Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Yale's chief information and digital transformation officer joins Mount Sinai

    New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System named Lisa Stump chief digital information officer and dean for IT of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
  2. Mount Sinai, IBM join forces

    New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and IBM are launching a new research effort aimed at improving the mental health of young people.
  3. 263 hospitals with the lowest MRSA rates

    Two hundred and sixty-three hospitals in the U.S. have a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS.

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  1. Hospitals responsible for contractors' errors: Washington court

    The Washington state Supreme Court ruled earlier this year to hold hospitals accountable for medical errors committed by independent contractors, a Seattle-based law firm said Sept. 10. 
  2. 72 health systems with strong finances

    Here are 72 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service released in 2024.
  3. Hospitals face looming interoperability threat

    Healthcare interoperability is easier said than done.
  4. CFO of Alaska hospital takes on CEO role

    Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska, has appointed Joe Wanner CEO, effective Sept. 29. 

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  1. HCA's outpatient growth plan

    Continuing to build out its outpatient capabilities is a key part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's long-term plan, CEO Sam Hazen said at recent healthcare conferences. 
  2. 10 specialties that spend the most, least time in EHR

    Infectious disease physicians spend the most time on electronic health records, nearly twice as much as dermatology physicians, a recent study found.
  3. Urgent needs in nurse practitioner education

    Pitfalls of nurse practitioner education made national headlines in July after a Bloomberg Businessweek article criticized programs for allegedly accepting students and graduating them without proper training or experience.
  4. Why Southcoast Health puts ESG front and center in recruiting

    Lauren De Simon Johnson, chief human resources officer of New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health, has been in her role since November 2018. She is well aware of the workforce challenges in healthcare and is addressing them in various ways within her organization.

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  1. Where 3 hospital leaders see progress in cardiology

    Three leaders from cardiology hospitals ranked among the best by U.S. News & World Report shared with Becker's where they think the industry has made the most progress in the last five years.
  2. Intermountain expands digital heart health program

    Salt Lake City based-Intermountain Health has expanded its heart failure program in partnership with digital health company Story Health.
  3. What's missing in healthcare workforce conversations? 3 execs weigh in

    The healthcare workforce is varied and multi-faceted, with professionals holding various roles, specialties and responsibilities. As a result, this diversity offers a range of challenges and discussions on how to address them.
  4. MU Health Care to use $800K grant to train nursing assistants

    An $800,000 grant will provide students at Columbia-based University of Missouri with paid nursing assistant experience at MU Health Care.
  5. 15 best cities for physicians to retire

    The top city for physicians to retire is Prescott, Ariz., according to a recent ranking from Medscape. 
  6. Top CHS exec to retire

    At the end of the year, Lynn Simon, MD, will retire from her role as president of healthcare innovation and chief medical officer at Community Health Systems. She will continue to work with the Franklin, Tenn.-based system as a consultant. 
  7. North Carolina cardiologist 1st to implant FDA-cleared drug-eluting 'bio envelope'

    A cardiologist from Greenville, N.C.-based East Carolina University Health has performed the first patient implant of the world's first FDA-cleared, drug-eluting "bio envelope." 
  8. 10 hospitals, health systems looking for CFOs

    Included below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently shared job listings recently looking for CFOs.
  9. Christus plans $25M Texas hospital expansion

    Christus Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs (Texas) will undergo a $25 million expansion.

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