Rural healthcare can be a headache for leadership, one many systems won’t entertain. But for Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus, it’s the whole model; it’s the growth plan.
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Mississippi health system, clinics still reeling from cybersecurity incident
Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System, its three hospitals and its medical clinics are still resorting to paper records as the organization was forced to take its systems offline due to a cyberattack, BankInfoSecurity reported Aug. 24….
Connecticut hospital nurse says ransomware attack has affected payroll
A Eastern Connecticut Health Network nurse says staff are doing their best to make sense of their paychecks as their systems are still down due to a ransomware attack that started Aug. 3, WFSB reported Aug. 24.
Health systems embrace tech to fight burnout
As the demands on hospital and health system staff seem to perpetually increase, organizations have been turning to technology to combat burnout.
The 20 highest-paid S&P 500 healthcare CEOs
A number of healthcare and pharmaceutical company CEOs are the highest earners among organizations in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, according to data from research firm Equilar provided to Becker’s on Aug. 25.
The payer mix at UPMC
Pittsburgh-based UPMC reported $15 million in operating income (0.1 percent margin) for the six months ended June 30, an 82 percent drop from the $82 million operating income (0.7 percent margin) it posted for the same period in 2022, according to fina…
Some nursing schools record highest enrollment
As Florida rebounds from its shortage of nurses, the Gainesville-based University of Florida’s College of Nursing enrolled a record number of nursing students for fall 2023 — and a few other nursing programs are noting the same.
Where COVID-19 admissions are highest, rising fastest
More than 12,600 new COVID-19 hospital admissions were reported for the week ending Aug. 12, up nearly 22 percent from the week prior.
Where COVID-19 admissions are highest, rising fastest
More than 12,600 new COVID-19 hospital admissions were reported for the week ending Aug. 12, up nearly 22 percent from the week prior.
PeaceHealth to restore palliative care after pushback
After Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth announced it would end palliative care in May, the health system reversed the decision after pushback and will now restore it, Cascadia Daily reported Aug. 24.
