Nearly 8 in 10 acute care nurses say they lose time each week to unproductive charting, and those facing the heaviest documentation burdens are significantly more likely to experience burnout and consider leaving their jobs, according to a Dec. 16…
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Moody’s upgraded the credit ratings of Flint, Mich.-based Hurley Medical Center and Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Health System on Dec. 16. Hurley Medical Center Hurley’s rating was upgraded to “Baa3” from “Ba1.” The upgrade is driven by the health system’s strengthened…
Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC has named Stephen Miller chief of operations at its Norris Cancer Hospital in Los Angeles. In his new role, Mr. Miller will help guide Keck Medicine’s operations toward a more unified structure for cancer…
Two health systems have transitioned their enterprise resource planning applications to the Oracle cloud. Kalispell, Mont.-based Billings Clinic-Logan Health standardized finance, human resources, supply chain and customer service with Oracle Fusion. The platform streamlined a “patchwork of legacy systems,” reducing…
Tallahassee-based Florida State University and the City of Tallahassee have agreed on a proposed memorandum of understanding that sets the stage for a transformative shift in healthcare delivery in North Florida: converting a city‑owned hospital into a full academic medical…
Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City, Iowa, has promoted Jon Perin to COO, effective Dec. 14. Mr. Perin had served as chief ambulatory officer at the hospital since July 2024, according to a Dec. 15 hospital news release. In…
From expanding its footprint to major legal wins, Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare has had a busy year. The system comprises 51 hospitals, more than 360 outpatient locations, and over 57,000 employees, according to its website. Here are eight things to…
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he won’t call a vote to extend the ACA’s enhanced subsidies, further increasing the likelihood that they will expire at the end of 2025, NBC News reported Dec. 16. Mr. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said…
Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health has named Tiffany Anderson vice president of revenue cycle, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. Ms. Anderson joins the health system from Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care, where she most recently served as…
Healthcare is continuously evolving. And with that comes increasing complexity – fragmented care, staffing challenges, cybersecurity concerns, inventory visibility gaps, and regulatory pressures, just to name a few. Today’s systems can create silos across the care continuum, keeping pharmacists and…