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Industry Voices—Healthcare is changing. Hospital staffing must, too

Fierce Healthcare

Walk the floors of a busy hospital today and you’ll see signs of a healthcare workforce in crisis. It really doesn’t matter which hospital, or where. It’s a persistent and pervasive crisis, and the healthcare system has so far failed to adequately address it. The signs are the same across the country.

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AHA: 94% of hospitals financially impacted by Change Healthcare's cyberattack

Fierce Healthcare

Nearly every hospital is feeling the consequences of Change Healthcare’s cyberattack on their finances, patient care delivery, or both, according to reports from almost 1,000 hospitals compiled by | Almost 60% of surveyed hospitals reported at least $1 million of impacted revenues per day, and 74% said that the incident has had "direct" implications (..)

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Tenet Healthcare closes $975M sale of 4 hospitals to UCI Health

Fierce Healthcare

Tenet Healthcare has wrapped up its deal to sell four hospitals and their related outpatient sites to UCI Health, according to a Wednesday announcement academic system. |

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Chapter 11 bankruptcies spiked across healthcare in 2023, particularly for hospitals

Fierce Healthcare

2023 was the biggest year for healthcare Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings in the past half-decade, according to a new research report from Gibbins Advisors. There were 79 bankruptcy filings across healthcare-related sectors last year, 12 of which were hospitals.

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AHA, H-ISAC warn hospitals about Black Basta following Ascension cyberattack

Healthcare It News

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. However, staff at local Ascension hospitals cannot page doctors.

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FTC blocks Tenet Healthcare, John Muir Health's California hospital deal

Fierce Healthcare

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has stepped in to block a California hospital deal it said will result in less competition and higher healthcare costs. |

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Prime Healthcare buys 5 hospital facilities from Medical Properties Trust for $350M

Fierce Healthcare

For-profit system Prime Healthcare has bought the real estate of five hospitals it runs from healthcare Medical Properties Trust for $350 million, the real estate firm announced Tuesday. |

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