Epic Systems has committed to transitioning its entire community of hospitals and health systems to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement by the end of 2025, with all organizations expected to be signed up by the end of 2024. This move represents a strategic step forward in Epic's long-term...

What Epic's interoperability push means for hospitals

Texas State

A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas ruled against a majority of the claims brought by a student who filed a lawsuit accusing school officials of racial and gender discrimination after he was punished because of his hairstyle. As previously reported by Face2Face Africa, Darryl George, 18, has been embroiled in...

Texas judge rules against Black teen who sued after being punished because of his hairstyle

A federal lawmaker investigating pharmacy benefit managers is accusing top executives from CVS Health, Cigna Group and UnitedHealth Group of making false statements during a committee hearing in July. On Aug. 28, Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, called on three PBM executives "to...

Lawmaker accuses CVS, Cigna, UnitedHealth execs of making false statement to Congress

Georgia State

Walmart and Amazon both dove into the healthcare space in recent years. Where do things stand now with the top two companies on the Fortune 500 list?. Walmart has largely exited the industry, sharing plans in April to close its 51 Walmart Health Centers and virtual care services. It cited reimbursement challenges and operating costs as reasons for closing.

Recent Walmart, Amazon healthcare moves

North Carolina State

Greg Lindberg, the North Carolina insurance and business executive now awaiting sentencing on a bribery conviction, can’t escape a $524 million arbitration and civil judgment against him, a federal appeals court decided this week. Also this week, the state Supreme Court dismissed Lindberg’s challenge in a separate case, finally allowing liquidation of two of his life insurance companies.

NC High Court Allows Liquidation of Lindberg Insurers; He Owes $524M in Fed Case

Florida State

NewsRadio WFLA

The Florida law banning minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments is being enforced again this morning after a federal appeals court's decision.

Federal Appeals Court Allows Transgender Health Ban To Move Forward

Alabama State

West Virginia has the highest central line-associated bloodstream infection rate in the country, while North Dakota has the lowest, CDC data shows. The "Healthcare-Associated Infections" dataset, updated July 31, includes performance data for five types of infections collected through the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network. The measures show how often patients in a particular hospital contract certain infections during an inpatient stay compared to similar hospitals. CDC calculates and publishes standardized infection ratios for each measure by state. The measures apply to all patients treated in acute care hospitals, including adult, pediatric, neonatal, Medicare and non-Medicare patients, according to the CMS data dictionary. Data was collected from October 2022 through September 2023.

5 states with the highest, lowest CLABSI rates

Colorado State

Aurora, CO

A water-related issue has affected sterile processing operations at three Colorado hospitals, spurring the postponement of non-emergent surgeries. Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora is postponing non-emergent surgeries through at least Aug. 29, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's. The hospital said it is responding to a "water-related issue" that has reduced sterile processing capacity.

Water-related issues delay surgeries at Colorado hospitals

Missouri State

Salem, MO

Wanda Tatom has resigned from the board of Salem (Mo.) Memorial District Hospital, The Salem News reported. The board accepted the resignation Aug. 27 without publicly providing a reason, according to the report. Ms. Tatom was elected to represent District 3 on the hospital board. She was elected to the...

Missouri hospital board member resigns

Maine State

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Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Massachusetts State

As the status for many of Dallas-based Steward Health Care's 31 hospitals remains uncertain, the for-profit health system has continued to delay facility sale hearings and bid dates after it sought Chapter 11 protection on May 6. A spokesperson for Steward told Becker's these push-backs are not uncommon and that...

What's going on with Steward's hospital sale delays?

Danville, PA

Geisinger, based in Danville, Pa., has achieved a 40% reduction in the average length of emergency department provider notes by using tools within its Epic EHR system. This decrease in note length was prompted by the changes in billing and reimbursement guidelines introduced by CMS in 2023, Kyle Marshall, MD, an emergency medicine physician and associate chief medical informatics officer for operations at Geisinger, told Becker's.

Geisinger cuts ED note bloat by 40%

Bradenton, FL

Andy Guz has been named CEO of Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Fla., effective Sept. 15, according to an Aug. 27 news release. Mr. Guz has served as CEO of Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) Medical Center since 2016. Under Mr. Guz's leadership, the hospital created its first freestanding emergency department in Fruitville, Fla., and completed a $3 million renovation of its women's center.

Florida hospital appoints CEO

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Solon, OH

Cardinal Health is replacing its distribution center in Solon, Ohio, with a 30% larger facility in a nearby city. Construction is underway for the new distribution center that spans nearly 249,000 square feet, according to an Aug. 21 news release announcing the project. "The larger building and its operations will...

Cardinal Health to build distribution center in Ohio

The court of appeals affirmed. The court first discussing standing to sue over a charitable trust:. No party disputes that the Cao Dai organization in question, for which Trinh is the founder and director, is a “charitable trust”. This is particularly significant because the attorney general “is the representative of the public and is the proper party to maintain” a suit “vindicating the public’s rights in connection with that charity.” A private individual has standing to maintain a suit against a public charity only if the person seeks vindication of some peculiar or individual rights, distinct from those of the public at large. Moreover, a private individual must similarly establish standing in a case such as this, brought against the trustee of a public charity in connection with their office or service.

Court Affirmed Holding That Plaintiffs Did Not Have Standing To Sue Regarding A Charitable Trust

Crystal River, FL

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Akeena

One steak dinner that might have left a bad taste recently is Cody's Roadhouse in Crystal River. The restaurant, located at 305 SE US Hwy 19, was temporarily shut down following a state inspection that uncovered a series of violations.

Florida steakhouse closed again due to dead roaches, bad odors, live insects and roaches

Alabaster, AL

Alabaster, Ala.-based Shelby Baptist Medical Center has named Marc Nakagawa as its new CFO. Prior to his new role, Mr. Nakagawa served as CFO of Palmdale (Calif.) Regional Medical Center, according to an Aug. 26 news release shared with Becker's. The hospital also named Beth Hock its new CNO. Previously,...

Alabama hospital names new CFO, CNO

Arizona State

Phoenix, AZ

A Steward Health Care-owned behavioral health hospital in Phoenix has furloughed employees following a state order to suspend operations. The furloughs at St. Luke's Behavioral Health Center, a 127-bed facility, took effect Aug. 26 and affect more than 200 employees, Dallas-based Steward confirmed to Becker's. "The temporary closure of St...

Steward-owned Arizona hospital furloughs workers after operations halted

ABC News

One month after the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling, the judge overseeing former President Trump's Jan. 6 case now has jurisdiction over the case again.

Supreme Court returns Trump Jan. 6 immunity judgment to lower court

NewsBreak

HHS appeals ruling on hospital website tracking

HHS has appealed a court ruling that disallowed the agency from prohibiting hospital websites' use of consumer-tracking technology. Attorneys with the Justice Department's civil division filed...

HHS appeals ruling on hospital website tracking

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