Health systems in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have turned to electronic models, or “digital twins,” that allow clinicians to test the treatment on patients before enacting them at the bedside.
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States with the most rural hospital closures
Since 2005, 104 rural hospitals have closed and more than 600 additional rural hospitals — 30% of all rural hospitals in the U.S. — are at risk of closing in the near future, according to the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.
Cerner in the last 30 days
Oracle Cerner, the nation’s second-largest EHR company by acute hospital share, had a busy past month signing hospitals and working on government contracts. Here are nine times Becker’s reported on the vendor in the last 30 days.
UK reports 1st human case of new swine flu strain
Health officials in the U.K. have confirmed the country’s first human case of a new swine flu variant typically found in pigs.
California hospital resumes ambulance traffic 8 days after cyberattack
Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., has reinstated its EHR platform and resumed ambulance admissions after being hit by a cyberattack Nov. 9 that forced its systems offline, KPBS reported Nov. 27.
Oracle, Google, Microsoft look to disrupt organ donation
Tech companies such as Oracle, Google and Microsoft are looking toward a potential new disruption in healthcare: organ donation, Bloomberg reported Nov. 27.
WHO names BA.2.86 variant of interest as it triples in spread
COVID-19 omicron strain BA.2.86 is now a variant of interest after nearly tripling in prevalence.
Arkansas hospital names new CFO
Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center named Willam Van Noy its new CFO.
Matching gender of surgeon, patient does not affect outcomes: Study
A recent University of California Los Angeles study found patient-surgeon “gender concordance” does not affect patient outcomes.
3 health systems tapping Optum for RCM
Becker’s reported on three health systems that have opted to outsource revenue cycle management functions to Optum in 2023:
