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Multi-state hospital operator Steward Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and seeks up to $300 million in financing to keep the doors of its 31 remaining hospitals open.
The company blames…
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Steward Health Care Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Cites Financial Pressures
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– Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest physician-led hospital operator, announced today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of…
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Using Informed Awareness to Transform Care Coordination and Improve the Clinical and Patient Experience – MedCity News
To combat impactful challenges such as financial strain, staff burnout, resource scarcity, and other operational inefficiencies, hospitals and health systems need to adopt new methods of optimization. One of the most crucial weapons organizations…
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Massachusetts sets up Steward bankruptcy response system
On Friday, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services launched an incident command system designed to better coordinate care response in the wake of Steward Health Care filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and be…
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals carries out region’s first RAS hysterectomy
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has carried out the region’s first robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) hysterectomy for a patient with severe endometriosis, cutting the length of time needed for recovery compared to traditional surgery.The…
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ATA 2024:: President Bruce Brandes of care.ai on Smart Hospitals by The Digital Health Roundtable
A regular panel discussion including the brightest minds in the healthcare industry. With a focus on digital health, DHR holds collaborative conversations with physicians, patients, scientists, creatives, technologists, and executives devoting their efforts to…
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The IT strategy behind a groundbreaking new $2B pediatric hospital
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital is scheduled to open this September. It was built from the ground up with the very latest healthcare information technology.It is one of the largest and…
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Opmed.ai Secures $15M to Bring AI Optimization to Healthcare Operations
What You Should Know:
– Opmed.ai, the AI optimization platform for healthcare, announced today the successful raise of $15M in series A funding.
– The round was co-led by NFX and Grove Ventures, with Secret Chord Ventures, the Impact investor…
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Consultmed moving its e-referral software to InterSystems’s IRIS for Health and more briefs
Consultmed to replatform to InterSystems’ IRIS for HealthConsultmed is moving its referral management software to InterSystems IRIS for Health data platform.
The move comes as the health IT provider looks to “do integrations at scale.”…
Research Shows Generative AI In The EHR Can Work Well, But Only With Human Oversight – MedCity News
As the burden of documentation and various other administrative duties has increased, physician burnout has reached historical levels. In response, EHR vendors are embedding generative AI tools to aid physicians by drafting their responses…
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