The Joint Commission recently eliminated 55 administrative positions as it looks to improve operational efficiency, a spokesperson for the accrediting body confirmed May 7. “As we at The Joint Commission execute against our strategic plan, we have identified the need…
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Cambridge-based OhioHealth Southeastern Medical Center launched an Epic EHR on May 4 as part of a $29.1 million investment in IT upgrades. The hospital is the latest facility within Columbus-based OhioHealth to adopt Epic, improving data interoperability across the 15-hospital…
A Georgia hospital has defeated a class-action lawsuit over the use of data-tracking tools on its websites, Law.com reported. A state court granted Moultrie, Ga.-based Colquitt Regional Medical Center’s motion to dismiss the complaint, which alleged the hospital unlawfully collected…
House Republicans have dropped two proposals to cut Medicaid funding from the reconciliation plan as Speaker Mike Johnson aims to broker a deal that can pass a divided caucus, The Hill reported May 6. Five things to know: 1. After…
University of Miami Health System has 150 AI projects in the works. That type of digital innovation helped the health system garner a CIO 100 Award for being a top IT department. Becker’s recently interviewed David Reis, PhD, senior vice…
Columbia University is laying off 180 researchers whose work was funded by now-terminated federal grants. The New York City-based university attributed the layoffs to increasing budget constraints and uncertainty regarding future research funding levels. “We have had to make deliberate,…
Julie Freischlag, MD, became CEO of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in 2017. Since then, she has led the organization through the addition of two medical centers and guided it through integrations with Atrium Health in 2020 and…
A New York man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for leading a $48 million Medicare fraud scheme. Five things to know: 1. Manishkumar Patel, 44, of Pelham Manor, was sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiring to commit health…
Hospital margins had a slight increase in March despite significant patient volume declines, according to Kaufman Hall’s “National Hospital Flash Report” released May 7. Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company, analyzed data from 1,300 hospitals compiled by Strata Decision Technology. The…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC Enterprises, the venture capital arm of UPMC, led an $18.25 million Series B1 financing round for Carta Healthcare, a provider of AI-powered clinical data abstraction. Other participants in the round include MemorialCare Innovation Fund, Rex Health Ventures —…