Pennsylvania Rep. Craig Williams is pushing efforts to purchase and reopen facilities such as Upland, Pa.-based Crozer-Chester Medical Center after it closed May 2 due to Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings’ closure of Upland-based Crozer Health. On June 24, Mr.…
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Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s has adopted a platform from digital health company Caregility that will enable virtual care in its neonatal intensive care unit. The two organizations developed the connected device collaboratively to support specialist consultations, teleresuscitation and telesimulation efforts.…
Cottonwood, Idaho-based St. Mary’s Health and Orofino, Idaho-based Clearwater Valley Health are transitioning to a Meditech EHR. Here are five things to know: 1. The two critical access hospitals picked Meditech in August to connect to their parent health system,…
Best Buy has sold Current Health, a remote patient monitoring company it bought in 2021 for $400 million. Current Health co-founder Christopher McGhee reacquired the company from the tech retailer, according to a June 24 LinkedIn post. Financial terms of…
The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training has ruled that members of District 1199 SEIU New England, who are on strike at Care New England’s Butler Hospital in Providence, are eligible for unemployment benefits, the agency confirmed with Becker’s.…
EHRs have evolved over the last few years to include artificial intelligence, ambient listening and more automated workflows. They are now sophisticated platforms operating as the organization’s IT backbone. Epic has become a favorite EHR among health systems. It’s installed…
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo on June 12 vetoed a bill that would have established minimum staffing ratios for certain hospitals in the state. Four notes: 1. The bill, introduced Feb. 3, applied to hospitals with more than 70 licensed beds…
A new $2 million program aims to create a medical assistant pipeline to support hospitals around Baton Rouge, La., The Advocate reported June 20. The program — led by the Baton Rouge Health District — will train 100 participants as…
Garrett Colglazier, COO of Sabetha (Kan.) Community Hospital, has been appointed CEO, effective Aug. 1. He will succeed James Longabaugh, DO, who previously announced plans to step down at the end of July, according to a June 24 hospital news…
Health system executives are increasingly prioritizing cost transparency and internal alignment when choosing health IT vendors, a June 25 report from KLAS Research found. KLAS’ “Executive Voices” report reflects feedback from more than 1,000 C-suite leaders, including CEOs, CFOs, CIOs…