Pikeville (Ky.) Medical Center has named Curtis Koons, MD, chief physician quality officer, according to a July 10 Appalachian News-Express report. In his new role, Dr. Koons will lead quality initiatives across the organization, overseeing quality and process improvement programs…
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Hospitals have spent months lobbying Congress over Medicaid. The fight that matters now is shifting away from Capitol Hill and into federal rulemaking. The Trump administration’s 2026 Unified Agenda, published July 2, outlines a series of Medicaid regulations expected over…
Deonna Taylor, PhD, ACNP, RN, has been named vice president and chief nursing officer of adult ambulatory nursing at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Taylor had held the position on an interim basis since February. She succeeds Michele…
In this episode, Scott Becker examines how health systems are responding to financial pressures through service line closures, exiting the insurance business, addressing ongoing nursing workforce challenges, and scaling back employee GLP-1 coverage for weight loss.
Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Health implemented several AI applications that have revolutionized operations and clinical care in the last year. One of the most productive has been revolutionizing OR block utilization to fill the open spaces and help surgeons…
A new CDC analysis is challenging assumptions about where pharmacy access in the U.S. is worst — and the answer isn’t rural America. Researchers from the Minnesota Department of Health and University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy mapped pharmacy access…
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has named Jordan Perchik, MD, director of the Human Imaging Core Facility, effective July 1. Dr. Perchik, an assistant professor in the department of radiology, will also serve as chair of the Radiology Data…
Meditech announced the death of Chief Business Development Officer Jim Merlin, who spent four decades with the electronic health record company. Mr. Merlin joined Meditech in 1986 as controller before serving as chief accounting officer from 2014 to 2022. He…
Dermatology is the happiest specialty, while general surgery is the least happy, a July 9 Medscape report found. Medscape’s “How Doctors Are Really Doing: Physician Mental Health & Well-Being Report 2026” surveyed 5,159 physicians across more than 29 specialties between…
Laura Sauber has been named chief risk and compliance officer of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, according to a July 9 LinkedIn post. In her new role, Ms. Sauber will lead Geisinger’s Enterprise Risk Management Program and Ethics and Compliance Program. Prior…