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Cedars-Sinai launches 3-year ED expansion

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has begun an emergency department expansion project that will add nearly 17,000 square feet to the space and increase the number of care spaces to 100. 

'Nursing prone to this kind of violation': Nurse sues rehab center for unpaid meal breaks

A nurse is suing a rehabilitation center for automatically deducting 30-minute meal breaks from her wage despite being routinely interrupted to care for patients, a Faruqi and Faruqi law firm press release said Nov. 1.

Hospitals shake up performance metrics for patient centricity

Despite years of talking about patient centricity and developing strategies for patient-driven care, many hospitals still miss the mark, according to Kaufman Hall.

3 health system rebrands

Here are three hospital rebrands, and potential rebrands, that Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 23:

How much CMIOs get paid

Most chief medical information officers will earn an annual salary of between $300,000 and $450,000 in 2023, a new survey found.

Olive AI tried to raise money before shutting down

Olive AI tried to raise money in a last-ditch effort before shutting down in late October, according to Columbus (Ohio) Inno.

Study: Hospital-at-home patients have low mortality rates, few complications

Hospital-at-home patients have had a low mortality rate and few complications, a study by CMS researchers found.

Why Cleveland Clinic sees quantum computing as the 'next frontier'

Cleveland Clinic is accelerating its pace with quantum computing as it looks to explore how quantum computing can optimize healthcare’s complex systems and drug discovery as well as see if it can provide more accuracy than AI models. 

Epic outpaces Oracle Health in data handling: KLAS

Epic Systems ranked 87.8 out of 100 points for its ability to handle data, while Oracle Health ranked 78, according to a Nov. 7 KLAS report. 

Surgeries resume at California hospital after sterilization issues

Providence Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital has resumed all elective surgeries after sterilization issues caused the facility to halt some procedures.