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12 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements

From NYU Langone suing Northwell Health over the shade of purple it used in its advertising campaign, to Ascension facing a lawsuit for allegedly taking employees’ fingerprints without consent, here are 12 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has…

Epic in the last 30 days

From putting hospitals and health systems on its noncompete list to having Beacon be listed as one of the best oncology EHRs, here are five updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in June:

4 tips to help nurses land their dream position 

Nurses who are considering a career move — whether due to nursing-patient-ratios, burnout or even that they’ve found that bedside nursing is not bringing them the joy it once did — have options other than leaving the profession entirely. 

California officials deny Stanford affiliate's correction plan over PICU issues

A May 16 corrective action plan submitted by John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, Calif., a Stanford Medicine affiliate, was denied by the Department of Health Care Services after finding that “not all of John Muir Health’s proposed plans of corre…

Top 10 health and medical professionals most likely to work from home

Medical records technicians are the healthcare professionals who are most likely to work remotely, with more than a third of them not having to come into the office, The New York Times reported June 26.

Report: Amazon Clinic delaying rollout after privacy concerns raised

Amazon has delayed the rollout of its virtual care service after lawmakers expressed concerns about its privacy practices, Politico reported.

BJC, Saint Luke's merger could give system 'upper hand' with insurers

The planned merger between St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare and Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke’s Health System could give the two systems huge “negotiating power” with insurers, according to analysts, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported June 25. 

How one California health system is learning from Silicon Valley, using AI

Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Health CEO Dan Woods told Becker’s that its new innovation fund will allow the health system to accelerate its beta testing and research partnerships with nearby Silicon Valley.

Illinois ER physicians sue shuttered hospital

Former emergency room physicians at St. Margaret’s Health-Peru (Ill.) have filed a lawsuit against the now-shuttered hospital, alleging it missed payments for their services. 

Healthcare workers' optimism is returning: 3 findings

Healthcare workers experienced high levels of burnout, stress and trauma during the pandemic, but new data suggests their optimism about the industry is returning, according to a June 26 survey from Morning Consult.