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Nurses file complaints over patient safety at Tenet hospitals

Date
Monday, September 16, 2024 - 3:45 PM
Description

Nurses from Framingham (Mass.) Union Hospital, part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, have filed complaints with state and federal agencies regarding alleged jeopardized patient safety stemming from staffing, hospital policy and technology allocation

OHSU launches new 'Mission Control Center'

Date
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - 2:12 PM
Description

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has opened a new centralized "Mission Control Center," marking the first time since the initiative's 2017 launch that all technology and coordination teams have been housed in one location.

OpenAI inks health system partnership

Date
Friday, September 13, 2024 - 2:37 PM
Description

UTHealth Houston is entering into a partnership with OpenAI, the organization that developed ChatGPT.

Optum to conduct layoffs in New Jersey

Date
Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 10:01 AM
Description

OptumCare, headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., is planning to lay off 160 employees, as indicated by a WARN notice posted on the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development website.

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.

OU plans 40% boost in medical school enrollment

Date
Monday, September 16, 2024 - 3:27 PM
Description

The MD program at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine will be expanded by 40% in the next five years to address healthcare workforce demands.

Partnerships health systems are exploring 'for the first time'

Date
Thursday, September 12, 2024 - 1:51 PM
Description

Health system leaders face mounting challenges that require bold, innovative strategies to ensure long-term financial sustainability and operational efficiency. Rising costs, workforce shortages and payer challenges are reshaping how hospitals

Patients caught in crossfire as hospital-payer fights escalate

Date
Friday, September 13, 2024 - 2:33 PM
Description

The rising cost of care, growing Medicare Advantage pain points, and frustrations over not receiving appropriate or timely payments from commercial insurers are key factors driving health systems to take a tougher stance in contract renewal