Utah has the highest share of hospitals with five stars under CMS’ Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings system, a Becker’s analysis shows. CMS updated its star ratings on May 13. Of the 3,182 hospitals rated nationally, 384 received five stars.…
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Iris Taylor, PhD, RN, a longtime Detroit healthcare executive who served as president and CEO of Detroit Receiving Hospital and held senior roles across the Detroit Medical Center system, died July 30 at age 74, Chalkbeat Detroit reported. Dr. Taylor…