As CIOs’ responsibilities expand, many are aiming to become chief executives, according to Deloitte. Here are six key takeaways from the Nov. 13 report, which surveyed 622 U.S.-based technology leaders from March 7 to April 1. 1. 80% of CIOs…
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St. Louis-based BJC Health System reported a $335.5 million operating gain (3.8% margin) for the nine months ended Sept. 30, up from a $136.1 million operating gain (1.8% margin) in the same period last year, according to financial documents released…
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health reported an operating income of $93.3 million (1.1% margin) for the nine months ended Sept. 30, down from a $195 million operating gain (3.5% margin) in the same period last year, according to financial documents…
“A curiosity and learning mindset” is a common trait among high-performing CEOs, Fortune reported Nov. 16. The takeaway comes from “A CEO for All Seasons: Mastering the Cycles of Leadership,” which was written by McKinsey senior partners. The authors interviewed…
The American Hospital Association and federal agencies are warning hospitals and health systems to look out for hacking attempts from a ransomware group that has extorted over $244 million from victims. The Akira gang, which has historically hacked Cisco environments,…
For the fourth straight year, the U.S. has received a “D+” grade for its preterm birth rate of 10.4%, underscoring longstanding gaps in access to high-quality maternity care and widening disparities in outcomes, according to the March of Dimes annual…
A Washington state resident has contracted a bird flu strain previously only found in animals, health officials confirmed Nov. 14. The individual has been hospitalized since early November with influenza H5N5, an avian influenza strain never before reported in humans,…
The FDA said Nov. 14 it will place its most prominent safety warning on Elevidys, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, after two fatal cases of acute liver injury. Sarepta Therapeutics paused shipments of the therapy to nonambulatory patients…
A patient whose $213 million lawsuit judgment against a Florida children’s hospital was reversed has asked the court to reconsider the decision. Maya Kowalski, who a jury originally awarded $261 million from St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital,…
The University of California — a system of six academic health centers and four children’s hospital campuses — and a union representing more than 25,000 nurses across 19 facilities operated by the university have reached a tentative labor agreement, the…