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Oregon system lays off 1% of workforce, cuts exec pay

Date
Monday, September 16, 2024 - 8:49 AM
Description

Corvallis, Ore.-based Samaritan Health Services has laid off about 80 employees, around 1% of its workforce, and has implemented temporary pay cuts for senior leaders for the remainder of 2024.

Health tech layoffs so far in '24

Date
Monday, September 16, 2024 - 8:43 AM
Description

More than 60,000 tech workers have been laid off so far in 2024, including at five health tech companies, according to a list compiled by TechCrunch.

University Hospitals' operating loss grows in 1st half of 2024

Date
Monday, September 16, 2024 - 8:41 AM
Description

Cleveland-based University Hospitals posted an operating loss of $118.9 million (-3.8% margin) in the first half of 2024, compared to a loss of $73.9 million (-2.5% margin) over the same period in 2023, according to its financial report released Sept

Telehealth utilization is increasing

Date
Monday, September 16, 2024 - 8:39 AM
Description

The utilization of telehealth saw an increase in the West, Northeast and South in June, according to a new report from FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.

Inside 3 hospitals' approaches to shorter ED visits

Date
Friday, September 13, 2024 - 3:43 PM
Description

Becker's recently compiled a list of the hospitals and health systems with the shortest emergency department visit times. Here are what the leaders of three said it took to get there.

Senators take aim at misleading online drug ads

Date
Friday, September 13, 2024 - 3:37 PM
Description

Sens. Dick Durbin and Mike Braun have introduced legislation to crack down on deceptive online promotions of prescription drugs by telehealth firms and social media influencers. 

The growth of remote work at 3 health systems

Date
Friday, September 13, 2024 - 3:21 PM
Description

Remote employment is increasingly offered at health systems as a way to support telehealth visits, in-person caregivers and administrative work.

Johns Hopkins Hospital names physician-in-chief

Date
Friday, September 13, 2024 - 3:20 PM
Description

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine has named Nadia Hansel, MD, physician-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She has also been appointed director of the Department of Medicine, making her the first woman to hold that position in the

44 ACOs to know | 2024

Date
Friday, September 13, 2024 - 3:20 PM
Description

Accountable care organizations, or ACOs, are physician- and health system-led groups that ascertain and apply savings in healthcare delivery. These organizations often work in partnership with Medicare programs, while also providing care for private