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Mar 04 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Rush University Medical Center reveals data breach that may have compromised information of 45,000 patients

Rush said info. could include names, addresses, dates of birth, and insurance…

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Mar 04 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Time's Up Healthcare seeks to drive cultural change, break down culture of inequality, harassment

The organization says healthcare professionals represent the second largest group to have…

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Mar 01 | Jeff Lagasse

Beth Israel Deaconess-Lahey Health merger is now official, with some conditions

The new health system is now the second largest in Massachusetts, employing 35,000 and overseeing 1.3 million…

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Vanguard corporate headquarters in Brentwood, Tennessee

Feb 28 | Jeff Lagasse

Vanguard Healthcare to pay $18 million due to False Claims Act allegations

The DOJ said Vanguard and its skilled nursing facilities delivered "worthless" services to residents…

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Feb 27 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Travel and wait times for healthcare are the worst among professional sectors, Altarum report says.

When travel and wait times were quantified using hourly wage to measure "economic…

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Feb 26 | Beth Jones Sanborn

UConn Health, UW Medicine reveal major cyber incidents affecting more than 1 million patients

UConn Health incidents stemmed from illegal access to employee email accounts; UW Medicine…

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Feb 22 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital to halt "balance billing" amidst uproar from patients smacked by massive surprise bills

Privately insured patients have gotten hit with bills in the…

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Feb 22 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Rising from the ashes: How Adventist Feather River is moving on after the Camp Fire wreaked havoc

Jill Kinney said in the face of disaster, training saved lives. And as a health system, your…

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Feb 21 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Community Health Systems sees major drop in net losses over 2017, reporting $328 million for Q4 2018

The $328 million in net losses for the fourth quarter is a big leap over the $2.01…

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Feb 20 | Beth Jones Sanborn

1 in 5 rural hospitals is at risk of closing, new Navigant analysis says

Navigant says 21 percent are at high risk of closing based on their total operating margin, days cash on hand, and…

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