Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has named Dedric Carter, PhD, vice president for commercialization and translational advancement, effective Dec. 8. Dr. Carter currently serves as vice chancellor for innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development and as chief innovation officer at UNC-Chapel…
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A 32-year-old man died Nov. 19 after he was found with a gunshot wound at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital. District 2 officers within the St. Louis Metro Police Department responded to the hospital just before 7 a.m., a…
As the U.S. works several levers to lower drug pricing, such as Medicare negotiating costs with drugmakers and President Donald Trump launching TrumpRx, a report from the IQVIA Institute quantified how much more the U.S. pays for medications. IQVIA, a…
Like many health systems, Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has dealt with increased vaccine hesitancy among parents since the pandemic. To add to that, West Virginia already struggles with access to care and nearly enacted a law allowing nonmedical exemptions for…
The workforce is top of mind for hospitals and health systems across the U.S., particularly as they focus on recruitment and retention amid today’s industry pressures. Here are 12 numbers to know about the workforce today, per reports recently covered…
Quarterly results from four of the country’s largest nonprofit health systems — CommonSpirit, Providence, Trinity Health and Ascension — spotlight an industry still caught between progress and pressure. Despite signs of stabilization, the four nonprofit giants continue to wrestle with…
Bryan Health is tapping its Epic EHR system to participate in the federal Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, or TEFCA. The Lincoln, Neb.-based health system said in a Nov. 20 news release that TEFCA participation will help ensure patients’…
This episode features Anthony Locascio, Chief Technology Officer for Hospital Patient Monitoring at Philips, and Benjamin Millmann, Lead Clinical Informaticist at M Health Fairview. They discuss how health systems can shift from a prevention mindset to one focused on resilience,…
Long Beach, Calif.-based Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital has named Los Angeles Rams quarterback and Super Bowl champion Matthew Stafford as its official brand ambassador. The partnership, announced in a Nov. 20 news release, is designed to elevate awareness of…
New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is rethinking the traditional premed pipeline with alternative admissions routes designed to bring more diverse, practice-ready physicians to the workforce. Icahn School of Medicine aims to reduce rigid premed barriers…