Boston Medical Center has reached agreements with Dallas-based Steward Health Care to acquire and run both Brockton-based Good Samaritan Hospital and St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center.
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Why some Gen Z workers are clashing with management
Studies have shown organizations view their younger employees as the most challenging to work with, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 2.
ED visits, vaccines and variants: 4 COVID updates
COVID-19 metrics in the U.S. fell slightly for the week ending Aug. 24, indicating the nation’s summer wave may be slowing.
8 RCM headlines to know in August
From two private equity firms striking a deal to acquire R1 RCM to Conifer lining up a contract to provide RCM services to five Alabama hospitals, here are eight revenue cycle management headlines that Becker’s reported in August:
CommonSpirit shuffles Dignity Health hospitals' leadership
San Francisco-based Dignity Health has shuffled various leaders within its hospitals as part of a statewide restructuring being carried out by its parent, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal.
CrowdStrike executive to testify on hospital IT outage
An executive from a cybersecurity company that caused a global IT outage that affected hospitals will testify before Congress in September.
Two racial groups see rise in breast cancer rates
Asian American and Pacific Islander women once had relatively low rates of breast cancer, but the demographic is now seeing faster-rising rates of cancer compared to other races — and experts are not sure why, CBS News reported Sep. 3.
Health systems need 'inboxologists'
Access to care remains one of the biggest challenges facing healthcare providers today as clinician shortages intensify and demand for care heats up.
Ransomware gang phishes for healthcare victims
Federal officials are warning about a ransomware group that is using phishing tactics to hack healthcare organizations.
Why RWJBarnabas is embracing triad leadership
A triad leadership model — which often unites a nurse, physician and quality or administrative leader — is gaining traction among health systems as they work to streamline operations and improve outcomes amid an increasingly complex healthcare env…
