Patients and employees at Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System reported receiving a flood of text alerts from the system Oct. 18.
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Loss of public trust is 'existential threat' to healthcare, report says
Many hospitals and health systems may be struggling financially, but consumers often see a sprawling, profitable and “self-serving” industry that fails to improve life expectancy and imposes debt on thousands of households across the country, Paul Keck…
Chicago nurses reach deal with 17% raises
Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee have approved a new three-year labor contract with Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago.
Optum expanding in Washington state
Optum is building a new facility in Tacoma, Washington as the company continues to expand services within the state.
Hospital groups take aim at physician-owned facilities
Major hospital groups are pushing back against physician-owned hospitals amid calls to eliminate Medicare’s ban on physician self-referral to new POHs and restrictions on their growth.
Empowering Health Literary: Information as a New Social Determinant of Health
Many factors impact our health beyond genetics and aging. Collectively, these are called the social determinants of health, and factors such as: education, housing, income, occupation, hunger, language, literacy, where we live, and access to…
This common physician practice could negatively affect patients
Recent surveys found many physicians are Googling patients, which may lead to ethical issues, Pavan Amara, a student nurse, journalist and women’s rights activist based in London, wrote in an op-ed piece published Oct. 18 in The BMJ.
Georgia system taps Medline as main lab supplier
Medline penned a deal to be the primary supplier of lab equipment for St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System, which is based in Savannah, Ga.
Ex-hospital workers admit to stealing $175K worth of medical supplies
Two former employees of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis admitted to stealing more than $175,000 worth of supplies from the hospital, according to Fox News affiliate WHBQ-TV.
Mayo to offer sleep care via telehealth
Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minn., is offering sleep care to its patients using its Mobile Health Clinic.
