Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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.1 healthcare leader's plea: 'We need better connection between generations'
Each generation views the world differently, and there are some communication gaps administrators and systems have not yet bridged with younger physicians, Doug Bruce, MD, chief clinical integration officer at Cleveland-based MetroHealth, recently told Becker's.Healthcare may be entering a period of stabilization after crisis mode of recent years: Kaufman Hall
If 2022 was the worst year for hospitals and health systems since the start of the pandemic, 2023 is showing signs of growing stabilization as operating margins inch up.Contract approved at New York system provides up to 18% wage increases
Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East at Dunkirk, N.Y.-based Brooks-TLC Hospital System recently approved a new three-year contract.Georgia cancer treatment center engages consultants, wants to hire CFO
The only proton therapy center in Georgia, and one of only 36 in the nation, has engaged consultants to provide "interim administrative and operational management services" as well as accounting and finance management, according to a July 6 filing.Baylor Scott & White adds 41 urgent care clinics to network
Forty-one urgent care clinics across Texas will join Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White's network through a new partnership with NextCare Urgent Care.
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