CMS’ 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC rule includes changes to hospital price transparency requirements, which it says will make it easier for the public to learn what hospitals charge for items and services.
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3 Microsoft healthcare job openings
Microsoft recently posted three job openings related to its health business. Below are the open positions as of Nov. 3:
After MSU shooting, Sparrow Hospital expands its mass casualty protocol
On Feb. 13, Sparrow Hospital in East Lansing, Mich., received and treated five victims from a mass shooting that took place on Michigan State University’s campus killing three and injuring five. Now, nine months after the mass casualty event, the hospi…
New York hospital, university partner on nursing school
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers, N.Y., has donated $2.5 million to support a partnership with the nursing school at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York City.
The positive trends in healthcare employment
Amid financial strain and operational challenges, hospitals and health systems have also faced challenges related to recruiting and retaining workers. Workers have exited their organizations, or considered quitting, citing reasons such as not feeling v…
4-hospital system rebrands as SGMC Health
Valdosta-based South Georgia Medical Center and its campuses and affiliates are operating under a new health system name, SGMC Health, effective Nov. 1.
Cleveland Clinic launches quantum innovation program
Cleveland Clinic has introduced the Quantum Innovation Catalyzer Program, an initiative designed to foster competition among startup companies interested in investigating quantum computing’s potential applications in healthcare and life sciences.
Fairview cuts 250 jobs
Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services has made the “difficult but necessary” decision to eliminate about 250 positions in response to a range of ongoing challenges, including inflation, high labor costs and lagging payment rates from insurers, acc…
Pennsylvania nurse charged with 17 more attempted patient murders
A former Pennsylvania nurse who was accused of murdering three patients has been charged with attempting to kill 17 additional patients at five nursing home facilities starting in 2020.
Healthcare ready to nix daylight saving
Daylight saving time began in 1908 as a way to conserve energy; however, recent studies have found the practice may have a detrimental impact on Americans and the healthcare system.
