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How Geisinger is using real time data to monitor heart failure

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger partnered with Bodyport, a virtual care company monitoring heart health, to develop a new care program for heart failure.

6 RCM headlines to know from July

From a revenue cycle company facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over a data breach, to the CEO of Bassett Healthcare Network sharing details of the system’s outsourcing partnership with Optum, here are six RCM stories Becker’s reported in July:&nbs…

Beth Israel Lahey Health to roll out 'hospital at home' at 10 hospitals

Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health plans to roll out “hospital at home” at 10 hospitals, with the first program launching later in August.

Sutter Health joins Epic, Microsoft GPT-4 pilot

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is piloting Epic and Microsoft’s generative artificial intelligence tool that automatically drafts message responses.

Memorial Healthcare reports almost 3% operating margin

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare, a six-hospital system, reported operating income of $86.4 million in fiscal year 2023 on revenue of almost $3 billion.

Orlando Health adds 54-location multispecialty group

Orlando (Fla.) Health on Aug. 1 added Florida Medical Clinic, a Tampa-based multispecialty group with 54 locations and more than 2,000 employees, including over 350 providers.

Missouri hospital to rebrand, transition to Epic

Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based SoutheastHealth will be renamed and transition to an Epic EHR system as it enters into an affiliation with St. Louis-based Mercy, Southeast Missourian reported Aug. 2. 

Hospitals need more than 0% margins, AHA insists

The American Hospital Association is taking on a message that might be common sense to many but is a source of misconception to some: hospitals and health systems do not operate with a goal to incur financial losses. 

Health systems' top 13 tech-focused operational goals, per KLAS

Hospitals and health systems are increasingly looking to technology to address operational challenges. Here are the top 13 focuses of those operational goals for the near future, according to an Aug. 1 KLAS Research survey of 49 healthcare executives.

$12M gift to double nurse scholars at Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic has received more than $12 million from the Howley Foundation, a gift that will double the number of nurse scholars this fall.