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Patients want consumer-friendly healthcare: How technology is making it happen

Patients want hospitals and health systems to provide seamless and personalized experiences so that they can feel a sense of simplicity and interconnectedness to their care. This is why CIOs are leaning into new technology, data and virtual assistants …

Cerner in the last 30 days

Here are five times Becker’s reported on EHR vendor Oracle Cerner in the past month.

Suspect charged in shooting of Texas physician

A suspect has been charged in the July 25 shooting of a Texas physician at Cedar Hill Methodist Family Health Center, according to a July 26 report from Fox4.

US sees largest COVID-19 hospitalization bump since December

COVID-19 hospitalizations rose by 10.3 percent for the week ending July 15, marking the largest weekly increase the U.S. has seen since December. 

StarMed shutters 2 locations with little notice, leaving some patients scrambling

Charlotte, N.C.-based StarMed Healthcare announced it was closing two satellite locations July 19, and patients trying to reschedule have hit nothing but dead ends, ABC affiliate WBTV reported July 27.

4 for-profit health system CEOs: Their paths to the top

The top jobs at for-profit health systems come with widespread responsibility — CEOs’ oversight extends across giant networks spanning state lines. 

Sparrow to pay settlement for alleged misuse of 'incident-to' billing

Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System has agreed to pay $671,310 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by misuse of “incident-to” billing, according to the Justice Department. 

19 most important goals for health IT, clinical leaders in 2023, 2024

A survey of 205 hospital IT and clinical leaders from market research firm IDC found that 53 percent identified digital transformation as a top five most important goal for 2023 and 2024.

Patient files lawsuit against Norton Healthcare over cyber event

A patient and a former employee of Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare filed a lawsuit against the health system after it experienced a cyber event that may have compromised individuals’ protected health information, ABC affiliate WHAS reported Jul…

The 2 health IT issues affecting HCA's bottom line

After raising its guidance for 2023 in its second-quarter earnings, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare said that the July data breach and the health system’s ability to get value from its EHR could affect its future earnings.