Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. 46 hospitals, health systems among best employers for women: Forbes

    A total of 46 hospitals and health systems were featured in Forbes' seventh annual America's Best Employers for Women list.
  2. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia names new associate chief health informatics officer

    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has named Nihal Bakeer, MD, as its new associate chief health informatics officer for ambulatory EHR. 
  3. CommonSpirit Health's bill collector hacked

    A company that provides bill collection services for Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health fell victim to a cyberattack.

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  1. Amazon seeks Epic EHR experience

    Amazon continues to seek staffers for its healthcare businesses. Here are six health tech jobs the company is hiring for this month.
  2. Turnaround strategy must be 'hardwired into our operations,' says Yale New Haven CFO

    Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is in active planning mode and strategizing about the future ahead of its new fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, CFO Gail Kosyla told Becker's.
  3. How hospitals put payment disclosure data to use

    In recent years, hospitals and health systems have started using a decade-old database that houses information on industry payments to physicians to ensure compliance and manage conflicts of interest, The Wall Street Journal reported July 23. 
  4. Tenet's net income jumps 111% to $259M in Q2: 6 things to know

    Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw a net income of $259 million in the second quarter of 2024, a nearly 111% increase from $123 million for the same quarter in 2023, according to its July financial report. 

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  1. Medline eyes IPO, possible $50B valuation

    Medline Industries is weighing an initial public offering valued up to $50 billion, Bloomberg reported July 23. 
  2. Louisiana SNF owner avoids jail after botched evacuation

    A Louisiana nursing home owner who sent more than 800 residents to a warehouse during Hurricane Ida in 2021 will only serve three years of probation, The New York Times reported July 22.
  3. Health system execs refocus on the big 'why'

    One key responsibility for leaders across industries is connecting their teams to the big "why" of their roles. Why is the organization essential to its customers? Why is the employee's role important? Why do we do what we do?
  4. R1 RCM committee sets bid deadline

    The R1 RCM special committee has set a July 31 deadline for interested parties to submit fully-financed bids in connection with its review process. 

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  1. How University Hospitals CFO is capitalizing on Epic

    Cleveland-based University Hospitals CFO Bradley Bond aims to capitalize on the health system's Epic installation by strengthening revenue capture and improving cash flow in the third and fourth quarters. 
  2. New Hampshire system promotes 4 physician leaders

    Concord (N.H.) Hospital has promoted four physicians to strategic roles within its medical group, the nonprofit system said July 23. 
  3. 2 federal bills tackle nurse shortages

    Two bills have been introduced in the House of Representatives that aim to tackle the forecasted nurse shortage.
  4. Missouri health system names CFO

    Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System has named Paula Littleton CFO. 
  5. CFO tapped for Alabama CHS market

    Tyler Adkins has been named market CFO for Dothan, Ala.-based Flowers Hospital and Medical Center Enterprise (Ala.). 
  6. Inside Penn Medicine during the global IT outage

    Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine's top executives were awakened by urgent phone calls at 2:30 a.m. on July 19 after finding out that CrowdStrike's global IT outage was affecting their organization, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported July 23. 
  7. MetroHealth CEO Airica Steed on temporary leave

    Airica Steed, EdD, is taking a temporary leave of absence as president and CEO of The MetroHealth System in Cleveland, the system confirmed to Becker's.
  8. VCU hospital president heads to Memorial Hermann

    Michael Roussos is stepping down as president of the 820-bed VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Va., to join the executive team at Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston.
  9. Brown’s adult reconstruction fellowship honored by AAHKS

    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University's Adult Reconstruction Fellowship is now among the first 50 programs nationwide to receive recognition from The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. 

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