Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
Nurse attacked in HCA hospital parking lot; man charged with attempted murder
An HCA Healthcare nurse was blitz-attacked with a tire iron at about 3 a.m. on July 6 in the hospital's parking lot, and Florida police charged a 27-year-old man with attempted murder two hours later.Billboards criticizes Children's Hospital of Georgia for Chick-fil-A
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine purchased billboards critical of Augusta-based Children's Hospital of Georgia's decision to bring Chick-fil-A into the hospital's cafeteria in May, according to a report in The Augusta Chronicle.Former CHS-owned Arkansas hospital officially opens doors as nonprofit
El Dorado-based South Arkansas Regional Hospital began its life as a nonprofit entity July 1 when services officially began to be offered, according to a July 6 Magnolia Report article.
Providence Mission nurse leader crushed by tree in Costa Rica fighting to walk again
The executive director of nursing at Mission Viejo, Calif.-based Providence Mission Hospital was flown to Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colo., for rehabilitation, just over a month after surviving "devastating and tenuous" injuries in an accident in Costa Rica, according to a July 6 Orange County Register news report.One Medical, Press Ganey, Kyruus + 24 other companies Providence Ventures invested in
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is one of many top health systems with an active venture capital and investment arm.HHS says entities that commit information blocking subject to $1M penalty
美国卫生和公众服务部监察长办公室发布了final ruling on information blocking on June 27, stating that any individual or entity that commits information blocking could face up to a $1 million penalty.Hospitals, health systems charging for MyChart in 2023
A growing number of health systems are starting to charge patients for asking for their physicians' advice through online patient portals, such as MyChart. Here are some hospitals and health systems partaking in the trend:
Why Amazon's One Medical lets patients skip the scale
In an effort to be "weight-inclusive," Amazon's One Medical lets patients skip the scale, a company executive wrote in Yahoo Life.The 8 categories of digital health technologies
It can be hard to keep up with all the latest digital health technologies nowadays, but a new report breaks them down into eight categories.The cost of clinical documentation, from in-person scribes to AI
As healthcare providers turn to clinical documentation services and technology to cut down on paperwork and save time, the cost of these solutions vary, Avia Marketplace reported.Virginia's hospital price transparency law takes effect
All hospitals in Virginia are now required to publish standard prices for all items and services on their website under a state law that took effect July 1.
Healthcare workers keep calling it quits
Healthcare saw a bump this spring in the number of resignations as a share of total employment as many other industries begin to see the quits rate abate, according to The Wall Street Journal.Kootenai Health CEO to retire after nonprofit conversion
Jon Ness, CEO of Kootenai Health, will retire from the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based system in early 2024.Mayo Clinic sees record year for hiring
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., experienced a record year for hiring in 2022, the health system confirmed in a statement shared with Becker's on July 6.IT job openings at the 5 largest health systems
HCA Healthcare has the most open IT-related positions of the five largest health systems.Nurse staffing startup lays off 20% of workforce
Nurse staffing platform ConnectRN has laid off 20 percent of its staff, BostInno reported July 6.5 hospitals with the shortest, longest ED visit times
Becker's has compiled a list of hospitals and health systems with the longest and shortest emergency department visit times using data from CMS' provider data catalog.Kootenai Health on track to complete nonprofit conversion by Dec. 31
Officials for Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health said the health system is on track to complete its conversion from a public health system to a private nonprofit entity by the end of the year, the Coeur d'Alene Press reported July 6.Amazon offers discounted One Medical memberships for Prime Day
Amazon is discounting memberships for its healthcare company One Medical as part of Prime Day, its annual sales event.FDA fully approves Alzheimer's drug Leqembi
FDA granted full approval to Leqembi (lecanemab) July 6, six months after handing Eisai and Biogen's Alzheimer's drug an accelerated approval.
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