UK HealthCare in Lexington, Ky., has appointed two executives to its C-suite, the system said Nov. 6. 

Breast arterial calcifications are benign calcium buildups that in mammograms look like white parallel lines. Measuring these calcifications may improve cardiovascular risk in women, according to a study published Sept. 27 in JACC: Advances.

Mo Sheldon, CEO of Northern Cochise Community Hospital in Willcox, Ariz., will step down from the role in November.

Doug McMillan, who has served as CEO of Cody (Wyo.) Regional Health-West Park Hospital since 1997, will retire on Nov. 22.

Before Epic "invented modern interoperability," the EHR giant came up with a way for physicians to access patient charts at home, founder and CEO Judy Faulkner wrote in a blog post.

The American Heart Association will recognize eight leaders in cardiology at the organization's annual Scientific Sessions conference, set for Nov. 16-18. 

The FDA has updated the labels for all GLP-1 receptor agonists, including popular medications Ozempic, Wegovy, Saxenda and Mounjaro, to include a new warning about the risk of pulmonary aspiration during general anesthesia or deep sedation, Medscape reported Nov. 6. 

St. Louis-based Ascension has agreed to provide back pay to staff as part of a revamped COVID-19 vaccine settlement approved by a federal judge in Michigan, Law360 reported Nov. 5. 

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Nov. 6. Here is how three hospital groups responded to the win, via statements:

Brady Small has been named a regional CIO for Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health.

Cleveland Clinic is the latest health system to partner with Amazon One Medical on clinically and digitally integrated care.

St. Cloud, Minn.-based CentraCare has named Sherri Liebl vice president of revenue services. 

Shane Bedward was appointed CEO of AdventHealth Dade City (Fla.), part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth.

An alliance of U.S. medical equipment manufacturers is urging lawmakers to implement tax incentives, enforce stricter labor and environment standards and impose higher tariffs on foreign medical supplies to bolster domestic production, according to an Nov. 5 news release from the American Medical Manufacturers Association. 

GoodRx and pharmacy benefit managers CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, MedImpact and Navitus Health Solutions are facing class-action lawsuits accusing them of colluding to super press reimbursements to independent pharmacies for generic drug prescriptions. 

Here are 21 health systems that have made revenue cycle vice president hires in 2024: 

The Joint Commission has outlined new Oryx reporting requirements that will take effect Jan. 1 for all accredited hospitals. 

Each day, about 1 in 32 U.S. patients contracts at least one healthcare-associated infection, according to the CDC. 

Jeannie Eylar will retire later this month after a 34-year career at Pullman Regional Hospital in Washington. 

When Stephen DelRossi joined Northern Inyo Healthcare District in 2022, one thing was apparent.