Advocate Aurora’s 2021 income, revenue rebound as patients return
The boost in non-COVID-19 patient services helped the 26-hospital Midwestern system offset rising labor and supply costs.
The Kronos outage disrupted one health system’s payroll for more than a month. Here’s how it moved forward.
UMass Memorial Health had to quickly improvise a way to run payroll for more than 16,000 employees without hours-worked data, CFO Sergio Melgar said.
15K Minnesota nurses are bargaining for new contracts
Current shortages and widespread issues recruiting and retaining staff are a central concern for hospitals, and could lend nurses more leverage in negotiations.
Detroit rated as most racially segregated hospital market in U.S., report shows
St. Louis, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and Manhattan also landed on Lown’s top-10 list of the most racially segregated hospital markets in the country.
Negative effects of rural hospital closings go beyond health, study finds
When a hospital closes in a rural community, the effects often ripple through the local economy, reducing the size of the population, labor force and possibly county income, new research suggests.
Moderna, citing need for ‘flexibility,’ seeks broad clearance of fourth COVID shot
Days after Pfizer asked U.S. regulators to authorize another booster for older adults, Moderna has followed with a similar request for all adults, arguing approval would “provide flexibility” to public health officials and doctors
‘On high alert’: Hospitals wary of cyber threats from Russia-Ukraine war
Cybersecurity has always been chronically underfunded in hospitals, even before COVID-19 swallowed up more resources. Now, this major international threat is creating a “perfect storm,” one cybersecurity expert said.
Irked by no payment bump, physician lobby pushes Congress for fix
“At a minimum, Congress must establish a stable, annual Medicare physician payment update that keeps pace with inflation and practice costs,” AMA wrote in its letter.
How can hospitals improve staff retention? Tech and training, experts say
It’s possible to rekindle the passion of doctors and nurses in providing care, even as many eye an exit, experts said at the HIMSS conference.
What’s holding up hospital at home?
Widespread adoption of acute-level care at home models has been hampered by physician reluctance and patchwork reimbursement, though a CMS waiver caused participating hospitals to snowball during the pandemic.