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Hospitals stay mum on Florida's immigration status law

Many health experts and clinicians have voiced concerns about the potential harms of a new Florida law that requires hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status, though hospital leaders in the state have stayed quieter on the issue, KFF He…

Catholic Health hospital names new president

Declan Doyle was named president at Catholic Health’s St. Catherine of Siena Hospital in Smithtown, N.Y. 

Cancer diagnoses increase in younger adults: Study

Cancer diagnoses are becoming more common among adults under 50, according to new research published Aug. 16 in JAMA.

WVU Medicine reports 3% operating margin even as expenses soar

Morgantown-based West Virginia University Health System, the state’s largest employer, has reported first-half operating income of $89.2 million on revenues of $2.9 billion.

Hospitals carve new pathways for nursing employment

As hospitals and health systems vie for nurses, they are becoming more creative with how they recruit, retain and develop workers. 

'Rapid and stupendous progress': HHS' new plan to fight cyberattacks

HHS rolled out a new project Aug. 17 to protect hospitals from the growing cybersecurity threat.

Lawsuit alleges Olive AI missed jobs pledge

Olive AI is being sued by a state economic development arm over allegations the healthcare tech company missed hiring goals it was supposed to meet in exchange for incentives, Columbus (Ohio) Business First reported.

More than 33% of health system execs plan to automate 2 or more RCM functions in 2024

More than one-third of health system executives are planning to automate two or more revenue cycle management or financial functions in 2024, according to a survey by the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Eliciting Insights.

California grants Laguna Honda Hospital recertification

San Francisco-based Laguna Honda Hospital’s application for Medicaid recertification was approved Aug. 16.

Digital transformation: A healthcare buzzword that is hard to pull off

Even though 53 percent of hospital IT and clinical leaders see digital transformation as one of the most important goals for 2023 and 2024, the concept is still a work in progress for the industry.