Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System has appointed a new chief medical officer, chief nursing executive, administrator for Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow and vice president of Georgia Heart Institute.
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4 notable nurse layoffs in 2023
A difficult financial climate for health systems means not even registered nurses — in high demand amid a nationwide shortage — are immune from layoffs.
Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases
From a Michigan physician paying $6.5 million to settle allegations he billed for unnecessary services, to a Georgia laboratory owner being sentenced to prison for his role in a $463 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s r…
Epic in the last 30 days
From deepening its relationship with Microsoft and Nuance to releasing a new online app gallery, here are seven updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in August:
1st new parasitic infection found in Australian woman's brain
A 64-year-old Australian woman had an 8-centimeter roundworm extracted from her brain in the world’s first case of the new parasitic infection.
Court reinstates nurse who was terminated for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
A judge reinstated a Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center nurse who was fired for refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19, The Buffalo News reported Aug. 28.
4 Florida hospitals evacuate, close ahead of Idalia
Four Tampa, Fla.-area hospitals have evacuated and closed in preparation for Hurricane Idalia, the Tampa Bay Times reported Aug. 28.
HCA, Google roll out generative AI project
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has started using generative artificial intelligence technology from Google to document emergency room visits and speed up nurse handoffs.
Behavioral health spending up 50% from 2019: Study
Overall spending for behavioral health services increased by 53.7 percent from 2019 to 2022, a study published Aug. 25 in JAMA Health Forum found.
Nurses join striking writers, actors to voice AI concerns
Two hundred registered nurses are planning to hold a march in Los Angeles on Aug. 29 to voice their concerns about the threat of artificial intelligence technologies and their ability to provide quality patient care.
