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3 bankrupt California hospitals seek lifelines from health systems

Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital, Montebello-based Beverly Community Hospital and Hollister’s Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital are all trying to clinch life-saving deals with health systems looking to revitalize such distressed hospitals, Cal Matters …

Healthcare services PE deals fall 24%

The number of healthcare services private equity deals slipped to 164 in the second quarter of 2023, the lowest mark since 2020.

iCad partners with Google Health on AI-assisted breast cancer screening

Google Health will use its artificial intelligence tools to detect breast cancer through a new integration with medtech company iCad. 

Record number of patients leaving EDs without complete care

Amid rebounding emergency department volumes and growing wait times, patients are increasingly leaving emergency departments before completing treatment, according to Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance data shared with Becker’s.  &nbs…

Tennessee hospital switches to Oracle Health EHR

Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital is implementing Oracle Health’s CommunityWorks EHR system. 

St. Luke's boosts cybersecurity resilience

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network has achieved 73 percent in cost savings after replacing its legacy data security vendor with Rubrik.

Texas health center affected by MOVEit breach

Vecino Health Centers, based in Houston, was affected by the MOVEit cyberattack and is notifying patients affected by the breach.

ChristianaCare's CISO receives cybersecurity honor

Anahi Santiago, chief information security officer at Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare, received the Routhy Award, recognizing her success within cybersecurity.

How Stanford is using health IT to enhance clinical decision-making

Stanford Medicine received the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s Davies Award of Excellence for its success in using technology to improve patient care.

'Redesigning the future': How Guthrie is taking virtual care to the next level

Sayre, Pa.-based the Guthrie Clinic has created a virtual care command center, dubbed the Pulse Center, that mixes the use of technology and people to supplement its nursing staff and assist them with clinical care.