James Coffin, PhD, has been appointed president and CEO of Boston-based Velsera, a global bioinformatics company, effective Feb. 1. Dr. Coffin brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in life sciences and healthcare technology, including roles at IBM Life…
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Grace Davis has been appointed executive vice president and chief external affairs officer at Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, she wrote in a Jan. 15 LinkedIn post. Ms. Davis oversees the health system’s external relations, including public affairs, government relations and…
Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., the University of California San Francisco and Nextrast found that a new oral contrast agent improved CT imaging of bowel structures compared to conventional…
Cindy Rollenhagen has been appointed senior vice president and chief compliance and privacy officer at Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health. Ms. Rollenhagen has served in the role on an interim basis for the past five months, according to a Jan.…
Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare has promoted Jenn Schwartz to executive vice president, effective immediately, while she continues in her role as chief strategy officer. Sarah Goncher was also named chief legal officer and corporate secretary, according to a Jan. 20 health…
The House Judiciary Committee in an interim staff report accuses CVS Health of restricting independent pharmacies from working with digital pharmacy competitors to protect its market position. The report, issued Jan. 21 and titled “When CVS Writes the Rules: How…
Uncertainty over whether physicians and medical residents will be exempt from a newly imposed $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications has left many hospitals in wait-and-see mode as they finalize recruitment plans for the year, according to a Jan. 21…
Three large health systems reported measurable financial gains and reduced documentation burdens after deploying an ambient clinical documentation platform, according to a Jan. 22 KLAS Research analysis examining real-world return on investment. Baton Rouge, La.-based FMOL Health, Florence, S.C.-based McLeod…
Entrepreneur Jared Isaacman has committed $30 million to three Pennsylvania health systems to support pediatric care, emergency services and facility expansion. Four notes: 1. The recipients are Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh-based UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation, and Sayre-based Guthrie, according…
The FDA is warning that rising medical device shortages pose an outsized risk to pediatric patients. Shortages of key pediatric devices — including tracheostomy tubes, oxygenators, hemodialysis catheters and duodenoscopes — have forced clinicians to delay care or adapt adult…