Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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The state of paid sick leave: 6 notes
Paid sick leave has expanded across the U.S. as more states pass laws related to the issue. -
MetroHealth taps chief ethics, risk and compliance officer
Cleveland-based MetroHealth has named Christopher Briddell senior vice president and chief ethics, risk and compliance officer. -
Sutter Health, SF State partner to expand student clinical placement
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has partnered with San Francisco State University to expand clinical placement opportunities for nursing students.
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How a $2.6B health system selected its new name
Emplify Health, a $2.6 billion health system based in Wisconsin, got its new name after searching the most popular words from staff and community member suggestions, executives told Becker's. -
Intermountain Health inks deal with professional rugby team
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has re-upped its deal with a professional rugby team whose jerseys feature the health system's name. -
Mount Carmel Health System names new president, CEO
Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System, part of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, named Tauana McDonald president and CEO, effective July 1. Ms. McDonald will succeed Lorraine Lutton who shared plans to retire last December. -
90% of US adults 20 and older at risk of heart disease: New study
The majority of adults 20 and older meet criteria for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, putting them at risk of developing full-blown heart disease, according to new research.
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Steward employee payment delayed over 'processing error'
Some Dallas-based Steward Health Care employees did not receive their May 9 paychecks on time due to a "processing error" with Bank of America after the health system filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy May 6. -
HCA Florida hospital names new VP of operations
Sun City Center, Fla.-based HCA Florida South Shore Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, named David Link its new vice president of operations April 21. -
US weekly jobless claims highest in 8 months
In the week ended May 4, the Labor Department reported weekly unemployment claims hit 231,000, an increase of 22,000 from the previous week and the highest number of jobless claims since August at 234,000. -
Colorectal cancer rates low, but rising among younger people: Study
New research, which has not been peer-reviewed yet, found colorectal cancer rates have risen between 45% and 500% for people too young for routine screenings, though the overall cancer incidences are still low, NBC News reported May 9.
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UChicago Medicine inks AI partnership
University of Chicago Medicine is partnering with Abridge to use the latter's Epic-integrated generative artificial intelligence platform to aid with clinical documentation. -
Hospitals confront surgical tech shortage
Surgeons' co-pilots are in shortage. -
6 hospitals, health systems recently creating new C-suite roles
Hospitals and health systems are making changes in their C-suite and leadership ranks based on organizational needs in today's healthcare environment. Some of the changes have involved adding inaugural roles to their C-suites. -
Neuralink reports issue with 1st human brain chip implant
In January, Neuralink implanted its brain-computer device into a human for the first time. In the weeks following the surgery, a number of threads on the implant retracted from the patient's brain, the company said May 8. -
A 'neglected parasitic infection' comes to light
A little-known parasitic infection in the brain has come into the spotlight following presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr.'s admission that he once suffered from it, NBC News reported May 8. -
NYC Health + Hospitals switching from Change Healthcare
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has been expediting its switch from Change Healthcare because of the cyberattack on the claims processing vendor. -
10% of Mass General Brigham physicians use generative AI
Almost 1 in 10 Mass General Brigham attending physicians are experimenting with generative AI that listens to patient visits and uploads notes to EHRs, The Wall Street Journal reported May 8. -
House committee approves telehealth, hospital-at-home extension
A U.S. House committee approved a bill May 8 that would extend health systems' ability to provide telehealth and hospital-at-home care. -
48 injuries, deaths tied to Getinge heart devices: FDA
The FDA is instructing healthcare facilities to avoid using two heart devices from Getinge amid concerns that the company has not adequately resolved issues that spurred a string of recalls over the last year.
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