Oracle Health will soon be right in the middle of healthcare’s American “mecca” when its parent company opens a new $1.35 billion facility in Nashville, Tenn., the Nashville Business Journal reported.
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6 changes coming to HCAHPS in 2025
CMS is making key changes to HCAHPS to modernize the survey and increase patient response rates, the agency said in its Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule released Aug. 1.
Lurie Children's patient data exposed in NextGen breach
Patient data from Chicago-based Lurie Children’s Surgical Foundation was leaked due to a breach on its third-party electronic billing provider, NextGen Healthcare.
UChicago Medicine names COO
Krista Curell, RN, has been appointed executive vice president and COO of University of Chicago Health System, according to an all-staff message shared with Becker’s.
Hospital cuts continue — but cash running out for some
Hospital and health system executives are cutting service lines operating at a loss to shore up finances, address staffing shortages and focus on more in-demand services. But scaling back certain services has led to reduced access to care for patients,…
The latest workforce term: 'Grumpy staying'
From “loud quitting” to “quiet quitting,” various workforce trends have gained traction in recent years. Among the latest trends: “Grumpy staying.”
Asante Health 'working to improve financial performance' as it reports operating gain
Medford, Ore.-based Asante Health, which will soon have a new president and CEO, reported operating income of $9.5 million for the second quarter on revenue of $943.3 million.
The 16 hospitals disrupted in multistate ransomware attack
Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity-backed hospital owner based in Culver City, Calif., has been dealing with a ransomware attack since Aug. 3 that has caused emergency departments to shutter, ambulances to be diverted and outpatient services t…
Payer mix in the nation's largest for-profit health systems
The nation’s largest for-profit health systems have filed their second-quarter earnings reports, detailing payer mixes by patient service revenue, patient admissions, or both in the first half of 2023.
Minnesota system downgraded amid low days cash on hand
Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health Care has been downgraded from “Baa1” to “Baa2” as it faces a number of headwinds while low on cash, Moody’s said Aug. 2.
