Healthcare and Insurance
Posted on January 2, 2024 Liberty Hospital has revealed the incident that ignited the communications systems outage for the healthcare provider, causing the transport and relocation of patients to other healthcare facilities was caused by a cyber attack. On Dec.…
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Posted December 20, 2023 The median annual wage for registered nurses in Kansas and Missouri is nearing some of the lowest in the nation as of April 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor…
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Posted December 20, 2023 Liberty Hospital experienced an "information technology event" that caused Kansas City area emergency services to help the hospital transport patients to new healthcare facilities. Staff provided care for patients while following standard protocols amidst the event…
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Posted December 20, 2023 Northview Village, the largest nursing home in St. Louis, closed overnight leaving workers without paychecks and more than 170 residents shuttled to be relocated. More than 170 residents at Northview Village were forced to be bused…
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Posted December 13, 2023 A study from Forbes Health ranked 49 states and the District of Columbia by their emergency healthcare services with Kansas and Missouri in the top 15. Forbes Health collected data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Centers…
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Posted December 13, 2023 A survey from Wolters Kluwer Health found the leading reason Americans are wary of trusting Generative AI for healthcare purposes is the lack of sourcing of information. The survey, released Dec. 12, shows 86 percent of…
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Posted December 13, 2023 Missouri and Kansas lawmakers are expressing concerns with the partnership between Liberty Hospital and the University of Kansas Health System, calling the deal “rushed” and a decision that would take healthcare dollars away from Missouri. The…
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Posted December 6, 2023 Kansas City-based insurance firm Mylo is entering into a partnership with Abenity, an employee benefits platform, that will bring Mylo’s insurance programs to 4 million new users. Mylo will integrate its guided insurance shopping into Abenity’s…
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Posted December 6, 2023 Kansas has closed down ten rural hospitals and an additional 84 hospitals have been impacted by a shortage of workforce since 2005, making it a lead state for at-risk rural hospitals in the nation, according to…
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Posted December 5, 2023 The United Health Foundation released its 2023 America's Health Rankings, analyzing the overall health of each state, with Kansas and Missouri showing signs of growth in mental health providers. America's Health Rankings measure five categories of…
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