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This Digital Health Startup Wants To Help Hospitals Make Sense Of All Their Tech

Forbes Healthcare

MAY 22, 2025

Fresh off a $275 million fundraisethe largest in digital health so far this yearInnovaccers cofounder and CEO Abhinav Shashank has a plan to pull together data and AI tools all in one place.

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Will New Medicaid Policies Put Hospital Margins at Risk?

EvidenceCare

MAY 16, 2025

Written by Carol Howard, VP of Clinical Strategy After a tough few years marked by the pandemic, staffing shortages, and rising costs, hospitals are finally starting to catch their breath. New data reveals a rebound in hospital margins, offering hope for health systems. and operating margins to 5.2%.

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Navigating Medicare Advantage: Strategies for Hospitals to Tackle Growing Challenges

EvidenceCare

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Written by Carol Howard, VP of Clinical Strategy As Medicare Advantage (MA) continues to grow, hospitals have faced growing challenges in navigating complex policies, payer friction, and financial pressures. These changes will impact how hospitals approach their contracts and denial strategies.

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Pennsylvania Medical Assistants in Hospital Outpatient Departments

Legal Eye on Medical Assisting

APRIL 30, 2025

I recently received the following question: In Pennsylvania, are [medical assistants] limited in their scope of practice when in [hospital outpatient department]based ambulatory sites? To answer this question, see the regulations of the… Continue reading Pennsylvania Medical Assistants in Hospital Outpatient Departments

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How To Survive Your Hospitalization - Top 10 Tips From The Trenches

Forbes Healthcare

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Here are my best survival tips for a hospitalization, based on my years of experience as a physician, patient advocate, and caregiver.

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Hospitals Lose Supreme Court Case: Key Implications for DSH Patients

Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 29, 2025

Plaintiff hospitals thought they were entitled to increased payments. What does this mean for safety net hospitals? The Supreme Court didn't see it that way.

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How The Hospital Industrial Complex Robs Poor Patients

Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The ongoing abuse of 340B and Medicaid discounts is enriching huge hospital conglomerates at the expense of patients, employers, state governments, poor communities, and taxpayers.

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Hospital-At-Home Startups DispatchHealth And Medically Home To Merge

Forbes Healthcare

MARCH 18, 2025

DispatchHealth and Medically Home - startups that work with health systems to provide hospital-level care at home have agreed to merge.

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Hospital Medication

AHA; Health-ISAC Warn U.S. Hospitals About Potential Terror Threat

The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 21, 2025

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) have issued a joint threat bulletin warning hospitals about a potential coordinated multi-city terrorist attack on hospitals in the coming weeks. hospitals by ISIS-K, a division of the jihadist group Islamic State.

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More Signs Emerge Hospital Labor Woes Subsiding Post-Pandemic

Forbes Healthcare

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Labor woes that have dogged hospitals and health systems across the U.S. could be coming to an end, according to a new report from Aon.

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The $37.4 Billion Tilted Playing Field For Nonprofit Hospitals

Forbes Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

nonprofit hospitals enjoyed a total annual tax benefit of $37.4 Policymakers have been tilting the playing field in favor of them for too long.

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Bill Clinton Hospitalized With Flu, Influenza A Surges Throughout U.S.

Forbes Healthcare

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Former President Bill Clinton was discharged from the hospital after being treated for the flu. Meanwhile, here's the latest from the CDC about influenza cases increasing

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England’s Hospitals Face ‘Significant Challenges’ Meeting Green Goals

Forbes Healthcare

JUNE 26, 2024

But around a third of its hospital trusts are yet to even measure their carbon footprint. The country's health system should be net zero by 2040.

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Looming Strike Averted at Major Hospital

Scrubs

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The months-long nurses’ strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick, New Jersey, has come to a potential resolution after a tentative agreement was reached between the hospital and the United Steelworkers Local 4-200, which represents approximately 1,700 nurses.

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Hospitals Merge For Power, While ‘Price Transparency’ Fantasy Persists

Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 30, 2024

A new study highlights a pervasive government failure to prevent hospital mergers that give providers excess pricing power. Price transparency is unlikely to compensate.

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When Hospitals Slash Jobs, Towns Suffer Economic Pain.

Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 2, 2025

Hospital job cuts hurt the local economy. When hospitals slash jobs there is an economic and social ripple effect. Rural towns are impacted the most.

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How can we do better as a county hospital?

Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 31, 2024

My lecture to the cancer care staff at a county hospital.

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Nurses at Rady Children’s Hospital Vote to Strike Amid Contract Dispute

Scrubs

JULY 17, 2024

San Diego, CA — Nurses at Rady Children’s Hospital have voted to authorize a strike from July 22 to July 24, following months of unsuccessful contract negotiations. The decision comes after the United Nurses of Children’s Hospital (UNOCH), the Teamsters union representing over 1,500 nurses, announced the vote on July 11.

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AI May Be Monitoring Patients In A Hospital Near You

Forbes Healthcare

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Moving beyond uses for research and development, customer service needs, reducing administrative documentation burdens or easing regulatory processes, the latest trend by hospitals is to …

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Hospital Customer Service Documentation Medication

Medicare Advantage Insurers Hold Sway Over More Hospital Admissions

Forbes Healthcare

JULY 24, 2024

Medicare Advantage is accounting for “a rising share of inpatient hospital days,” according to a new KFF study shows.

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Congress Introduces Safe Staffing Bill for Hospitals to Protect Nurses

Scrubs

MARCH 30, 2023

Nurses have been organizing to get federal lawmakers to pass a bill that would set minimum nurse-patient ratios for every department in every hospital in the country. The bill, known as The Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, was authored by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in the Senate and Rep.

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Hospitals spend billions to answer growing threat of violence: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JUNE 3, 2025

Attempting to prevent, prepare for and recover from violent acts in 2023 cost hospitals $18.3 billion, according to a new report from the American Hospital Association.

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Meet The Team Putting Nutrition At The Center Of Hospital Care In Rwanda

Forbes Healthcare

JULY 17, 2024

A conversation with Isabelle Kamariza, founder of Solid'Africa, about closing the nutrient gap in hospital care and why, as she says, "food is love."

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Almost One-Third of Rural Hospitals Benefiting from Microsoft’s Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program

The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 26, 2025

If the nearest hospital experiences a ransomware attack that causes disruption to hospital operations, rural residents must travel a further 20 miles for common services and often a further 40 miles for specialized services. In 2022, 429 rural hospitals were at high financial risk.

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Almost Every Hospital Bed In England Is Full, And Winter Has Just Begun

Forbes Healthcare

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Rising cases of flu, norovirus, COVID-19 and RSV are sending thousands to hospital every week — and raising fears of a "quad-demic."

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U.K. Has Longer Hospital Waits Than Other High Income Countries

Forbes Healthcare

AUGUST 24, 2024

Waits for hospital care in the U.K. have fallen to the bottom of a group of 10 high income countries, a survey has found.

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How U.S. Hospitals are Combating Workplace Violence

Scrubs

AUGUST 14, 2023

However, some hospitals and nurses’ unions are trying to put a stop to the violence. hospitals are trying to change the narrative. The California Nurses Association is lobbying for a law that would give OSHA more authority when it comes to enforcing hospital workplace safety. Sources: [link] [link] [link] The post How U.S.

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Oracle Health Breach Affects Patients of Multiple U.S. Multiple Hospitals

The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 31, 2025

Oracle appears to have suffered two security incidents, one of which involved data stored by Oracle Health related to the electronic health record (EHR) company Cerner.Oracle Health is a provider of health information technology to hospitals. Multiple Hospitals appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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Hospital HIPAA

Zombie Healthcare Masking Policies Return to Maryland

Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 30, 2025

In 2023, the Maryland Department of Health (DOH) adopted a standard for return to universal masking in healthcare facilities when hospitalizations with respiratory viruses (covid, influenza, or RSV) reach a level of 10 cases per 100,000 population. Maryland has a population of 6.3

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Vancouver Hospital Introduces Pet Therapy to Help Stressed-Out Nurses

Scrubs

AUGUST 16, 2023

That’s why the BC Children’s Hospital in British Columbia decided to implement an onsite pet therapy program for its staff. The hospital launched the program in partnership with PetSmart Charities of Canada to help providers cope with the added stress and anxiety they have been facing amid the ongoing staff shortage.

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Cybersecurity Firm CEO Charged with Installing Malware on a Hospital Computer

The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 18, 2025

The CEO of an Edmond, OK-based cybersecurity firm has been accused of intentionally installing malware at an Oklahoma City hospital. Anthony Hospital observed a man using a hospital computer that had been designated for employee use only. On August 6, 2024, a member of staff at SSM Healths St.

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Maine Hospital Using AI to Record Patient Conversations

Scrubs

MARCH 21, 2023

Deborah Vaughan, a patient at the hospital, said she appreciates being able to look her doctor in the eye while talking about her health. The post Maine Hospital Using AI to Record Patient Conversations appeared first on Scrubs | The Leading Lifestyle Magazine for the Healthcare Community.

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A year after Steward declared bankruptcy, hospitals and communities still feel fallout: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

MAY 7, 2025

Two Steward hospitals have paused services while five more have permanently closed. The closures brought layoffs and disruptions to patient care, according to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.

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Hospital Patient Care

The top 10 craziest things patients have insisted on keeping in their hospital rooms!

Scrubs

JULY 23, 2023

Image: Thinkstock | Dorling Kindersley RF Some hospital patients are unforgettable, whether because of their terrible visitors or their wild antics. Here are the top 10 craziest things patients have insisted on keeping in their hospital rooms, as told by you ! Every single med cup to use as shot glasses when she got home!

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A guide for civilians: How NOT to be a nightmare in the hospital

Scrubs

AUGUST 1, 2023

A hospital is not the place for respite care, no matter how much you need a break. The post A guide for civilians: How NOT to be a nightmare in the hospital appeared first on Scrubs | The Leading Lifestyle Magazine for the Healthcare Community. Don’t over- or under-state your pain. Do not threaten the nurse.

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Study Finds Rapid Rise Of Telehealth Use In U.S. Hospitals

Forbes Healthcare

JULY 12, 2024

Covid-19 led to a 75% surge in telemedicine appointments between 2020 and 2021. But barriers to wider implementation still exist.

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“Time Off? What’s That?” Nurses on What They Do When They’re Not at the Hospital

Scrubs

JULY 20, 2023

We all need to fill our lives outside of the hospital with things that build us up. Things are so short the hospital is begging for us to come in even on the days we have off. Marcia I drive by the hospital with my middle finger out the window! ?? On my days off. Carmen I paint. Dean I am a runner ?‍ The post “Time Off?

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The Guy in Room 20

Sensible Medicine

MAY 17, 2025

The law was passed to address private hospitals refusing to treat patients without insurance, “dumping” them at public hospitals. The long term ER "boarders" have become victims of the bizarre tragedy of our safety net system with specialty rooms designed for “comfortable” long stays.

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Hackers Publish 400GB Of Data After London Hospital Cyber Attack

Forbes Healthcare

JUNE 21, 2024

The data contains patient information including names, identification numbers and details of blood tests. It's not yet clear if it contains test results.

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Streamlining Hospital Discharge with Technology: A Strategic Imperative for Reducing Readmissions

Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 19, 2025

For healthcare providers, IT professionals, and hospital executives, the discharge process is a critical juncture in a patient’s care journey. By Judit Sharon, CEO and founder, OnPage Corporation.

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‘Hugely Concerning’ Disparities In England’s Hospital Waiting Times

Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 13, 2024

People from certain ethnic groups and those living in deprived areas are waiting longer for public healthcare in England, an analysis has shown.

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Amazon’s Palm Scanning Tech Is Coming To Hospitals: A Revolutionary Step For Healthcare

Forbes Healthcare

MARCH 7, 2025

Palm identification is a novel and unprecedented method for secure identity management.

Hospital

Cucumbers Linked To Salmonella Outbreak: 449 Ill, 125 Hospitalized

Forbes Healthcare

AUGUST 16, 2024

An outbreak of Salmonella Africana and Salmonella Braenderup linked to cucumbers has extended to 31 states and the District of Columbia, according to the CDC and FDA.

Hospital

Hospitals Are Using AI To Help Manage Patient Messages to Physicians

Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 26, 2024

This concept aims to alleviate workflow burdens for physicians.

Hospital

This Digital Health Startup Wants To Help Hospitals Make Sense Of All Their Tech

Will New Medicaid Policies Put Hospital Margins at Risk?

Trending Sources

Navigating Medicare Advantage: Strategies for Hospitals to Tackle Growing Challenges

Pennsylvania Medical Assistants in Hospital Outpatient Departments

How To Survive Your Hospitalization - Top 10 Tips From The Trenches

Hospitals Lose Supreme Court Case: Key Implications for DSH Patients

How The Hospital Industrial Complex Robs Poor Patients

Hospital-At-Home Startups DispatchHealth And Medically Home To Merge

AHA; Health-ISAC Warn U.S. Hospitals About Potential Terror Threat

More Signs Emerge Hospital Labor Woes Subsiding Post-Pandemic

The $37.4 Billion Tilted Playing Field For Nonprofit Hospitals

Bill Clinton Hospitalized With Flu, Influenza A Surges Throughout U.S.

England’s Hospitals Face ‘Significant Challenges’ Meeting Green Goals

Looming Strike Averted at Major Hospital

Hospitals Merge For Power, While ‘Price Transparency’ Fantasy Persists

When Hospitals Slash Jobs, Towns Suffer Economic Pain.

How can we do better as a county hospital?

Nurses at Rady Children’s Hospital Vote to Strike Amid Contract Dispute

AI May Be Monitoring Patients In A Hospital Near You

Medicare Advantage Insurers Hold Sway Over More Hospital Admissions

Congress Introduces Safe Staffing Bill for Hospitals to Protect Nurses

Hospitals spend billions to answer growing threat of violence: report

Meet The Team Putting Nutrition At The Center Of Hospital Care In Rwanda

Almost One-Third of Rural Hospitals Benefiting from Microsoft’s Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program

Almost Every Hospital Bed In England Is Full, And Winter Has Just Begun

U.K. Has Longer Hospital Waits Than Other High Income Countries

How U.S. Hospitals are Combating Workplace Violence

Oracle Health Breach Affects Patients of Multiple U.S. Multiple Hospitals

Zombie Healthcare Masking Policies Return to Maryland

Vancouver Hospital Introduces Pet Therapy to Help Stressed-Out Nurses

Cybersecurity Firm CEO Charged with Installing Malware on a Hospital Computer

Maine Hospital Using AI to Record Patient Conversations

A year after Steward declared bankruptcy, hospitals and communities still feel fallout: report

The top 10 craziest things patients have insisted on keeping in their hospital rooms!

A guide for civilians: How NOT to be a nightmare in the hospital

Study Finds Rapid Rise Of Telehealth Use In U.S. Hospitals

“Time Off? What’s That?” Nurses on What They Do When They’re Not at the Hospital

The Guy in Room 20

Hackers Publish 400GB Of Data After London Hospital Cyber Attack

Streamlining Hospital Discharge with Technology: A Strategic Imperative for Reducing Readmissions

‘Hugely Concerning’ Disparities In England’s Hospital Waiting Times

Amazon’s Palm Scanning Tech Is Coming To Hospitals: A Revolutionary Step For Healthcare

Cucumbers Linked To Salmonella Outbreak: 449 Ill, 125 Hospitalized

Hospitals Are Using AI To Help Manage Patient Messages to Physicians

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