Staples, Minn.-based Lakewood Health System will go live with its Epic EHR system on Aug. 13, Brainerd Dispatch reported Aug. 5.
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3 more cancer drugs in shortage
Three more cancer drugs are in short supply, according to the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Florida ER shuts down for hours after patient injures nurse, destroys hospital property
Naples, Fla.-based NCH Northeast Emergency Department shut down for nearly 6 hours after a man allegedly battered a nurse and destroyed over a thousand dollars’ worth of property, NBC reported Aug. 6.
The names behind Epic's products
Epic gives its products short, fun names that make it simple to understand what they do, founder and CEO Judy Faulkner wrote Aug. 7.
Top 5 EHRs for academic hospitals, per Black Book Research
Black Book Research ranked the top hospital EHRs for academic medical centers and their regional networks based on surveys of 18 performance indicators conducted between the second quarter of 2022 and the third quarter of 2023.
Reopening of Massachusetts hospital damaged by fire delayed until 2024
Inpatient care and emergency department services at Brockton (Mass.) Hospital are not expected to fully reopen until 2024, months later than officials first anticipated, according to an Aug. 6 report from The Enterprise.
3 health systems closing emergency departments
In the last two months, Becker’s has reported on one health system that closed a hospital emergency department and two more that will soon follow suit:
Labor costs easing but supply expenses among 'relentless' hospital challenges
Labor costs linked to contract labor may be easing slightly for hospitals and health systems, but supply costs remain a key challenge well into 2023, according to an Aug. 3 report from Syntellis.
HHS loses another No Surprises Act lawsuit
A Texas federal judge has sided with the Texas Medical Association for a third time in its series of legal challenges over the No Surprises Act, this time over a 600 percent hike in administrative fees when seeking dispute resolutions.
Why going critical access was 'not a hard decision' for a Maine hospital
In June, Farmington, Maine-based Franklin Memorial Hospital applied for critical access designation after a change in rules that allowed the hospital to qualify.
