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Ryan Southcomb has been named CFO of Ascension Saint Joseph – Chicago, according to an Oct. 1 news release shared with Becker’s. Prior to his new role, Mr. Southcomb served as a regional CFO for Prime Healthcare. He also served…

As health system “megamergers” become more prominent, some state officials are calling for closer scrutiny of deals that would create larger regional and cross-market organizations. Two major proposed combinations — HealthPartners and Essentia Health in Minnesota, and Atrium Health and…

People taking GLP-1s are more than four times as likely to report nail detachment as similar patients with obesity or type 2 diabetes who don’t take the drugs, according to research presented Oct. 1 at the European Academy of Dermatology…

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has formally launched The Cooperative, an initiative building healthcarewide models to protect patients from extreme heat and poor air quality. The health system unveiled the initiative Sept. 22 at The Cooperative’s first Innovation Forum. The…

Merck has stopped manufacturing and marketing Recarbrio, an antibiotic that targeted multidrug-resistant infections.  The FDA approved Recarbrio (cilastatin sodium, imipenem and relebactam) in July 2019 for adults with complicated urinary tract infections or complicated intra-abdominal infections who have limited or…

OpenAI and Anthropic are among the artificial intelligence companies facing a Federal Trade Commission investigation into potential risks associated with their products, CNBC reported Sept. 30, citing an agency spokesperson. The spokesperson declined to identify the other companies under investigation.…

RUSH deployed a three-pronged strategy—data, collaboration, and real-time adjustments—to drive down readmissions across the system. Reducing readmissions ranks among the most persistent challenges health systems confront. An estimated 15% of Medicare patients return to the hospital for unplanned treatment within…

New research from Advisory Board, conducted in partnership with Staples Business, reveals how 102 health system supply chain and executive leaders are navigating rising costs, quality expectations and supply chain resilience. Healthcare procurement is under increasing strain as financial pressure…

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has named Kyle Bridges, a former congressional staffer with more than 15 years of experience in public policy and government affairs, senior vice president of government relations. Mr. Bridges will lead the health system’s government relations…