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Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care is at an inflection point in how we think about applications, workflows, and the teams that support them. For years, the dominant narrative in health IT has been about cost containment: consolidating systems, reducing…
Care New England has introduced a new name for care at Butler Hospital in Providence, R.I.: Butler Behavioral Health. The rebrand reflects “the full range of behavioral and cognitive health services available at Butler Hospital,” according to a news release…
A Missouri Senate bill heard April 15 would allow Columbia-based MU Health Care to expand its reach in rural communities and grant it immunity from antitrust laws within the 25 counties specified in the bill. Here are six things to…
The American Medical Association is calling on federal lawmakers to enact safeguards on AI chatbots, particularly when it comes to protecting patients’ mental health. With the rapid rise of people using chatbots for behavioral and other health-related issues, the AMA…
White Plains, N.Y.-based Burke Rehabilitation named Ryan Joyce vice president of development. Mr. Joyce will lead development and philanthropic strategy, strengthen fundraising performance, deepen donor engagement and expand opportunities for giving and government grants, according to an April 21 system…
University Hospitals, a Cleveland-based system with 21 hospitals, recently became the first U.S. health system to attain ISO 9001 certification, a globally recognized standard for quality management, at its corporate headquarters. UH is also the first Ohio health system to…
Owensboro (Ky.) Health, a three-hospital system, recently expanded the roles of two nursing leaders with system-level focuses on patient safety, quality and nursing practices. Joni Sims, MSN, RN, has been named senior vice president of patient care services and system…
Tampa-based Shriners Children’s appointed Scott Kozin, MD, as chief medical officer. In the role Dr. Kozin, a pediatric hand surgeon, will lead medical staff and oversee clinical strategy, quality and patient care across Shriners’ network, according to an April 22…
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health Heart & Vascular Care has added nine interventional radiology physicians to Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. The group includes Constantino Peña, MD, who will serve as system chief of interventional radiology, according to…