it had all nurse managers and assistant nurse managers meet with the chief nursing officer to list everything they are respo…
Why healthcare CFOs are eyeing Venmo, Zelle
Healthcare CFOs see potential in apps such as Venmo and Zelle beyond splitting the bill at a restaurant, according to a recent survey conducted by U.S. Bank.
4 Ohio hospitals relieve $335M in medical debt
The Central Ohio Hospital Council, a collection of four Columbus, Ohio-based hospitals, is forgiving $335 million in medical debt for care received between 2015 and 2020.
Health system execs adjust to meet 2024 budget expectations
Many of the same challenges plaguing health system finances this year will carry over into 2024: inflation, tight margins, rising costs and lower reimbursement. But top executives aren’t waiting for a more favorable economy to transform their organizat…
New York system to cut contract nurses by 1,500
New York City Health + Hospitals plans to cut 1,500 contract registered nurse positions by the second half of 2025, Crain’s New York Business reported Oct. 17.
