Members of Service Employees International Union Healthcare Michigan plan to strike Aug. 4 at Trinity Health Grand Haven (Mich.) Hospital.
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248 hospitals with 1 star from CMS: 2023
On July 26, CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings. The new ratings assigned one star to 248 hospitals.
Former Whole Foods CEO, co-founder launches digital health company
Former Whole Foods CEO and co-founder John Mackey launched Love.Life, a virtual care company focusing on chronic conditions.
Alaska hospital submits plan after deemed status revoked
Anchorage-based Alaska Native Medical Center has submitted a corrective plan after federal regulators revoked the hospital’s “deemed status,” the Anchorage Daily News reported July 26.
WHO excludes weight loss drugs from essential medicines list
The World Health Organization decided to not add GLP-1 receptor agonists indicated for weight loss, such as Wegovy, to its 2023 essential medicines list, which includes about 500 drugs.
483 hospitals with 5 stars from CMS
CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2023, awarding 483 U.S. hospitals with a rating of five stars as of July 26. This year, 54 more hospitals were given 5 stars than in 2022.
11 recent RCM mergers and acquisitions
Here are 11 revenue cycle management mergers, acquisitions and partnerships reported by or shared with Becker’s in 2023:
Nuvance Health downgraded as system faces 'pivotal' quarters ahead
Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health was downgraded to a “Baa3” rating amid weakened operating performance and reduced liquidity, Moody’s said in a July 20 report.
What health systems think of Epic in '23
Epic clients are pleased with the EHR’s interoperability and customer experience, though its cost leaves something to be desired, according to a 2023 performance report from KLAS Research.
Kentucky nurse involved in drug mix-up that led to patient death: Report
A series of missteps led to a nurse inadvertently administering the wrong medication to a patient last summer at CHI Saint Joseph Health Main in Lexington, Ky. The medication mix-up ultimately led to the patient’s death, according to an investigation b…
