New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System’s outpatient pharmacy is undergoing a major digital transformation, one that Senior Director of Outpatient Pharmacy Mark Makhinson, PharmD, said is redefining efficiency, patient experience and staff engagement. “We’re really moving toward a digital-first…
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Two Lawton, Okla.-based hospitals — Comanche County Memorial Hospital and Southwestern Medical Center — have officially merged to form Memorial Health System of Southwest Oklahoma, marking the completion of a major regional health system combination. The announcement came Dec. 2…
New York City-based Mount Sinai has implemented an FDA-approved AI tool designed to improve detection of congenital heart defects in fetal ultrasounds. The Carnegie Imaging for Women, a Mount Sinai-affiliated OB-GYN imaging facility, became the first center in New York…
The design phase for Syracuse, N.Y.-based SUNY Upstate University Hospital’s new $450 million hospital annex is set to kick off, according to a Dec. 2 news release from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office. Ms. Hochul confirmed SUNY Upstate University…
The American Medical Association is facing heightened scrutiny from Republican lawmakers about its role in shaping physician payment, The Washington Post reported Dec. 2. Five things to know: 1. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., sent a letter to the AMA Dec.…
In 2003, getting a document signed by multiple parties across different organizations meant printing, mailing, waiting and hoping nothing got lost. Today, DocuSign processes more than one billion transactions annually because it has made a painful multiparty process simple for…
Grand Junction, Colo.- based Community Hospital has named Glenn Williams its new CFO. Mr. Williams joins Community Hospital from Deloitte, where he served as an executive healthcare consultant, according to a Dec. 2 news release. In that role, he used…
Hospitals reported 104 CEO exits from January through October 2025 — a 15.5% increase from 90 recorded during the same period in 2024. The finding comes from executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas’ latest report on CEO turnovers in…
Union activity in healthcare in 2025 has included more than three dozen reported strikes as of Dec. 2. Thirty-eight strikes reported by Becker’s Hospital Review this year: Note: This article was created Feb. 20 and last updated on Dec. 2. …
Thomas Kruse has stepped down as chief strategy officer of Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. “After more than a decade back in the Northwest, I made the decision earlier this year to resign from my role and intentionally create…