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Missoula, Mont.-based Providence St. Patrick Hospital has shared plans to close its family maternity center due to “the current and anticipated challenges facing the healthcare industry,” a Providence ...
A federal appeals court ruled June 4 that Tata Consultancy Services must pay interest on a $140 million punitive damages award to Epic dating back to the original 2017 judgment. Here are five things t ...
Vaccines have the potential to reduce global antibiotic use by 2.5 billion doses a year, according to a report from Wellcome Trust, which underscores their role in curbing antimicrobial resistance.
Medicine has appointed Rabih Chaer, MD, as chief of vascular and endovascular surgery, and as an associate professor of surgery. Dr. Chaer previously served as division chief of vascular surgery and ...
As hospital capacity remains elevated after the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems are seeking to standardize clinical care across their footprints to reduce variation and facilitate smoother patient ...
Innovation in clinical diagnostics is accelerating, with breakthroughs that promise to make testing more precise, less invasive and more accessible. These advancements are expected not only to benefit ...
Amy Wimpey Knight has been appointed chief administrative officer of Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Health Care System. Ms. Knight most recently served as president of the Children’s Hospital ...
Intermountain Health’s Peaks Region (formerly Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health) is a regular winner of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s MAP Award and Kodiak Solutions’ Top ...
A new FDA artificial intelligence tool designed to streamline medical device reviews is faltering in its early rollout stages, raising concerns for agency staff and ethics experts about its ...
The Nevada Assembly and Senate have passed legislation that sets maximum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals. Senate Bill 182, which awaits Gov. Joe Lomardo’s signature, establishes maximum ratios ...
Fortune, which published its 71st Fortune 500 list on June 2, also partnered with Indiggo to publish the ROL100, a ranking that examines “ReturnOnLeadership” of the top 100 Fortune 500 companies. The ...
Claim denials can be a huge headache for healthcare providers. In fact, one survey found that private payers initially deny 15 percent of medical claims. Worse? Providers end up spending almost $20 ...