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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Healthcare interoperability is easier said than done.

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

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. 

Infectious disease physicians spend the most time on electronic health records, nearly twice as much as dermatology physicians, a recent study found.

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.

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.

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.

Salt Lake City based-Intermountain Health has expanded its heart failure program in partnership with digital health company Story Health.

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.

An $800,000 grant will provide students at Columbia-based University of Missouri with paid nursing assistant experience at MU Health Care.

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

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. 

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." 

Included below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently shared job listings recently looking for CFOs.

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