Carol Grove, DNP, RN, was named assistant vice president of patient care services at Martinsburg, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center. Dr. Grove, who stepped into the role Feb. 16, will help expand services and oversee construction of a new…
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Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care has launched a cardiovascular screening program in partnership with Bunkerhill Health. The program applies Bunkerhill Health’s AI platform to clinical data from patients’ routine chest CT scans previously performed for other medical reasons, according…
The North Carolina Department of Justice and North Carolina Department of Insurance alerted pharmacy benefit managers Feb. 17 that the state’s SCRIPT Act is now in effect, and said they are prepared to enforce the law. Attorney General Jeff Jackson…
CVS Health has launched a $5 million scholarship program to support students pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans or the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The scholarship will open in the 2026-27…
Commissioners in Pratt County, Kan., directed their counsel Feb. 17 to withdraw a lease termination notice that threatened the status of Pratt Regional Medical Center and renewed a commitment to keep the hospital running. The county sent PRMC a Jan.…
The FDA has agreed to review Moderna’s investigational flu vaccine for potential approval, about a week after telling the drugmaker it would not consider the application. On Feb. 10, the agency notified the drugmaker that it would not review its…
Healthcare is investing in AI. But most operating models haven’t changed Health systems have long had more manual work to do than staff to perform it. Now, these health systems are rapidly adopting AI under the promise that it will…
Tonya Washington, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Washington, D.C.-based Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health. Dr. Washington will oversee the nursing department and daily operations, including quality, safety and patient experience performance, and staffing, according to…
The latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which ranks the world’s 500 richest people across industries, includes seven leaders from U.S. healthcare. The ranking reflects only those individuals who appear in Bloomberg’s Top 500 globally and does not capture every billionaire in…
The owner and a senior executive of Vivature, a healthcare billing company, have pleaded guilty to their roles in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme. What happened?