Health Gorilla has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Epic and several health systems, arguing the case threatens the stability of nationwide interoperability frameworks used to exchange patient information. In a Feb. 26 press release announcing the…
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A decadeslong frustration among midwives and hospitals could escalate, and harm patients, as more women choose home births, NBC News reported Feb. 26. Although a small percentage of U.S. mothers deliver infants at home, this minority is growing, according to…
The Oregon Senate voted Feb. 24 in favor of a bill that, if passed, would require hospitals to treat a patient’s citizenship or immigration status the same as protected health information. The Healthcare Without Fear Act will need to pass…
Greenville, S.C.-based Bon Secours St. Francis is opening a new $23 million freestanding emergency department March 5 in Five Forks, S.C. The 12,500-square-foot facility will have nine exam rooms, including a dedicated trauma room, along with on-site CT and X-ray…
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is accelerating its outpatient strategy as it builds out a 25-center ASC network designed to shift volume out of hospitals and closer to patients. Leslie Barrett, BSN, RN, senior vice president of ambulatory surgery strategy and…
Ames, Iowa-based Mary Greeley Medical Center’s rating was downgraded to “A3” from “A2” by Moody’s. The downgrade is driven by the negative impact of the opening of an ASC joint venture between the hospital and an independent physician group, Moody’s…
Walgreens has expanded its virtual care platform to include weight management services, offering $49 clinician-guided visits for eligible adults using GLP-1 therapies. The new Walgreens Weight Management program is open to self-pay patients ages 18-64 who are overweight or have…
Natalie Whitmer, COO of HCA Healthcare’s TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., has stepped down from her role, effective Feb. 20, she wrote in a LinkedIn post. Ms. Whitmer has joined Arlington-based Texas Health Resources as COO of Texas…
Two years after a merger that created a now $12.1 billion system, St. Louis-based BJC Health is rolling out fresh branding to solidify its market positioning and boost recruitment and retention, leaders told Becker’s. St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare and Kansas…
Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced legislation that would establish minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals and prohibit mandatory overtime for registered nurses. The Nurse Staffing and Patient Protection Act, co-written by Sen. Melissa Ratcliff, D-Cottage Grove, and Reps. Francesca Hong and Lisa…