Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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Microsoft's plan to prevent repeat of CrowdStrike IT outage
Microsoft convened a meeting of cybersecurity professionals to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the July global IT outage that affected U.S. hospitals and health systems. -
Oklahoma hospital hit with EHR outage
The EHR is down at an Oklahoma hospital but the facility said it's still able to fully provide patient care. -
Colorado CommonSpirit region gets new IT leader
Dale Gold, MD, has been appointed chief medical informatics officer for CommonSpirit Health's Mountain Region, according to his LinkedIn.
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What to know about the nation's rising obesity rates, per the CDC
Adult obesity prevalence remains high in the U.S, according to the latest CDC data. -
UNC seeks Supreme Court ruling on $252M hospital dispute
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health and the state department of health have asked the North Carolina Supreme Court to hear a yearslong case involving UNC's plan to build a 40-bed hospital in the Durham, N.C., portion of Research Triangle Park, according to The Carolina Journal. -
Kaiser 303-bed California hospital gets green light
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente received approval from the San Jose (Calif.) planning commission during a Sept. 11 meeting to move forward with plans to demolish its existing San Jose Medical Center and build a new hospital. -
Mercy to transition former Ascension hospital to Epic
Following its acquisition of Ascension's Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., St. Louis-based Mercy is rolling out a new electronic health record system at the facility.
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Systems ramp up efforts to reduce documentation time
Nurses spend up to 41% of their workdays in electronic health records, according to a 2022 report from the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General. -
Memorial board votes to end CEO's contract
K. Scott Wester has resigned as president and CEO of Memorial Healthcare System, effective Sept. 11, following a vote by the system's board of commissioners to terminate his contract, according to a report in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. -
Why bird flu risks are elevated
Officials are preparing for increased risks of the H5N1 bird flu virus rising this autumn and trying to stop it before it can become a pandemic, CNN reported Sept. 12. -
Tufts exec heads to Kaleida Health
Kelly Corbi was appointed executive vice president and COO of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, effective Nov. 4.
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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. -
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. -
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: -
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. -
Florida system names market COO
Karim Ghanem has been named market COO of Naples, Fla.-based Physicians Regional Healthcare System. -
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. -
Texas system lays off 129
Southwestern Health Resources, a 31-hospital joint venture, conducted a mass layoff affecting 129 employees on Sept. 10. -
'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. -
7 hospital CFOs becoming CEOs
Here are seven hospitals have promoted CFOs to the chief executive role in 2024:
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