La Crosse, Wis.-based Emplify Health by Gundersen and Viroqua, Wis.-based Vernon Health signed a letter of intent to explore an affiliation to strengthen their long-term partnership and community care. The letter of intent opens discussion between the two parties and…
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Past research has found 3 in 5 surgical instruments accidentally fall during emergency orthopedic procedures, but the healthcare industry lacks guidelines on managing this contamination risk, according to researchers at Duke University Health System in Durham, N.C. The researchers intentionally…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health called over 15,000 hypertension patients with conversational AI and cleared nearly 10% as having normal blood pressure, highlighting the technology’s potential to close care gaps, a leader told Becker’s. “We’re hoping that as we pursue this…
Over the years, Becker’s Hospital Review has run numerous articles describing the growing strain on health system leadership: margin pressure, workforce instability, rising patient acuity and heightened scrutiny of safety. Yet one of the most financially, operationally and reputationally consequential…
UT Health San Antonio has received a $6.5 million gift to establish the Harvey E. Najim Pediatric Health Scholars Program and strengthen its healthcare workforce. Five things to know: 1. The program will support training across multiple pediatric disciplines, including…
Rochester Regional Health’s chief medical officer, Robert Mayo, MD, will step down from his role March 31, according to a March 27 LinkedIn post from the Rochester, N.Y.-based system. Dr. Mayo joined Rochester Regional in 2002 and has served as…
Penn Medicine Lancaster (Pa.) General Health has named Donise Musheno, RN, associate COO, according to a March 26 post on her LinkedIn page. Ms. Musheno has been with Lancaster General since 2019. She most recently served as vice president of…
Dental service organizations are no longer an emerging model: They are a permanent and expanding part of the dental landscape. According to the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute, DSO affiliation among U.S. dentists increased from 7.2% in 2015 to…
A federal judge has reduced Theranos co-founder Elizabeth Holmes’ prison sentence by one year, according to court documents obtained by Becker’s. The reduction reflects a 2023 sentencing guideline change that grants leniency to first-time offenders convicted of certain nonviolent crimes. …
HCA Florida Healthcare has launched a new air ambulance service aimed at cutting emergency transport times nearly in half for rural communities in western North Central Florida. The service, HCA Florida AirLife, began transporting patients last week through a partnership…