Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health has named William Scandrett vice president of information security and chief information security officer. Mr. Scandrett announced the appointment in an April 28 LinkedIn post. “As I step into this next opportunity, I’m energized…
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A group of leaders from New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital and Stanford (Calif.) University are calling for academic medical centers to rethink their well-established model of drug discovery and development to stay competitive…
Laurinburg, N.C.-based Scotland Health Care System has named Gregory Flicek senior vice president of finance and CFO, according to an April 28 post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Flicek’s past experience includes serving as senior manager of Ascendient Healthcare Advisors.…
Twelve hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle vice presidents. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Boston Children’s Hospital seeks vice president of revenue cycle operations. 2. Carewell…
As part of a goal to return 10 million clinical hours to clinicians by 2028, Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is piloting an ambient AI documentation tool for nursing units — a largely unprecedented goal for health system AI projects. The system…
Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a financially challenged hospital in the city from Hartford, Conn.-based Trinity Health of New England. Pending regulatory approval, Baystate will acquire Mercy Medical Center, a 182-bed hospital, as well…
AI is making fast inroads into healthcare, but succeeding with these tools is often easier said than done. A major obstacle is that clinicians may not trust AI, which adds work and cost and detracts from the patient experience. During…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services’ planned acquisition of Talkspace will create the industry’s first end-to-end continuum of behavioral health services, UHS CEO Marc Miller said during the system’s April 28 first-quarter earnings call. “Talkspace’s successful payer-driven business model…
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As OSF HealthCare grew and evolved, so did the complexity of managing facilities operations across the system. Leadership needed a modern and consistent way to understand performance, identify risks and make informed decisions at scale. OSF turned to Pointcore to…
The majority of nurses working in long-term care said they are happy in their position, but 73.8% have reported their job has become more difficult in the last 18 months, a recent American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing survey found.…