After a yearsong effort to engage more clinicians in supply chain decisions, the University of Miami Health System has inverted the cost-quality-outcomes concept, according to supply chain leader Nate Yuen. 

Democratic Sens. Ed Markey and Bernie Sanders are working with Republicans to put a contempt citation vote together against Dallas-based Steward Health Care's CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, after he declined to take part in a Sept. 12 bipartisan Senate committee hearing.

The following hospital and health system COO moves have been reported by Becker's since June 6.

Travis Laird was named COO of hospital planning and operations at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, according to a statement shared with Becker's.

Specialists from Los Angeles-based City of Hope will now offer second-opinion services to patients at Healthway Cancer Care Hospital in the Philippines. 

On Sept. 4, two South Carolina residents filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Walgreens, alleging the retailer failed to warn customers about a carcinogenic ingredient in a common cold medicine. 

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health and Ascension Michigan's proposed joint venture is set to bear the Henry Ford name, Fox 2 reported Sept. 5. 

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare has closed on a $1.5 billion bond amid Moody's raising its rating outlook to "Positive."

Seattle Children's Hospital has named two new C-suite leaders.

In just three years, NYC Health + Hospitals has addressed the social needs of more than 25,000 patients through its community health workers program. 

Blood tests are booming as a way to diagnose a variety of diseases.

Rounding the floor with front-line nurses and staff is more than just a management practice for leaders to show face — it is a vital tool for connecting with employees and driving meaningful change. 

Health systems are turning to data archiving solutions after retiring legacy EHRs, according to KLAS Research.

Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare has beat a lawsuit that alleged it shared patients' personally identifiable information and protected health information with Facebook, Top Class Actions reported Sept. 4. 

Six healthcare startups made CB Insights' list of the 52 Future Tech Hotshots for 2024.

A recent study has established clonal hematopoiesis as a new risk factor for a type of heart disease.

Kaiser Permanente Ventures participated in a $65 million financing round for a virtual care startup focused on home-based patients.

Columbus-based OhioHealth has outsourced its home health and hospice services to Compassus, a company that specializes in providing integrated home-based care. 

Two revenue cycle leaders recently told Becker's about a change they made in the past two years that yielded better results. 

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