Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Eli Lilly snags chief AI officer from Mount Sinai

    Eli Lilly & Co. named its inaugural chief AI officer, who joins the company from Mount Sinai Health System.
  2. Massachusetts boosts healthcare workforce: 5 things to know

    Massachusetts organizations will receive a total of $4.2 million in workforce development grant funding, a portion of which will go toward healthcare roles.
  3. NYU Langone moves beyond AI 'at the edges'

    A strong foundational approach to incorporating artificial intelligence into healthcare operations is essential to maximize the investment and deliver best results. It's a hefty investment, but done right will add value to the health system over time.
  1. CommonSpirit doubles down on 'high-growth markets,' CFO says

    Chicago-based CommonSpirit is "investing significantly in high-growth markets," such as Arizona and Colorado, to ensure the long-term sustainability of the health system, CFO Dan Morissette said during the company's investor call on Oct. 4.
  2. AC out at 1 UCSF hospital, nurses warn

    The air conditioning at University of California San Francisco's Medical Center at Parnassus is out on some floors, ABC7 reported Oct. 8.
  3. Ascension makes 18 executive moves in 2024

    St. Louis-based Ascension has made several executive changes at the system level and within its hospitals this year.
  4. UMass hospital cuts heart failure readmissions in half

    Southbridge, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health-Harrington Hospital reduced the all-cause 30-day readmission for heart failure patients by 50% as part of a remote patient monitoring program with digital health company Brook Health. 

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  1. Henry Ford spins off population health company: 4 details

    Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has created a new company called Populance to support hospitals, physicians and health plans in advancing population health efforts. 
  2. Sentara Health to launch adult sickle cell clinic

    Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health is set to open its first adult sickle cell clinic Oct. 9 in the city. 
  3. MetroHealth names CEO through 2025

    Christine Alexander-Rager, MD, has been named president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, effective Oct. 8, after serving as acting CEO since July.
  4. Meet the leaders of US News' top children's hospitals

    Children's hospital CEOs tend to have diverse educational backgrounds and most often enter the role from a COO position, according to a recent WittKieffer survey.

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  1. Mercy Health – Cincinnati CNO's guide to recruitment and retention success

    Brandi Fields, DNP, RN, has been chief nursing officer for Mercy Health – Cincinnati's six hospitals for a little more than three years. Since she began her role, these hospitals have seen their registered nurse vacancy rate fall from double digits during the pandemic to 4%.
  2. How Main Line Health's 20-year CEO has set up its future

    Main Line Health has experienced significant growth since Jack Lynch joined the Radnor Township, Pa.-based system in 2005 as president and CEO.
  3. Baxter resumes some IV shipments: 5 updates

    Baxter on Oct. 8 said it has resumed shipments of IV products to hospitals and dialysis patients after a temporary week-long hold and is inspecting finished goods to support current allocations. Baxter also said several of the manufacturer's global plants are ramping production to meet U.S. needs and expect to receive product from the sources throughout October. 
  4. 'Adapting to improve': How Duke Health is transforming workforce culture

    Over the past 18 months, Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System has sought to improve its workplace culture through  "Better Together," a workplace initiative or "movement" that aims to redefine how the health system engages with its employees, patients and the community.
  5. Christus promotes 2 leaders to CEO Cabinet

    Christus Health, an international, faith-based, nonprofit health system based in Irving, Texas,  appointed Gabriela Saenz and Kimberly King Webb to the organization's CEO Cabinet, according to an Oct. 8 news release shared with Becker's.  
  6. Oregon system taps own executive as hospital CEO

    Dan Rackham, PharmD, was appointed CEO of Samaritan Lebanon (Ore.) Community Hospital.
  7. University of Miami Health taps VP of revenue cycle

    University of Miami Health System has named Joseph Scargle as vice president of revenue cycle. 
  8. Cancer survival grows with ACA coverage: 4 study takeaways

    Cancer survival among young adults has increased since the ACA's Dependent Care Expansion passed in 2010, allowing Americans to stay on their parents' health insurance plans until turning 26 years old, according to a study published Oct. 7 in Cancer. 
  9. $25M gift from former IBM CEO launches Mayo's AI scholars program

    Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has received a $25 million gift to launch the Gerstner Scholars Program in AI Translation.

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