Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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Mercy settles data breach lawsuit for $1.8M
St. Louis-based Mercy has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2020 data breach. -
Ascension hack: What's new in 11 states and DC
St. Louis-based Ascension continues to recover from a May 8 ransomware attack that took its IT network offline. -
What health system CEOs need to tackle conflict, change
Health system CEOs are leaving behind ego-driven, top down leadership in favor of a trusting and a supportive culture to guide their organizations and transform healthcare delivery. Change is hard, but necessary, to grow.
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200+ more infusion pumps recalled due to infection risks
The FDA announced May 30 that OptumHealth Care Solutions is recalling 208 infusion pump systems. -
Top 10 healthcare IT deals in Q1
Healthcare IT venture capital deals remained flat in the first quarter of 2024, with the exception of a few large funding rounds, PitchBook reported. -
5 CFO moves in 2 days
Hospital and health system CFOs have seen a lot of shuffling over the last few days. -
'A different dimension': Where hospital supply chains are heading
As more health systems dive into hospital-at-home models, supply chain leaders told Becker's their industry is facing a tidal wave of change — and it's time to start surfing.
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COVID-19 effects can linger 3 years later, study finds
Patients who were hospitalized within a month of having a severe COVID-19 infection still had a higher risk of death and other complications three years after, according to a study published May 30 in Nature. -
OHSU, Legacy inch closer to forming 12-hospital system
Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health have signed a binding, definitive agreement to unite as one health system under OHSU Health. -
Dollar General, DocGo call time on rural healthcare pilot
Dollar General and DocGo have mutually decided to end their mobile clinic pilot program 18 months after its launch, a spokesperson for Dollar General confirmed to Becker's. -
RN worries subside for hospitals
Hospitals' average turnover and vacancy rates for registered nurses nearly returned to their 2019 levels in 2023 after peaking in the middle of that timeframe.
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States with the largest, smallest nurse shortages per capita
The District of Columbia has the highest number of nurses per capita while Utah has the lowest, according to a NurseJournal analysis. -
Adventist Health California hospital CFO promoted to president
Greg McCulloch has been promoted to president of Adventist Health Sonora (Calif.). -
Mercy Health taps market CFO
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health has named Nikki Hutchison CFO of its Lima (Ohio) market. -
Nurses' most common telehealth uses
Fifty-seven percent of nurses reported using telehealth in 2022, up from 50% in 2018, according to the most recent federal data available. -
Former CEO admits stealing $35K from own hospital
The former CEO of Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital has admitted stealing hospital funds for personal use and without authorization, according to the Justice Department. -
California system names COO
Tracey Lewis Taylor was named COO of Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Health. -
Northwell sees Q1 operating income jump
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health reported an operating income of $73 million in the first quarter of 2024, up from a $22.6 operating loss in the same quarter in 2023, according to its May 30 financial report. -
The humble, tenfold force of Jim Skogsbergh
When Advocate Health co-CEO Jim Skogsbergh began planning his departure, he knew he wanted to leave the health system better than he found it, avoid overstaying his welcome and exit at the top of his game. -
Virginia hospital wins CMS Health Equity Award
CMS has awarded Fishersville, Va.-based Augusta Health with its 2024 Health Equity Award, AHA News reported May 30.
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