A 2-year-old Nevada boy died July 19 after contracting Naegleria fowleri — the brain-eating amoeba, health officials confirmed to Becker’s July 20.
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'Use less; lose less; and hire more': Hospital CEOs buck layoff, pay cut trends
With labor costs on the rise, many hospitals and health systems are making cuts.
Orlando Health alliance extends to 4 hospitals in Puerto Rico
Orlando Health (Fla.) has expanded its partnership with Doctors’ Center Hospital to include four hospitals and a free-standing emergency department in Puerto Rico.
Risant Health to invest in next-generation analytics, augmented intelligence
Risant Health, the new nonprofit organization created by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, plans to scale up its investment in next-generation analytics and augmented intelligence, according to a July 21 episode of the American Medical…
Billing for MyChart has not solved physicians' excessive email problem
Hospitals and health systems around the U.S. began charging for patient messages sent through patient portals as their clinicians became inundated with 50 percent more messages after the pandemic, but the charges haven’t necessarily stopped the influx …
Joint Commission cuts 200 more standards
The Joint Commission is eliminating 200 additional standards from its accreditation programs for ambulatory and behavioral health centers, critical access hospitals, laboratories and nursing homes, marking the accrediting body’s second major set of red…
1 dead, 5 injured in vehicle crash in hospital parking garage
One person was killed and five others injured after a car crashed into pedestrians in the parking garage of Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Georgetown University Hospital July 20, The Washington Post reported.
Hospital operating improvement slower than expected
Hospital finances are still under considerable pressure as workforce shortages, inflation and equity market volatility persist, according to a July 20 report from Fitch.
Missouri, Texas physicians to pay settlement over alleged lab kickback scheme
Two physicians and a medical practice agreed to pay a total of $545,610 to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving kickbacks for labaratory referrals, the U.S. Department of Justice said July 20.
Fitch in Q2: 2 non-profit hospital rating upgrades, 6 downgrades
Credit ratings agency Fitch upgraded two non-profit hospitals and downgraded six in the second quarter of 2023.
