The highest-paying occupations by state are in healthcare in 49 of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., according to an Aug. 21 LinkedIn post from WalletHub. The ranking uses May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. A healthcare job…
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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. has partnered with RxSaveCard and nonprofit Golden Thread to streamline sourcing and reduce costs of pediatric cancer clinical trial medications. Once enrolled in a study, patients will sign up for RxSaveCard and receive trial…
The Department of Veterans Affairs deployed its Oracle Health EHR at three VA hospitals in Indiana on Aug. 22. The go-live covered the Northern Indiana Health Care System’s facilities in Fort Wayne and Marion, and the Richard L. Roudebush VA…
After serving Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed since 1996, Seth Brody, MD, became chief medical growth officer for Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health in August. Dr. Brody announced the new role in a LinkedIn post. According to his profile, he joined WakeMed…
Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center seeks a charge master analyst. 2. City of…
Hermitage, Tenn.-based TriStar Summit Medical Center, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has appointed Brittani Downey, BSN, RN, vice president of quality. Ms. Downey most recently served as director of emergency services at TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield, Tenn.,…
The FDA has again paused Regenxbios RGX-121 gene therapy trial for Hunter syndrome after small, asymptomatic masses were found on the spines of five patients. Regenxbio does not expect to resubmit its biologics license application for the therapy in the…
Carle Health named Angie Hatfield Marker vice president of the Carle Health Center for Philanthropy, the Urbana, Ill.-based health system announced Aug. 21. Ms. Hatfield Marker, currently executive director of development and campaigns at Carle Health, begins her new role…
Reducing variation remains one of healthcare’s most persistent challenges. While most health systems can identify differences in physician preference, product utilization and procedural costs, understanding those differences requires trusted, case-level procedural data. Without it, conversations about standardization often rely on…
A fast-moving wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills has forced two Northern Nevada Health System facilities in the Reno, Nev., area to evacuate patients and close, according to CBS News and The New York Times. Both facilities remain closed with…