As health systems contend with tight margins, rapidly advancing technology and persistent supply disruptions, the expectations for supply chain leaders are shifting. Becker’s asked supply chain executives: What skill will matter most for the next generation of supply chain leaders,…
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The Senate passed the bipartisan Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act by unanimous consent. The legislation aims to help healthcare providers strengthen their cybersecurity defenses and protect patient information, according to an Oct. 1 news release from the Senate Committee…
Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare has named Opal Howard senior vice president and chief human resources officer . Ms. Howard will join the health system’s senior leadership team and oversee human resources strategy across the organization, according to an Oct. 1…
Hospitals and health systems are recruiting chief-level leaders to oversee technology infrastructure, cybersecurity and clinical informatics. Here are five organizations with searches listed on job-seeker and executive recruitment websites reviewed Oct. 2: Editor’s note: The list is not exhaustive, and…
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has launched CommonSpirit Ambulatory Ventures, a new division aimed at organizing and expanding the health system’s ambulatory surgery center portfolio. The move is part of CommonSpirit’s broader effort to diversify beyond acute care and “accelerate growth” in…
ACA open enrollment begins Nov. 1, and health system leaders are preparing for a more unstable coverage landscape. In late September, CMS said it had canceled plan year 2026 ACA policies for about 760,000 people. The agency also temporarily paused…
Fredericksburg, Va.-based Mary Washington Healthcare has opened the Mary Washington Interventional Radiology Outpatient Clinic on the Stafford Hospital campus and hired its first interventional radiologist. The outpatient clinic provides evaluation, consultation and treatment for a range of conditions using imaging…
Chicago-based Roseland Community Hospital will suspend labor and delivery services, citing financial pressures on safety-net hospitals. The unit will close by the end of October, and staff are working to transition current obstetrics patients to other providers, ABC affiliate WLS…
Wakefield, R.I.-based South County Health has become the first healthcare organization in Rhode Island to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network. The network is a group of independent organizations vetted by Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and granted access to its…
George Sprinkel is joining Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health as vice president and CFO of the system’s Durham market, a system spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. Mr. Sprinkel joins Duke Health after serving as senior vice president and CFO of Baltimore-based University…