Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger will phase in metal detector screenings at all hospital entrances this year, starting with Geisinger Medical Center, also in Danville, on March 30. All visitors, patients and staff entering through public entrances will be screened, similar to…
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Before health systems can meaningfully benefit from artificial intelligence, they have to candidly reflect on age-old questions: Do we actually know what data we have? Where does our data live? Can our data even be trusted? For a growing number…
In the wake of Washington, D.C.-based Risant Health’s acquisition of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health, the organizations are requesting reduced capital requirements for Geisinger’s insurance business, according to a Jan. 16 filing with the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. Risant is a nonprofit…
Paul Deeringer, chief strategy officer of Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health, is stepping away from his role after 13 years with the health system. Mr. Deeringer announced his departure in a March 18 LinkedIn post. “Serving this organization has…
The National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience has selected 26 hospitals and organizations to join its well-being Change Maker Accelerators program. The yearlong program helps health organizations implement and measure professional well-being efforts, according to…
In this episode, AJ Rivosecchi, Product Director at Bluesight, explores how health systems are rethinking pharmacy procurement as a strategic function amid rising complexity, drug shortages, and 340B uncertainty. He shares how integrating data across supply chain, finance, and compliance…
A cyberattack on Stryker has disrupted parts of its supply chain, delaying surgical procedures for some health systems. The medical devicemaker said disruptions to ordering, manufacturing and shipping have limited its ability to deliver patient-specific products, forcing some procedures to…
In the last 55 years, the burden of cancer mortality has shifted from urban populations to rural communities, according to a study published March 19 in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Researchers from the American Cancer Society analyzed…
Hospitals saw increased expenses and bad debt, as well as a decline in patient volumes, in January, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest “National Hospital Flash Report,” which is based on data from more than 1,300 hospitals. Four things to know: …
The number of active drug shortages has declined sharply since June, according to the FDA’s database. As of March 19, 76 drugs are in shortage, down from 194 in mid-June. The database is updated daily to reflect manufacturing recoveries, regulatory…