Healthcare bankruptcies have spiked this year as staffing shortages and climbing interest rates continue to challenge hospitals, health systems, physician staffing groups and other healthcare companies, according to Bloomberg.
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Athenahealth faces trades secrets suit
EHR vendor Athenahealth is facing a lawsuit that alleges the company stole trade secrets, used deceptive business practices and breached its contract, Law360 reported July 20.
California VA medical center goes fully 5G
The Palo Alto (Calif.) VA Medical Center is one of the first VA health systems to go fully 5G.
Nearly $4M in nursing scholarships go unclaimed in Nebraska
The majority of a $5 million scholarship fund designated for Nebraska’s nursing students has gone unclaimed, the Nebraska Examiner reported July 21.
See anything, say something: WellSpan doubles near-miss safety reports
In the everyday chaos of a busy hospital, it can become easy to find work-around solutions that push standards to the side in favor of getting the job done faster. But at what cost?
Cedars-Sinai team performs rare triple organ transplant
Earlier this year, a team of clinicians at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai successfully performed a triple organ transplant on a patient with a rare inflammatory disease called sarcoidosis.
Arkansas psychiatrist investigated for false imprisonment, Medicaid fraud
A prominent Arkansas psychiatrist is under federal investigation for alleged an Medicaid fraud scheme and false imprisonment, NBC News reported July 23.
HHS, FTC's warning of web tracker use too late for 21 hospitals, apps already facing lawsuits
FTC and HHS sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers to alert them of the privacy and security risks of using online tracking technologies within their websites or mobile apps.
Hospital visits from tick bites jump 30%: CDC
Emergency department visits for tick bites have risen by 30 percent in the last year, the CDC reported.
FDA approves 1st drug to treat viral skin disease
The U.S. now has an FDA-approved medication for a viral skin disease that afflicts 6 million people every year.
