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Why Epic stays open 24/7

Epic staffers field customer requests around the clock — sometimes handling queries for other health IT companies, according to founder and CEO Judy Faulkner.

Joint Commission says acute, critical access hospitals must join safety network

As part of its accreditation process, acute care and critical access hospitals will be required to join The Joint Commission National Healthcare Safety Network, the organization noted in a Nov. 1 news release. 

The financial cost of 4 healthcare cyberattacks

As ransomware attacks cost the U.S. economy more than $77 billion, the network downtime and repair costs are leading to massive losses and even closures for healthcare companies in Vermont, Illinois and Massachusetts.

Healthcare moves closer to 'sci-fi dream'

In the “Star Trek” television series, Dr. McCoy could identify numerous illnesses by scanning patients with his tricorder, and although healthcare hasn’t reached that level of technology, they are making strides toward it, NJBiz reported Nov. 13.

51% of Americans optimistic about AI improving healthcare

Fifty-one percent of U.S. adults expressed optimism about the potential for new applications of artificial intelligence to drive significant advancements and breakthroughs in healthcare in the coming year, a recent survey from Medtronic and Morning Con…

The nursing crisis has reached a breaking point: ANA

The nurse staffing crisis is not new, but it has reached the proverbial breaking point, Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, RN, president of the American Nurses Association, wrote in an op-ed piece published in The Hill on Nov. 11.

How revenue cycle leaders can be intentional about automation

Revenue cycle leaders don’t expect their workflows to go away due to automation, but instead believe manual workflows will be minimized, according to a Nov. 7 report from KLAS.  

Where 46 health system executives will focus to cut expenses in 2024

Becker’s asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization’s areas of growth for the next few years.

Cincinnati Children's names chief human resources and diversity officer

Peter Adebi was named senior vice president of human resources and chief human resources and diversity officer at Cincinnati Children’s, effective Jan. 15.

4 hospital revenue cycle executive moves

Here are four health systems that have announced revenue cycle executive hires since Nov. 1, as reported by Becker’s.