Fifty-two percent of clinicians said they trust virtual care, remote patient monitoring and telehealth to provide accurate diagnoses, but many are skeptical about patients conducting at-home testing by themselves, a June 6 study from GE Healthcare found. 

An unauthorized individual accessed Little Colorado Medical Center's systems from March 7, 2022 to April 21, 2022.

The physician shortage in the U.S. is common knowledge. Why don't more donors put their money toward tuition for people to become physicians? 

McLeansboro, Ill.-based Hamilton Memorial Hospital has received a $895,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help fund its Epic EHR system, WSIL reported June 7. 

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital spent more than $5.6 million on quality metric reporting in 2018, according to a study published June 6 in JAMA Network. 

Nonprofit hospitals' adjusted expenses per inpatient day can vary greatly by region and state, with a threefold difference between the lowest and highest and and a national average of $3,013. 

A dual-role nurse pilot project launched in 2019 at Spectrum Health’s Cardiothoracic Cardiac Care Unit in Grand Rapids, Mich., with an aim toward reducing turnover and advancing nurse training. The initiative, which spanned multiple years, gleaned insights for hospital leaders into practices to combat nurse burnout and boost retention.

The American Heart Association is awarding its Meritorious Achievement honor to two women from separate major companies who teamed up to advance health equity. 

The following hospital and health system COO moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year:

Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health, which is due to merge with Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare, had the "AA" rating affirmed both for $626 million of debt and for its default rating, Fitch said June 7.

Signs are emerging that both payers and large health systems operating in Colorado are nearing agreement on public health insurance rates, a system that is the brainchild of Gov. Jared Polis, according to a June 7 report in The Colorado Sun.

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., has named Wesley Campbell, MD, as its new director of research, education and training, according to a June 7 news release.

The longer an elderly patient's emergency department stay is, the more likely they are to develop incident delirium, according to new research from the University of California, Davis. 

 A woman in Washington has been detained after more than a year of refusing treatment for an active case of tuberculosis and repeatedly failing to appear in court, NPR reported June 3.

As HHS finalizes the end of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of CMS-certified healthcare facilities, hospitals and health systems have varied approaches to their own rules. 

White Rock (Texas) Medical Center has laid off 30 workers across 28 departments, including clinical and administrative roles. 

Here are five hospitals and health systems that launched, expanded or announced plans to launch a hospital-at-home program:

Morton, Wash.-based Arbor Health — also known as Lewis County Hospital District No. 1 — has named Robert March its next CEO. 

Amazon Web Services has partnered with health IT interoperability organization the Interoperability Institute to launch a virtual innovation center aimed at advancing healthcare interoperability.

A woman was arrested June 6 after police said she threatened Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Hospital via tweet, Local10 reported.