A hospital in West Burlington, Iowa, fired a nurse for an unusual amount of errors in patient records and charts, The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Aug. 11.
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Cano Health bankruptcy likely after 'abysmal' Q2 results
Miami-based Cano Health, a primary care provider, is potentially looking at bankruptcy after posting “abysmal” second-quarter results, according to an Aug. 10 Seeking Alpha report.
Mass General Brigham reports $437M profit for latest quarter
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, which is in the process of cutting costs by $176 million over the next 18 months, has reported an operating income of $69.4 million in its latest quarter.
Hospital staffing issues spur votes of 'no confidence'
Votes or petitions of “no confidence” are not new at hospitals and health systems, though rare. And amid today’s financial and workforce challenges, healthcare workers have not shied away from these moves as they seek to address their concerns around i…
Identifying opportunity, minimizing risk: How 1 CIO is approaching gen AI adoption
Julie Eastman, Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health’s new CIO, said she’s identifying opportunities where generative AI can deliver substantial value while ensuring she is minimizing potential risks for her organization.
Georgia health system files copied by hackers
An unauthorized party has copied files from Tifton, Ga.-based Tift Regional Health System, breaching some patients’ Social Security numbers.
FDA puts drug trial on hold after subject's death
After a Massachusetts drug company paused its phase 1 study of a leukemia drug candidate in June following a study participant’s death, the FDA put a clinical hold on the trial Aug. 11.
HHS suspends research at New York psychiatric hospital
HHS halted all research that involved human subjects at a New York City psychiatric hospital as the agency investigates a drug trial participant’s suicide, The New York Times reported Aug. 10.
CMS lowers No Surprises Act fee after latest court loss
CMS is lowering the Independent Dispute Resolution fee to $50 after the federal government’s latest court loss regarding the No Surprises Act.
The missing aspect of most face-to-face consultations
A new American Heart Association scientific statement found that adequate levels of shared decision-making occur in only about 10 percent of face-to-face consultations.
