CVS Health has named Jacki Monson as its new senior vice president and deputy chief information security officer. Ms. Monson announced the appointment in an April 27 LinkedIn post. Prior to this role, she served as senior vice president, chief…
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Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University at Buffalo have developed an AI tool to assess lung cancer patients’ risk of postoperative complications. The model combines clinical data, CT imaging and large language model-generated explanations to provide…
Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan, MD, said the effects of President Donald Trump’s most favored nation drug pricing policy will become more pronounced over the next 18 months, according to an April 28 report from CNBC. The policy, which ties U.S.…
Woonsocket, R.I.-based Thundermist Health Center has named Jeffrey Gaines, MD, as chief medical officer, effective April 22. Dr. Gaines succeeds David Bourassa, who had served as chief medical officer since 1998 and will continue providing patient care as a pediatrician,…
UPMC Enterprises, the venture capital arm of Pittsburgh-based UPMC, has invested in Koda Health, an AI-enhanced advance care planning platform. UPMC Enterprises participated in a Series A funding round, according to an April 28 news release. Koda Health’s platform guides…
Revenue cycle leaders are facing a national coder shortage, intensifying payer complexity and tighter margins. In this environment, AI has become an operational necessity, not a strategic option. But the differentiator isn’t tool selection; it’s whether leaders have reframed workforce…
The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has proposed withdrawing approval of Tavneos (avacopan) after determining the drug has not been shown to be effective for its approved use. The agency said new information revealed unblinded study personnel manipulated…
Hospital CEO turnover through the first two months of 2026 was flat compared to the same period in 2025, according to an April 28 report from executive outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which tracks CEO exits across the U.S.…
The American Hospital Association has called on federal regulators to intervene after Eli Lilly sent warning letters to 340B hospitals threatening to cut off discounted drug pricing unless they submit detailed claims-level data through a third-party platform. The move is…
South Carolina has declared an end to a measles outbreak totaling 997 cases — the largest in the U.S. in more than 35 years — with officials crediting healthcare workers, schools and families for preventing wider spread. The outbreak began…