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Patty West retired June 30 as executive CFO of the Pleasanton, Calif.-based The Permanente Medical Group, according to a July 3 LinkedIn post by her daughter Emily West.  The physician-led medical group, part of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, comprises almost…

Anne Gunther, DNP, RN, has been named CEO of Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg, Ohio. Dr. Gunther has served as interim CEO for the past three months, according to a July 1 Facebook post from the hospital.  She has more than…

In this episode, Dr. Rita Shane, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer at Cedars-Sinai, shares her passion for advancing medication safety, tackling the “poly problem,” and navigating the complexities of therapeutic innovation. She also discusses her leadership in policy advocacy…

Eighty-five percent of hospital EHR users rank workflow efficiency as the top driver of EHR satisfaction, Black Book Research reported. Here are EHR companies ranked by their workflow efficiency scores (out of 10) based on the health IT researcher’s survey,…

After President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act July 4, health systems are calculating the potential effects of the new law and preparing new strategies accordingly. The legislation includes a variety of provisions aimed at improving efficiencies…

Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures is investing in an AI startup focused on structural heart care, Columbus (Ohio) Business First reported. The venture capital arm of the Los Angeles-based health system participated in a $5 million funding round in June for Dasi…

Members of OPEIU Local 40 are set to begin a three-day strike July 7 at McLaren Macomb, a 288-bed tertiary teaching hospital in Mount Clemens, Mich. The union represents 700 nurses and support staff at the facility, according to ABC…

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner compares her health system customers to her children. “When my children were young, they would sometimes ask me, ‘Who do you love best?’” she recalled in a July 7 blog post. “The answer was…

Jackson South Medical Center, part of Jackson Health System, both in Miami, will close its maternity ward unit this fall. The closure aims to aid [the hospital’s] “continued growth and to better align with the current needs of the surrounding…

The Trump administration has once again delayed the return of steep tariffs, setting a new effective date of Aug. 1 for countries that fail to strike deals with the U.S.  Here are five things to know: