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Habitat Health, launched in 2024 by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and healthcare investment firm Town Hall Ventures, has opened a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) center in Compton, Calif. Five things to know:  1. Habitat Health offers…

The American Nurses Credentialing Center has awarded 650 hospitals worldwide with the prestigious “Magnet” designation, but only six hospitals have earned the recognition seven times. Becoming a Magnet organization signifies nursing excellence and high quality patient care. Currently, just under…

Rebekah Artman, BSN, RN, has been named chief nursing officer of Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital in North Carolina. Both facilities are part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Duke LifePoint Healthcare, a joint venture between Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health and…

Utah has launched a pilot program that allows artificial intelligence — without physician involvement — to renew certain medical prescriptions, Politico reported Jan. 6. The program, developed with health technology startup Doctronic, began in December and is limited to routine…

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health named Jonathan Kyriacou as president and CEO of Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center, effective Jan. 26. Mr. Kyriacou most recently served as COO of The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, a 1,134-bed academic…

UnitedHealthcare will begin requiring a full written interpretation and report to reimburse the professional component of certain radiology services billed alongside evaluation and management visits, effective April 1. Here are four things to know: 1. Beginning April 1, when the…

While millions of Americans set New Year’s resolutions, Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth’s president and CEO, David Banks, is taking a different approach for 2026.  “This may sound countercultural, but this new year, I’m not thinking about resolutions,” Mr. Banks said…

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit against Eli Lilly, alleging the company contributed to inflated insulin prices over the past decade. The state is seeking injunctive relief, damages and penalties for what it describes as deceptive market…

Kankakee, Ill.-based Riverside Healthcare has partnered with radiology technology vendor CIVIE to modernize imaging services across six sites in five counties. Riverside implemented CIVIE’s RadPod teleradiology platform and RadFlow picture archiving and communication system to reduce image turnaround times and…

Lander, Wyo.-based SageWest Health Care has named Amanda Vick, BSN, as CEO of its two hospitals, effective Jan. 5. Ms. Vick returns to SageWest after serving in several leadership roles at Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Regional West Health Services, according to a…