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Teen charged in assault of Illinois hospital workers

A teenager is facing charges after police said she hit three employees in Jacksonville (Ill.) Memorial Hospital on Nov. 7, according to a report from the Journal Courier. 

Novant to acquire, invest $50M in 25-bed hospital

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has finalized the transfer of Pender Medical Center in Burgaw, N.C., WWAYTV reported Nov. 8.

Atlanta officials work toward plan for shuttered hospital

Atlanta plans to study future uses for Atlanta Medical Center more than a year after it closed, Atlanta Business Chronicle reported Nov. 8.

Vanderbilt, Duke receive $1.25M grant to improve AI oversight in healthcare

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Durham, N.C. Duke University School of Medicine have received a $1.25 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to enhance the supervision of AI technology within healthcare…

How health systems are redesigning healthcare jobs

As healthcare continues to grapple with workforce challenges, organizations must look at how they can harness the power of technology and innovative processes to alleviate the strains on their workers, Murielle Beene, DNP, RN, senior vice president and…

Sutter Health workers picket outside psychiatric hospital

Approximately 150 healthcare workers picketed outside the Sutter Center for Psychiatry hospital in Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 8 to protest wages and claim the system is “anti-union,” according to a Nov. 8 report from The Sacramento Bee.

Where RCM leaders' sights are set for automation: KLAS

Autonomous coding is the most common area where revenue cycle leaders are planning to invest in automation in the next 12 to 24 months, according to a Nov. 7 report from KLAS. 

'Quiet ambition' could spell trouble for succession plans

The past few years have been riddled with sources of anxiety nationwide: a pandemic, political and social unrest, inflation, job insecurity, a potential recession. As a result, some people’s goals have changed to center their own well-being — as oppose…

Withdrawals and checkups: URMC to provide care at rural banks

University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center is partnering with Five Star Bank to launch health stations that will connect rural patients with live, on-demand telehealth visits.

State attorneys general press FDA on pulse oximeter changes

Twenty-five state attorneys general are calling on the FDA to urgently address the inaccuracy of pulse oximeters when used on people with darker skin.