Amber Owens, MBA on LinkedIn: Novant Health runs into MyChart issues amid EHR transition: Some Novant… (2024)

Labor union ordered to pay $6M+ to California HCA hospital: Service Employees International Union 121RN was ordered May 31 by a Los Angeles-based federal arbitrator to pay Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, $6.26 million in damages for holding an "unlawful strike" in June 2020. http://dlvr.it/T8Bv3C

Payers' role in engaging with public health: 3 CDC director insights: Public health and the rest of the healthcare delivery system have long operated in silos in the U.S. While progress was made during the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, stressed that now is the time to build on that momentum and invest in data modernization and interoperability efforts. http://dlvr.it/T8BsXQ

Fox Chase gets additional $10.8M for pancreatic cancer research: Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia has been given $10.8 million to further pancreatic cancer research, it announced June 12. http://dlvr.it/T8Brff

These CFO tactics are 'not very sexy' but key to financial success: Though hospital operating margins seem to be recovering, first-quarter results have been a mixed bag, and 40% of hospitals are still losing money, according to Kaufman Hall. http://dlvr.it/T8BpcM

Cedars-Sinai names anesthesiology co-chairs: Andrew Geller, MD, and Michael Nurok, PhD, have been appointed the new Cedars-Sinai department of anesthesiology co-chairs. http://dlvr.it/T8BnM8

Honolulu restaurant, HR company settle EEOC suit claiming co-owner targeted gay workers for harassment: The co-owner allegedly exposed his genitals at work, asked for oral sex and commented on male workers’ sexual orientation, EEOC said. http://dlvr.it/T8BlGw

Sarasota Memorial taps finance leader from Broward Health: Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System has named Jen Connelly-Rosati vice president of financial operations, according to a June 11 post on her LinkedIn page. http://dlvr.it/T8BlGP

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Sentara taps 3 leaders: Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health has selected new leaders for its acute and post-acute care division and its ambulatory division, as well as a new chief consumer officer. http://dlvr.it/T8Bkkt

Honolulu restaurant, HR company settle EEOC sexual harassment allegations for $115K: The restaurant’s co-owner allegedly targeted gay employees for sexual harassment by exposing his genitals at work, asking for oral sex and commenting on male workers’ sexual orientation, EEOC said. http://dlvr.it/T8Bkgb

Encompass nurses, supply teams sync care strategies: Twice a year, nurses and supply chain workers at Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health meet up at a Wound Summit to share best skin health practices, according to Medline. http://dlvr.it/T8BjkS