UMass Memorial Health closed the maternity unit at its Leominster, Mass., hospital at midnight Sept. 22 despite months of criticism and protests, The Boston Globe reported.
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4 Epic updates in 30 days
From inking three EHR deals with health systems to reports on its sepsis model accuracy, here are four updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in the past month:
Mayo Clinic reveals details of $4B expansion project
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic revealed that its $4 billion worth of new investments in downtown Rochester will add an additional 1.9 million square feet of space to the health system, local news outlet KROC reported Sept. 24.
Costco to offer members $29 virtual care visits
Warehouse club company Costco will offer its members $29 virtual primary care visits through a partnership with healthcare marketplace Sesame, Bloomberg reported Sept. 25.
CMS cites 2 California hospitals over medication errors
CMS cited two California hospitals with immediate jeopardy after medication errors that caused patient deaths and lifted the warnings in May following corrective plans, the Los Angeles Times reported Sept. 25.
'Too little, too Tate': Critics pan Mississippi governor's Medicaid plans
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Sept. 21 unveiled plans to reform Medicaid that he said will benefit the state’s hospitals by almost $700 million.
Making the most of the surgical time out: 2 experts weigh in
Even though wrong site surgeries happen in about 1 of 112,000 procedures, that single instance is what the surgical time out process aims to prevent.
Fired MetroHealth CEO wants successor to testify in defamation case
Akram Boutros, MD, former CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, is seeking a court order to have his successor sit for a disposition, according to Cuyahoga County Court records.
Rite Aid eyes closing hundreds of pharmacies
Rite Aid proposed closing nearly a fourth of its 2,100 pharmacies and declaring bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal in a Sept. 22 story.
HHS preps skeleton crew for government shutdown
A government shutdown would leave HHS with about half of its staff, with 42 percent furloughed on the second day of closure.
