Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Healthcare leads in signing bonus offers

    Healthcare tops the list of industries offering signing bonuses, according to Indeed job listings, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 19.
  2. UC Riverside med school to create curriculum on substance use care

    Researchers at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine are developing a curriculum to educate future physicians on caring for patients with substance use disorders. 
  3. Kaleida Health chief administrative officer to step down

    Michael Hughes, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, will depart the organization at the end of year.

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  1. Erlanger Foundation chief development officer to retire

    Julie Taylor, president and chief development officer of Erlanger Health System's philanthropic arm, will retire on Sept. 30, according to a news release from the Chattanooga, Tenn.-based health system.
  2. Clearing a path for diverse leadership

    Creating a diverse nurse workforce and leadership team takes intentionality.
  3. 4 viruses-linked cancers that could become rare

    Infections account for an estimated 13% of all cancer cases globally, the American Association for Cancer Research found, but more work is needed to help patients prevent these infections, The New York Times reported Sept. 18.
  4. Cleveland Clinic trial shows promise in treating bleeding disorder

    A phase 2 clinical trial has demonstrated that pomalidomide, used to treat bone marrow cancer, is safe and effective for managing hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, a rare genetic bleeding disorder. The results were published Sept. 18 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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  1. 10 recent hospital, health system COO moves

    The following hospital and health system COO moves have been reported by Becker's since June 6.
  2. Ascension's 'size and scale' helps secure 'AA+' rating: Fitch

    St. Louis-based Ascension, a 136-hospital system, had its issuer default rating and long-term revenue bond ratings affirmed at "AA+" due to its strong operational profile, key leverage metrics and robust balance sheet, according to a Sept. 20 Fitch Ratings report. 
  3. Arkansas hospital physicians blocked man from duties due to his sex, EEOC alleges

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville (Ark.) refused to allow an employee to perform his surgical technician job duties because of his sex.
  4. Illinois system acquires 17th hospital

    Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, an 80-bed facility in Dixon, Ill., has received approval to join Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare. 

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  1. Hospitals desire a digitalized revenue cycle, but challenges persist

    Hospital revenue cycle management has been a testing ground for automation and artificial intelligence in healthcare.
  2. Nation's 1st hospital-based therapeutic food pantry: 5 notes

    Food is medicine programs are trending among U.S. hospitals, according to the American Hospital Association. 
  3. Duke Health to create AI-powered digital twins

    Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health has entered into a two-year collaboration with SAS, a company specializing in data and AI, to create AI-powered tools.
  4. Inova launches $500M fundraising campaign

    Inova Health has launched a comprehensive campaign to raise $500 million for the Falls Church, Va.-based health system by Dec. 31, 2029.
  5. Mayo Clinic Care Network welcomes first European hospitals

    Two hospitals in Istanbul are the newest members of the Mayo Clinic Care Network — a group of more than three dozen healthcare organizations with access to Mayo Clinic resources and expertise. 
  6. HCA Florida hospital taps COO

    Nisha Mills has been named COO of HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, effective Nov. 1.
  7. Michigan Medicine names CEO

    David Miller, MD, has been tapped as Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Michigan Medicine's next CEO. He will step into the role July 1.
  8. Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases

    From Walgreens agreeing to pay more than $100 million to settle false claims allegations, to a physician indicted in an alleged $32.7 million Medicare scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported since Sept. 10: 
  9. Microsoft warns of ransomware group targeting healthcare

    Microsoft has identified a financially driven hacking group that is deploying INC ransomware to attack the U.S. healthcare sector.

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