A strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., has lasted nine weeks.
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8 health systems outsourcing RCM functions
Becker’s has reported on eight health systems that have opted to outsource finance jobs or other revenue cycle functions in 2023:
Patient safety goals at the top-ranked hospitals for nurses
Patient and staff safety goals are top of mind for many nurse leaders, with hospital-acquired infections and fall prevention being two of the most common measures leaders are tackling.
Montana hospital ends labor and delivery care
Plains, Mont.-based Clark Fork Valley Hospital will end its labor and delivery services effective Jan. 1, 2024, NBC Montana reported Oct. 6.
APIC, ANA to employers: Vaccines should be required for healthcare staff
All vaccines recommended by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices should be required for healthcare personnel, a coalition of 17 infection prevention and patient safety organizations said in an Oct. 6 letter sent to healthcare employer…
Kaiser, UPMC + 11 health systems join VA data sharing initiative
The Department of Veterans Affairs signed a data-sharing pledge with 13 health systems, including Pittsburgh-based UPMC and Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Federal News Network reported Oct. 6.
Ohio health system pays $1.75M to settle data breach suit
Marietta (Ohio) Health, which operates as Memorial Health System, has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the health system failed to protect patients’ health information during a 2021 data breach, Top Class Actions reported O…
Google's chief health officer: AI won't replace physicians, but clinicians with AI will
Karen DeSalvo, MD, chief health officer of Google, wrote in an Oct. 3 Google blog post that AI will not replace physicians, but instead, clinicians who use AI will replace clinicians without AI.
Physician assistant leaks patient data to Instagram story
Annalee Knowles, a physician assistant who was working at NCH Healthcare System, based in Naples, Fla., has posted patients’ confidential information to her Instagram story, Naples Daily News reported Oct. 5.
Cat jumps on keyboard, causes 4-hour hospital IT outage
A four-hour IT disruption at Kansas City (Mo.) VA Medical Center was caused by a cat jumping on an employee’s keyboard, The Register reported Oct. 5.
