Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine will begin charging patients for MyChart messages that require more than 5 minutes of a provider’s time starting Sept. 12, KETV Omaha reported Aug. 29.
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Healthcare increases profit rate at Best Buy
Best Buy credited its healthcare initiatives with improving the company’s gross profit rate, according to an Aug. 29 second-quarter earnings report.
How FinThrive partners with RIP Medical Debt
Revenue cycle management company FinThrive provides financial and economic stability data to RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit that has to date abolished more than $10 billion in medical debt for 6.5 million families nationwide.
2 Microsoft healthcare job openings
Microsoft recently posted two job openings related to its health business. Below are the open positions as of Aug. 30:
What CDC lab functions could look like under new center proposal
The CDC could restructure its lab operations under recent recommendations made by its Laboratory Workgroup.
When to adopt COVID-19 admissions testing: Study
A new study suggests hospitals should test all patients for COVID-19 upon admission as an infection control measure to prevent hospital-onset cases when community infection rates are high.
COVID-19 admissions up in 37 states: 5 updates
COVID-19 admissions are increasing in 37 states — with more than half of states reporting a “substantial” jump — as new virus strains circulate nationwide, CDC data shows.
Advocate Health posts nearly $1B bottom line gain in first 6 months
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health posted an $85.7 million operating income in the first six months of 2023, according to its Aug. 28 financial report.
FBI takes down botnet group targeting healthcare
The FBI announced it has taken down Qakbot, a botnet network that enabled the attack on Prospect Medical Group, Bloomberg reported Aug. 29.
Texas hospital files for bankruptcy
Trinity Regional Hospital Sachse (Texas) is the most recent hospital to file for bankruptcy, which was first reported by Bloomberg.
