Renton, Wash.-based Providence plans to permanently close four occupational medicine and workplace health services clinics in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 7, affecting 43 employees. In an internal message sent to staff that was obtained by Becker’s, Ben LeBlanc, MD, chief…
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A pharmacist-led initiative focused on medication list discrepancies significantly reduced hospitalizations among home health patients in Washington State. Leaders at Washington State University’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Spokane spearheaded the quality improvement effort and recently published their…
This episode, recorded live at the 10th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Annual Meeting, features Dr. Bryon Frost, CMIO of McLeod Health. He shares how his team developed a bias-resistant, three-phase approach to selecting and scaling AI…
Guy Hudson, MD, took the helm as president and CEO of Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health Oct. 15, according to a health system news release shared with Becker’s. Dr. Hudson succeeds Tim Dentry, who has led Northern Light Health since…
Two patients previously admitted to the University of Washington Medical Center-Northwest have tested positive for Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that has become a growing concern in healthcare settings. The Seattle-based hospital is working with public health officials to notify…
UC San Diego Health and Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health received approval on Oct. 14 from the Regents of the University of California and the Palomar Health District board of directors to form a joint powers authority. “These initial approvals represent…
Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate has selected 11 health technology startups for its latest accelerator program. The 30-week program connects national and international companies with Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic experts and resources to help develop and validate artificial intelligence-driven healthcare solutions. Participants…
Although the CDC projects a moderate influenza season this winter, U.S. hospitals face a plethora of changes, including federal vaccine policy shifts, hospital-at-home disruptions and a growing measles outbreak. The 2024-25 flu season was among the most severe since 2010,…
During a fireside chat at Becker’s 10th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference, two leaders discussed a pressing challenge for health systems: translating innovative ideas into scalable digital health solutions. The speakers — Dr. Simon Kos, global…
The stakes of replacing or consolidating an EHR for a hospital are high. A messy rollout to a larger platform like Epic or Oracle can slow care, frustrate staff and erode patient safety. For many health systems, the work of…