Kim Ellender has been appointed CEO of Ochsner Health’s St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette, La. Ms. Ellender has more than 20 years of healthcare experience and joined Ochsner Health in 2011, according to an Oct. 14 health system news…
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This episode features Jodie Hilliker, Senior Director at Healthrise, who discusses the concept of the Revenue Ripple and how empowering providers through EHR optimization can drive better patient outcomes, greater efficiency, and stronger financial performance. She shares strategies for overcoming…
Tallahassee-based Florida State University has appointed Jeremy Slaga as inaugural vice president of the university and chief clinical operations officer of FSU Health, effective Jan. 5. Mr. Staga will join FSU from Temple Health in Philadelphia, where he is responsible…
Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings has identified the winning bids at a bankruptcy auction for two of its shuttered Pennsylvania hospitals, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Oct. 14. Five things to know: 1. Chariot Allaire Partners submitted the winning $10 million…
Cleveland Clinic has formed a strategic collaboration with Khosla Ventures to accelerate the development of new health technologies, including AI, digital health tools and next-generation therapeutics. Here are five things to know about the collaboration:
Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health plans to consolidate three EHRs to Epic in the first quarter of 2027, bringing on a large Community Connect partner at the same time. The new EHR will be installed by a team of 97 people,…
Eric Sean Clay was appointed chief security officer at Baton Rouge, La.-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System. In this role, Mr. Clay is responsible for enterprisewide security strategy, risk management, emergency preparedness and safety operations, according to an…
As the federal government shutdown stretches on, hospital leaders are voicing alarm over the lapse of Medicare telehealth flexibilities and the hospital-at-home program, which has been a disruptive blow to both patients and providers. The expiration of these provisions has…
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has added three compounding robots to its central fill pharmacy at Bristol (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center. The Omnicell IVX Station robots — named Hank, Willie and Reba — will help eliminate manual compounding tasks for…
Victoria, Texas-based DeTar Healthcare System named Brett Maxfield as its new CEO, effective Oct. 20. Mr. Maxfield brings nearly 10 years of healthcare leadership experience, according to an Oct. 8 health system news release. He held previous roles as COO…