Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has named John Wilhelm associate vice president of revenue cycle operations, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. 

Technology professionals in healthcare have experienced a 4.7% drop in salary since 2023, but their pay still ranks above some other industries, career marketplace Dice reported.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care has adopted an artificial intelligence tool to help inform patients of test results.

Independence (Pa.) Health is teaming up with Mitsui & Co. to create Avehealth USA, a new data platform designed to improve patient care by analyzing medical and performance data, Trib Live reported Jan. 12. 

Northwestern Medicine is investing in a technology platform that fills operating room slots like a restaurant reservation app.

As pediatric vaccination rates continue to decline, preventable illnesses will reemerge for all age groups, according to The New York Times. 

Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.

A delayed closure of New York City-based Mount Sinai's Beth Israel could force the system to close "other MSBI facilities."

Amazon Web Services and General Catalyst are teaming up to develop artificial intelligence-powered tools to address common challenges in healthcare. 

Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings has filed for Chapter 11 protection as it works to sell 10 of its 16 hospitals.

A former employee of Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health inappropriately accessed patient records for a year.

Massachusetts ranked as the best state to raise a family, according to a WalletHub report.

David Chung, MD, PhD, is one of Northwell Health's newest subspecialists in cancer care.

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is outsourcing some back-office functions, which will affect 171 roles, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Jan. 10. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health has named Jennifer Mojica CFO of Ocoee, Fla.-based Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. 

Cincinnati-based Ensemble, a revenue cycle managed service company for healthcare organizations, received its 11th patent.

Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System named Julie Hall, DNP, RN, senior vice president and chief nursing officer.

Six health systems — Advocate Health (Charlotte, N.C.), CommonSpirit Health (Chicago), Six health systems — Advocate Health (Charlotte, N.C.), CommonSpirit Health (Chicago), Henry Ford Health (Detroit), Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.), Providence (Renton, Wash.), and Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.) — have launched the Truveta Genome Project, an initiative to build the largest and most diverse database of genetic and health information.

The Federal Trade Commission has updated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act's jurisdictional thresholds and filing fees for 2025, with the size-of-transaction threshold for reporting mergers and acquisitions increasing from $119.5 million to $126.4 million. 

From January through July 2024, staff registered nurses involved in direct patient care saw their median base pay increase by 2%, compared to 1.4% for those in indirect patient care. However, RNs involved in direct and indirect patient care were poised for annual increases of 3% to 4% to close out 2024.