Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Why Tampa General is injecting another $162M into its USF partnership

    Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital's CEO is shedding more light on the hospital's plans to invest $162 million next year to support greater integration with USF Health, its university affiliate. 
  2. Why supply chain expertise is a crucial CEO asset

    Traditionally, S&P 500 CEOs have risen from finance, strategy or technology backgrounds, but a growing number are emerging from high-level supply chain management roles, Harvard Business Review reported Sept. 12. 
  3. 14 rehab hospitals tapping CEOs

    Here are 14 rehabilitation hospital CEO, president and administrator appointments from the past 12 months, including from Cincinnati-based Mercy Health and Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health:

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  1. How OSU Wexner is tackling physicians' 'pajama time'

    The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is planning to expand the use of an AI-powered clinical documentation tool to its emergency rooms and inpatient environments after seeing success with staff using the tool.
  2. 12 women making moves in healthcare

    The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker's this year:
  3. Florida system names market COO

    Karim Ghanem has been named market COO of Naples, Fla.-based Physicians Regional Healthcare System.
  4. Researcher awarded $3.8M in discrimination suit against U of Alabama at Birmingham

    A former cancer research scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded $3.8 million for harassment and discrimination she said she experienced while employed at the university's medical school, AL.com reported Sept. 10.

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  1. Texas system lays off 129

    Southwestern Health Resources, a 31-hospital joint venture, conducted a mass layoff affecting 129 employees on Sept. 10. 
  2. 'Just lose weight' rhetoric harms care, patients say

    Although the American Medical Association recognized obesity as a disease state in 2013, weight stigma still persists in parts of the healthcare industry, which patients say is undermining care quality. 
  3. 7 hospital CFOs becoming CEOs

    Here are seven hospitals have promoted CFOs to the chief executive role in 2024: 
  4. Fewer than than 1% of COPD patients get post-acute pulmonary rehab: Study

    A total of 0.8% of patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease follow up hospitalization with pulmonary rehabilitation treatment, according to a study published Aug. 13 in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

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  1. CommonSpirit taps inaugural chief physician executive officer

    Thomas McGinn, MD, has been appointed senior executive vice president and chief physician executive officer of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, effective Sept. 30.
  2. The case for CHROs on hospital boards

    The proportion of board directors with CHRO experience at Russell 3000 companies grew following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Aug. 30.
  3. Hospital leaders on revving staff engagement, satisfaction

    Hospitals and health systems understand fostering enthusiasm within staff  pays for itself through retention of quality employees.
  4. Partnerships health systems are exploring 'for the first time'

    Health system leaders face mounting challenges that require bold, innovative strategies to ensure long-term financial sustainability and operational efficiency. Rising costs, workforce shortages and payer challenges are reshaping how hospitals operate, with many rethinking traditional partnerships, tackling revenue cycle complexities and exploring new M&A models.
  5. MD Anderson, Rice partner on research to improve cancer care operations

    University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Rice University, both based in Houston, have partnered to launch a new operational research initiative aimed at improving cancer care operations with data. 
  6. Northwell, Nuvance merger clears New York regulatory hurdle

    New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health's merger with Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health received approval from New York State, acting through the Public Health and Health Planning Council.
  7. Judge approves $200K sale of Steward Arkansas hospital

    Dallas-based Steward Health Care received approval from U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Lopez to sell Wadley Regional Medical Center at Hope (Ark.) to Hope-based Pafford Health Systems for $200,000 during a Sept. 12 court hearing. 
  8. Boone Health chief medical officer to retire

    Robin Blount, MD, will retire in January after nearly a decade as chief medical officer of Boone Health.
  9. West Penn nurses to receive 24% average raise

    Nurses at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh, represented by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, have approved a new labor contract with the hospital's parent organization, Allegheny Health Network.

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