St. Louis-based SSM Health reported a $39.6 million operating loss in the second quarter, a slight improvement on the $49.8 million loss during the same period in 2022, according to financial documents published Aug. 24.
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Kaiser AI system prevented 500 deaths
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is using artificial intelligence to directly assist clinicians, such as a monitoring program that can predict deterioration risk, rather than just creating algorithms, the AMA reported Aug. 25.
The biggest challenges facing 3 revenue cycle VPs right now
Prior authorization, government regulations and payer relationships are among the challenges three Healthcare Financial Management Association MAP-award-winning revenue cycle leaders told Becker’s they are facing right now.
94.6% of hospitals are using telemedicine for staffing support
A new study revealed that 94.6 percent of hospitals across the country use telemedicine, often to combat staffing shortage issues.
Ransomware gang reportedly selling Prospect Medical patient data
A ransomware gang is auctioning off Social Security numbers, passport information and health data from more than 500,000 patients and employees of Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings, CyberNews reported Aug. 24.
Physician, former cancer group president pleads guilty in antitrust case
William Harwin, MD, former president and managing partner of Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute in Fort Myers, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to allocate oncology treatments for cancer patients in Southwest Florida.
12 executive appointments at Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic is a $13 billion, 23-hospital system that Tom Mihaljevic, MD, has led as CEO and president since January 2018.
Sutter Health faces challenge on $400M antitrust win
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health may be facing an uphill battle after an appeals court judge questioned the legitimacy of a recent $400 million win in an antitrust suit, according to an Aug. 24 Law360 report.
PeaceHealth at odds with unions as closures, layoffs loom
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is closing locations, causing frustration amongst displaced workers and the union representing them.
'We can no longer simply increase wages': What health systems are doing instead for retention
The national healthcare staffing shortage has inflated wages and increased competition for talented nurses and clinical support staff. For a while, hospitals’ main retention strategy was increased wages; that’s changing as nurses feel more comfortable …
