Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare is undertaking one of its “largest transformations” ever by implementing Epic over the course of the next year, a leader told Becker’s. The three-hospital, $3.3 billion system is switching from Oracle Health, with plans to go live…
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Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital has the lowest unplanned readmission rate in the nation, according to CMS. CMS’ Unplanned Hospital Visits data is based on provider data for hospital return days, including unplanned readmission and unplanned hospital visit measures after…
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced more than $2.6 billion in state investments to strengthen New York’s safety net hospitals, with a focus on modernizing EHR systems. The funding — part of the Health Care Safety Net Transformation Program — supports six…
It was a busy week for Pittsburgh-based health systems, with UPMC negotiating a deal that would see it enter the Ohio market and Allegheny Health Network striking a deal to acquire a two-hospital system. Here are four hospital M&A moves…
St. Louis-based Ascension is deploying new technology and workforce development efforts to address long-term physician shortages and reduce clinician burden, according to a health system blog post. The U.S. may face a shortfall of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036,…
The World Health Organization and UNICEF have developed global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings. While the WHO has long maintained guidelines for clinical environments, this is the first time the organization has issued unified, science-based guidance for community…
The FDA has named the first nine medications selected for its national priority review voucher program, which aims to shorten drug review timelines to as fast as two months, according to an Oct. 16 episode of an FDA podcast. The…
Cyberattacks on hospitals are becoming more frequent, more sophisticated and more disruptive. They can paralyze EHRs, delay surgeries and force ambulances to divert. Yet many of the most persistent vulnerabilities aren’t buried deep in code — they sit at the…
Bronson Health, based in Kalamazoo, Mich., has named Darrell Keeling, PhD, as its new CTO. In this role, Dr. Keeling will collaborate with teams and leadership at Bronson to lead digital transformation efforts and strengthen the system’s infrastructure and cybersecurity.…
Struggling Lone Pine, Calif.-based Southern Inyo Healthcare District has seen significant financial improvements since Becker’s connected with its CEO Kevin Flanigan, MD, in late September. “It’s a focus on a philosophy that it’s the system that’s delivering the results,” he…