Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University will open its $650 million cancer center on April 7, The Oregonian reported Feb. 17. Vista Pavilion is a 14-story, 530,000-square-foot facility that will host 128 new inpatient beds. It will be connected to…
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Teresa Tonthat has been named chief digital and information officer of Cook Children’s Health Care System in Fort Worth, Texas. In this role, Ms. Tonthat will oversee the organization’s enterprise technology strategy, unifying digital innovation, advanced analytics and research informatics,…
Nathanael Torres has been appointed CFO of AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach (Fla.). The hospital is part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth. Prior to his new role, Mr. Torres served as finance director at Kettering (Ohio) Health, according to a news…
From an Ohio physician sentenced to prison for his role in a $14.5 million scheme to a Washington health system agreeing to pay $3.7 million to settle medically unnecessary surgery allegations, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud stories Becker’s has…
The Indiana Hospital Association is aiming to “to expose abusive insurer practices” through its Access Denied campaign, a Feb. 17 news release said. The initiative includes a web portal addressing care denials, amplifies media coverage of denials and prompts people…
Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health has appointed two human resources vice presidents. Jen Azuri-Humm was named vice president of talent acquisition and provider recruitment, effective Jan. 12, and Jennifer Stehman was named vice president of HR strategy and consulting, effective Jan.…
Emplify Health, dually headquartered in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wis., has named Joanne Horvath vice president of operational finance, effective Feb. 16. Ms. Horvath joins Emplify from Phoenix-based Banner Health, where she served as associate vice president of corporate…
Patients for Patient Safety US, which formed in 2005, has designed patient-reported experience and outcome survey questions specific to care for older adults. The nonprofit organization said Feb. 17 the survey questions “focus on patient safety, diagnostic accuracy and equity concerns most…
Patients for Patient Safety US, which formed in 2005, has designed patient-reported experience and outcome survey questions specific to care for older adults. The nonprofit organization said Feb. 17 the survey questions “focus on patient safety, diagnostic accuracy and equity…
In a comparative study evaluating SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 medications, the former drug class was associated with lower risk of chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury. The study, published Jan. 20 in JAMA, analyzed the comparative effectiveness of both…