By day, Linda Matzigkeit was chief administrative officer at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. By night, she was a student again, hitting the books to become an emergency medical technician.
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MemorialCare backs $49M funding round for virtual care company
TytoCare, a virtual healthcare company that provides remote physical exams with a physician, received a $49 million growth funding round from four investors.
1.7 million patients affected in Oregon Health Plan data breach
An estimated 1.7 million Oregon Health Plan members have been affected by a coordinated data hack.
Which EHRs do US News' honor roll hospitals use?
Epic Systems is the most-used EHR vendor by the 22 hospitals named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 Best Hospitals Honor Roll.
CFO resignation at Bellin Gundersen won't disrupt newly combined system
The resignation of a CFO charged with driving the financials of a newly formed health system may not be ideal less than a year into its formation, but it won’t affect the trajectory of the Bellin Gundersen Health System.
How health systems are tackling EHR burdens
Administrative burdens such as EHR documentation cost U.S. healthcare $1 trillion annually, leaving hospitals and health systems trying to find ways to automate these processes for their staff.
Pfizer places 12 solutions on emergency order list
Twelve solutions made at Pfizer’s Rocky Mount, N.C., facility — which a tornado struck in July — must now be ordered directly from the drugmaker’s emergency ordering system, according to an Aug. 3 letter sent to customers.
Hospitals, health systems experiencing cybersecurity incidents
Here are six hospitals and health systems dealing with cyberattacks Becker’s has reported on since July 25:
8 drugs now in shortage
Eight drugs were recently added to the hundreds-long, growing list of medications in short supply, according to the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
The top-recommended hospitals in every state
Becker’s has compiled a list of the hospitals patients are most likely to recommend in every state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS.
