Viome Life Sciences, a healthcare company creating digital diagnostics tests, raised $86.5 million in series C financing.
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Why some hospitals are turning critical access
The number of critical access hospitals has increased by 446 since 2004 and as rural hospitals face a financial crunch, more could be trimming their services in exchange for increased federal funds.
Attorney, nurse, COO: Meet UChicago Medicine's Krista Curell
Krista Curell, RN, may be new to the role of chief operating officer, but she’s no stranger to the University of Chicago Health System. She’s been with the organization for more than two decades — most recently serving as its chief integration and tran…
Guthrie Clinic achieves Epic Level 10
Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic achieved Epic Gold Stars Level 10 for a fourth consecutive year.
Which health systems have the most 'hospital-at-home' programs
Patients around the country increasingly have the option of receiving their hospital care at home.
How Risant Health aims to outshine disruptors
When Kaiser Permanente agreed to acquire Geisinger and form a new value-based care organization, Risant Health, it had competition in mind: for-profit healthcare disruptors.
How to tear the 'paper ceiling'
You’ve probably heard of the “glass ceiling”: the social barrier that prevents women’s advancement to top leadership roles. Now, a similar term has been coined for those without a bachelor’s degree: the “paper ceiling.”
5 questions boards should be asking about workplace violence: AHA
Hospital and health system boards must play an active role in addressing rising violence against healthcare workers, the American Hospital Association said in an Aug. 21 boardroom brief.
Nebraska hospital taps CEO
Jennie M. Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow, Neb., has named Kyle Kellum CEO, local newspaper Sandhills Express reported Aug. 20.
How 1 health system is lowering MyChart messages without fees
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has been using nurses and medical assistants to respond to patient messages that fall within the scope of their responsibilities, which in turn has lowered the amount of messages physicians receive by 25 percent, Epic…
