Brown University Health has outlined several priorities for 2026 — including improving the patient experience through what president and CEO John Fernandez calls “wow care,” reimagining primary care, leveraging digital tools and data, and implementing recent expansions and infrastructure upgrades.…
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The largest nurses strike in New York City history saw tentative agreements reached Feb. 8–9 to end the strike for about 10,500 nurses at Montefiore, Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside and West, according to a news release from…
Medicare’s 3-day rule adds costs to hospitals and does not lower Medicare spending on hospitalized patients, a study from researchers at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University found. On May 12, 2023, the Medicare program reinstated a long-standing 3-day hospitalization rule for…
Louisville, Ky.-based ScionHealth has named Marc Lemon COO of its specialty hospital division, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Lemon takes on the role after serving as senior vice president of operations for ScionHealth’s southwest region since…
Columbia, Mo.-based MU Health Care CEO Ric Ransom recently shared an insight gleaned from the health system’s early 2024 integration of Jefferson City, Mo.-based Capital Regional Medical Center. The 100-bed facility had been a longtime partner of MU Health Care,…
Armando Bonheur, Jr. has been named vice president of operations at HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, Fla., according to a Feb. 9 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Prior to his new role,…
Robyn Miller, RN, has been named chief nursing officer of Independence, Mo.-based Centerpoint Medical Center, part of HCA Midwest Health. Ms. Miller brings more than 20 years of experience in healthcare leadership to the role. She has spent 13 years…
Woodsville, N.H.-based Cottage Hospital has begun notifying patients after discovering that an unauthorized party accessed parts of its computer network late last year, potentially exposing sensitive patient information. The hospital began mailing notification letters Feb. 5 to certain patients whose…
In this episode, Beth Graefe of ECG Management Consultants and Dr. Andy Anderson of RWJBarnabas Health discuss how health systems can strengthen physician engagement, improve performance, and build deeper leadership pipelines through transparency, collaboration, and a more holistic approach to…
Sanofi’s investigational therapy rilzabrutinib has received breakthrough therapy designation from the FDA for the treatment of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia. The designation is based on data from Sanofi’s ongoing Lumina 2 phase 2b trial, which is evaluating the safety and…