Roger Reamer will retire as CEO of Seward, Neb.-based Memorial Health Care Systems in spring 2027. Mr. Reamer has led the system for more than 26 years, according to an Aug. 24 news release. He will remain in the role…
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The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a new $103,265 fee for H-1B petitions, just months after a federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s earlier attempt to impose a similar charge. The rule, published Aug. 25 in the Federal…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is not requiring hospitals to join its overhauled emergency room injury-reporting system, despite internal guidance that told hospitals otherwise, Nextgov/FCW reported Aug. 24. The program, called NEISS-R, would expand CPSC’s injury surveillance sample from roughly…
Tennessee-based in-home care provider Monogram Health has agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle allegations that it caused the submission of false diagnosis codes to boost Medicare Advantage payments. From Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2023, Monogram allegedly knowingly…
Most ambient AI deployments in healthcare follow the same arc: a physician pilot in outpatient settings, a proof of concept, a measured expansion to more clinic sites. Kevin Cook, divisional president of Sacramento-based Sutter Health’s Greater Silicon Valley Market, has…
Florida’s Department of Health has published a proposed rule that would eliminate school immunization requirements for chickenpox, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type B and pneumococcal disease. The proposal, published Aug. 24, would remove requirements for immunizations not mandated by state…
OhioHealth Morrow County Hospital in Mount Gilead, Ohio, is switching its automated dispensing cabinets to Omnicell as part of the health system’s broader push to improve medication safety. The upgrade allows any OhioHealth hospital to view the medications available at…
As health systems continue to grapple with financial pressures from rising labor and supply costs and reimbursement challenges, days cash on hand remains an important measure of financial stability. Here are days cash on hand figures for 25 health systems…
Across the nation, high-volume emergency departments are finding new ways to improve efficiency without sacrificing patient experience or quality care. EDs are continuing to face challenges in patient wait times, boarding and patients leaving without being seen. On Aug. 6,…
When a patient arrives in our emergency department with persistent hypotension, our team needs to quickly answer one question: will IV fluids help this patient, or will they cause harm? That question doesn’t wait for an ICU admission or a…