For a decade, California’s number of emergency departments dwindled as the state grew in population, leading to longer ED wait times in a state of 39 million people, according to a UCSF study published in JAMA.
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UCHealth, Parkview combination delayed due to 'regulatory matters'
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth and Pueblo, Colo.-based Parkview Health System were expecting to close their combination by the middle of 2023, but the proposed move has been delayed due to “regulatory matters,” according to a July 12 filing.
Denver Health driving forward to keep serving the community: Q&A with CEO Dr. Donna Lynne
Denver Health has faced its fair share of the common financial challenges affecting health systems. It has been supported by both good relationships with other health systems and from state legislators as it fights to recover from a $60.7 million opera…
Revenue cycle company faces proposed class-action lawsuit over breach
Healthcare revenue cycle company Imagine360 is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit that alleges the company failed to protect private health information and personal data in the wake of a data breach.
North Carolina researchers find rare disease-causing bacteria in chiggers for 1st time in US
North Carolina researchers say they have detected an infection in larval trombiculid mites — sometimes called ‘chiggers’ — caused by bacteria that has not previously been in the U.S., according to a July 12 news release.
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital appoints new chief medical officer
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., has named Jason Smith, MD, as its new chief medical officer, according to a July 12 news release.
Cleveland Clinic selects new main campus, regional presidents
Scott Steele, MD, has been appointed to lead Cleveland Clinic’s main campus as its new president. The health system also named three others to lead its east, west and south regional submarkets, according to a July 12 news release.
New treatment reduces brain tumors by average of 91% in trial: Mass General
Researchers at Boston-based Mass General Cancer Center found a treatment that reduced a rare type of brain tumor by an average of 91 percent in a clinical trial.
What's it like to outsource to Optum? A New York health system CEO explains
Health systems across the country have outsourced administrative functions to UnitedHealth Group’s Optum in an effort to cut costs and streamline operations.
Top 170 hospitals for coronary intervention by state, per Healthgrades
Healthgrades named the recipients of its 2023 Specialty Excellence Awards for Coronary Intervention.
