Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Why a health system CEO takes notes from public utilities

    Leaders in the healthcare industry have at times taken notes from industries or businesses outside of healthcare. For Bob Riney, president and CEO of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health, this is public utility and energy companies.
  2. CVS' CEO on taking up space

    Karen Lynch, president and CEO of CVS Health, says she once considered herself "the plainest person you could ever meet." 
  3. UChicago Medicine to pay $14M in wrongful death lawsuit verdict

    The University of Chicago Medical Center has been found responsible in a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of a boy who died at age 4, and must pay $14 million to the family, The Chicago Tribune reported March 14.

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  1. Lurie Children's works to restore MyChart post-hack

    Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is in the process of bringing its MyChart system back online after it was taken offline Jan. 31 in the wake of a cyberattack.
  2. 8 likely next in-demand nursing roles, per Tampa General's chief nurse

    Healthcare is transforming, and so is the nursing profession.
  3. Meditech, Microsoft's Nuance partner

    EHR vendor Meditech will embed Microsoft's Nuance DAX Copilot into its Expanse EHR platform. 
  4. CommonSpirit creates internal AI assistant

    Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has launched its own internal AI assistant, Insightli.

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  1. Heard at HIMSS '24: How 12 healthcare leaders use generative AI at work

    Generative artificial intelligence was the talk of this week's HIMSS 2024 conference in Orlando, Fla., with executives discussing their health systems' plans for the technology.
  2. Oracle Health 'not just an EHR company,' Seema Verma says

    Even though Oracle Health is one of the largest EHR vendors in the world, the company does way more than that, its general manager says.
  3. Ballad to raise starting nursing pay by up to 25%

    Ballad Health is increasing pay rates for nursing staff at hospitals across the organization, a spokesperson for the Johnson City, Tenn.-based health system confirmed to Becker's.
  4. Cedars-Sinai-backed company aims to speed device recalls

    A software company that went through Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai's accelerator program is aiming to streamline the medical device recall process, Fast Company reported March 14.

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  1. The future of healthcare teams: 35 executives share insights

    Becker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization's areas of growth for the next few years. 
  2. How much money are hackers selling medical records for?

    Medical records are selling for $60 on the dark web, CNBC reported March 15. 
  3. Hospital CFOs choose optimism

    Hospital CFOs are optimistic about the future despite clear challenges and continued high costs, according to a report from Strata Decision Technology.
  4. Steps to correct immediate jeopardy at Mission have 'backslid,' nurses say

    Regulators determined HCA Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., was no longer in immediate jeopardy Feb. 23, but some nurses at the hospital claim measures in place when surveyors were present have not been consistent. 
  5. Cleveland Clinic to roll out supply tracker chatbot systemwide

    For about a year, Cleveland Clinic has built and tested an AI-powered chatbot that generates answers on supply orders. Over the next three months, the technology will be launched to the system's 7,000-some employees who regularly place orders. 
  6. Pennsylvania hospital to close long-term care facility

    Renovo, Pa.-based Bucktail Medical Center is closing its long-term care facility May 14.
  7. AdventHealth CEO: 3 leadership essentials for the next 3 years

    Healthcare is evolving quickly and will require strong leadership to transform delivery models and access to care. But amid all the change, Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth CEO Terry Shaw encourages his team to hone the same essential skills he's sharpened throughout his career.
  8. Healthcare leaders' largest unforeseen costs

    Contract labor remained the top unforeseen cost for healthcare financial leaders for the second year in a row even after many were able to scale back in the wake of pandemic-related spikes, according to a March 13 report from Strata Decision Technology. 
  9. Legacy Health completes $37M Oregon hospital expansion

    Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health has completed the first phase of a $37 million expansion and improvement project for its Legacy Silverton (Ore.) Medical Center, which will bring an additional 21,000 square feet to the existing hospital.

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