Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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Ochsner Health improves revenue by 4% in Q1
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health reported $1.8 billion in total revenue for the first three months ended March 31, 2024, a 4% increase from $1.72 billion during the same time period in 2023, according to its recent financial report. -
Indiana system taps former Ascension exec as chief medical officer
Valparaiso, Ind.-based Northwest Health has appointed Thomas Rohs, MD, to the role of chief medical officer, effective May 6. -
MultiPlan not changing strategy in face of lawsuits, CEO says
MultiPlan CEO Travis Dalton said on the data analytics firm's May 8 earnings call that the company's strategy is not affected by recent lawsuits filed by health systems.
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UPMC to pay $38M to resolve overbilling allegations from 2012
Pittsburgh-based UPMC has agreed to pay $38 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed against the health system and 13 staff neurosurgeons in 2012, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. -
$100M Texas children's hospital opens
Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children’s has opened its $100 million Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas. -
Former CEO of New York-Presbyterian dies at 89
Herbert Pardes, MD, a psychiatrist and leader who helped oversee the merger of the two medical centers that became New York-Presbyterian Hospital, died of aortic stenosis April 30 at age 89, The New York Times reported May 9. -
National Hospital Week begins May 12: 5 things to know
National Hospital Week — which aims to recognize and celebrate hospitals, health systems and the people who work at them — begins May 12 and runs through May 18.
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Residency programs in states with abortion bans see fewer applicants: AAMC
For the second year in a row, fewer graduates of U.S. medical schools are applying to residency programs in states with abortion bans, according to a new data analysis from the Association of American Medical Colleges. -
California hospital names new CEO
Colton, Calif.-based Arrowhead Regional Medical Center has named Andrew Goldfrach CEO, effective June 1. -
Apple's pay for 8 health tech jobs
Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. -
Diabetes app recalled after 200+ injuries among insulin pump users
Tandem Diabetes Care has recalled a mobile app that pairs with its t:slim X2 insulin pump due to software issues, according to an FDA safety alert issued May 8.
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Mayo Clinic develops 'digital omics' in EHRs
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic plans to focus on "digital omics," bringing patients' genetic data into EHRs for more personalized treatment. -
Allegheny Health Network renames heart program for NHL star
Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network received a $5 million gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation and Highmark Health, which will support the cardiovascular institute and rename its electrophysiology program to the Mario Lemieux Center for Heart Rhythm Care at AHN. -
Supplier acquires 3 Rhode Island radiation cancer centers
American Shared Hospital Services acquired three Rhode Island radiation centers. -
New Jersey hospital names VP of HR
Manny Gonzalez has been named vice president of human resources for Livingston, N.J.-based Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, part of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health. -
RN average annual pay in 16 specialties
AMGA's Nursing Specialty Compensation and Pay Practices Survey, released May 8, includes average annual total compensation for 16 different registered nurse specialties. -
Best Buy lands new health system partner
Best Buy Health has partnered with another health system on in-home care. -
Mass General Brigham posts $30M operating income in Q2
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham posted an operating income of $29.7 million (0.6% operating margin) in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, up from a $6 million loss (-0.1% operating margin) posted during the same period last year, according to the health system's May 9 financial report. -
WHO shares guidance on catheter-related bloodstream infections
The World Health Organization is aiming to reduce the global prevalence of catheter-related bloodstream infections via a new guidance released May 9. -
UVM Health hospital president to oversee two facilities
Bob Ortmyer has been named president of both Middlebury, Vt.-based Porter Medical Center and Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital, part of Burlington, Vt.-based UVM Health. He will also serve as COO of Porter Medical Center.
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