Nurses who went on strike at three Ascension hospitals in Texas and Kansas are slated to return to their scheduled shifts beginning the morning of July 1.
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10 trends CIOs are watching out for in 2023
Changing roles and responsibilities
3 recent acquisitions from American Healthcare Systems
American Healthcare Systems, a Los Angeles-based healthcare operator, has made multiple moves to purchase hospitals in 2023. Here are three purchases the company has made since April:
Amazon-One Medical's $3.9B deal one year later
It’s been about one year since Amazon announced plans to acquire primary care provider One Medical in a $3.9 billion deal completed in February.
10 hospitals with highest, lowest rate of unplanned readmissions
Becker’s has compiled a list of hospitals with the highest and lowest 30-day readmission rates using data from CMS’ Care Compare website.
What the affirmative action ruling means for healthcare: 5 leaders, groups react
The Supreme Court on June 29 ruled that U.S. colleges and universities cannot consider race as a factor for admissions in a pair of decisions industry leaders say could hinder efforts to create a more diverse healthcare workforce.
Where healthcare ranks in AI jobs
As artificial intelligence has become the talk of healthcare, the industry still lags behind in the number of AI workers it is hiring, The Economist reported.
Memorial Health outlook revised to negative
Marietta, Ohio-based Memorial Health System saw its outlook revised to negative as meaningful balance sheet growth and improved financial flexibility is likely several years away, Fitch said June 29.
Payers? Big Tech? Who acquired the most physicians in past 5 years, per AHA
As payers, retailers and Big Tech companies gobble up medical practices, private equity is the type of entity most likely to buy a physician office, the American Hospital Association found.
New York mandates 1-2 nurse-patient ratio for critical care
A proposed regulation drafted by the New York State Department of Health requiring hospitals to assign at least one nurse for every two patients in critical care units was adopted unanimously June 29 by the department’s Public Health and Health Plannin…
