Hospitals across the nation are shuttering their maternity wards — fueled by staffing troubles, a declining birth rate, insufficient Medicaid reimbursement and the financial pressures associated with operating a 24-hour labor and delivery unit.
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With the Veterans Affairs electronic health records modernization contract up for its first of four annual renegotiations, senators serving on the VA Committee sent a letter to Tanya Bradsher, VA deputy secretary, pointing out that more mistakes…
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The healthcare industry is facing a critical shortage of skilled nuclear radiologists, threatening timely cancer treatment and care. With only 53% of training programs at full enrollment, innovative solutions are needed to address the…
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The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center issued a threat alert Friday about the Russia-backed ransomware group Black Basta, warning of its accelerated attempted attacks against the healthcare sector.Prompted by H-ISAC, the American Hospital Association also…
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is offering new money for innovations around AI data quality and technology adoption for behavioral health.WHY IT MATTERSIn a new special emphasis notice under its…
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In a move towards transforming healthcare compliance, RFX Solutions, a trailblazer in SaaS compliance software for healthcare facilities, is proud to announce a $9 million Series A funding round led by Arthur Ventures. This…
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The Government of Jersey’s Health and Community Services (HCS) has implemented a new electronic prescription system at the Jersey General Hospital’s pharmacy, which it aims to reduce waiting times and improve patient safety.Most prescriptions…
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has opened up its Imperial Health Knowledge Bank to every patient in the trust, following a successful trial with patients across oncology, hepatology and cardiology.The Imperial Health Knowledge Bank…
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The rise of AI-powered health tech for managing administrative tasks to identifying targets for drug development, the push towards value-based care adoption, the adoption of telehealth to facilitate access to care, have helped drive…
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NHS England have announced funding of £48 million for integrated care boards (ICBs), as part of the Digital Pathways Framework, to fund capabilities relating to digital pathways and demand and capacity tools.The aim of…
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