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Oracle Health in the news: 10 updates

Oracle Health, the EHR company formerly known as Cerner, had a busy September. Here are 10 headlines from the month.

APP workforce growth: 7 things to know

Health systems are hiring more advanced practice providers to meet growing demands for care, particularly in the outpatient setting. 

Investors sour on CVS Health, layoffs announced: 4 notes

CVS Health has struggled financially this year and investors are taking action, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Nation's largest supplier of IV solutions temporarily closes amid Helene

Baxter International temporarily closed its North Cove facility in Marion, N.C., due to severe flooding from Hurricane Helene. 

10 RCM headlines to know in September

Here are 10 revenue cycle management updates that Becker’s reported in September: 

Health systems partner with Big Tech: 11 updates

Health systems continue to partner with Big Tech on their digital transformations. Here are 11 collaborations from the past month.

Medical group parts ways with California hospital after cyberattack

Graybill Medical Group, a primary care provider based in Escondido, Calif., is terminating its management services agreement with Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group following a cyberattack on Palomar in May, The San Diego Union-Tribune re…

Why are ERs swamped?

Emergency rooms are the front-door to the U.S. healthcare system. A combination of systemic issues converge in ERs, leading to long wait times and inefficiencies for patients.

Health system margins inch lower

Median health systems margins decreased to 1.9% in August, a fourth straight month of declines, according to Strata Decision Technology’s Monthly Healthcare Industry Financial Benchmarks report released in September.

UNC Health offers free virtual care after Hurricane Helene

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health is offering free virtual care to residents of Western North Carolina, one of the regions hardest hit by Hurricane Helene.