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Atlanta-based Shepherd Center, a hospital specializing in brain and spinal cord injury, has named Jim Kelly vice president of revenue cycle, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Kelly joins ...
Healthcare gained 62,200 jobs in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is above the average monthly increase of 44,000 jobs over the previous 12 months. Healthcare gained 50,600 jobs ...
Lawton, Okla.-based Comanche County Memorial Hospital is transitioning from seven different medical record systems to a single Meditech EHR system, KSWO reported June 5. Meditech began working with ...
A bipartisan group of senators on June 4 reintroduced the Securing Enhanced Programs, Systems, and Initiatives for Sepsis Act, a bill that would direct the CDC to lead national efforts aimed at ...
From partnering with more health systems to testing a generative AI-powered health assistant, here are seven of Amazon’s healthcare moves reported by Becker’s since January: ...
Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is investing $51 million in a modernized, integrated EHR system following its acquisition of Warner Robins, Ga.-based Houston Healthcare. “By installing Epic, a leading ...
Medline has signed a new distribution agreement with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to become the health system’s prime vendor for medical-surgical supplies. Under the agreement, ...
Nineteen critical access hospitals in Nebraska are partnering to launch the Nebraska High Value Network. Through the network, the hospitals will collaborate on business and clinical initiatives to ...
Georgia is projected to see one of the largest shortfalls of registered nurses in the country over the next decade, according to federal estimates. The state also sees a high percentage of nurses who ...
A dominant strain of norovirus is emerging, which could disrupt the seasonal pattern and increase the number of outbreaks, a June 2 CDC report suggests. Here’s what to know: 1. In previous years, the ...
The American Hospital Association is warning hospitals to be on the lookout for a ransomware group that uses double-extortion tactics. The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and ...
A security guard was shot and wounded June 5 during an incident inside the emergency department at Endeavor Health Evanston (Ill.) Hospital, the Evanston Police Department said in a series of posts on ...