New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has named Alexander Fortenko, MD, vice president of innovation, putting him in charge of the health system’s artificial intelligence and emerging technology strategy. Dr. Fortenko will lead Innovation Ochsner, including its data science team, AI Center…
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In 2023, nearly one in three women ages 21-29 had never received cervical cancer screening, according to a study published Aug. 27 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from Charleston, S.C.-based Medical University of South Carolina’s Hollings Cancer Center analyzed data…
Daniel Chojnowski will serve as the interim CEO for Johns Hopkins Health Plans. According to a Sept. 1 LinkedIn post from the insurer, Mr. Chojnowski has served as CFO for the past seven years. He previously held financial leadership roles…
Baxter International has recalled one lot each of 70% Dextrose Injection and Anticoagulant Sodium Citrate Solution due to the potential presence of particulate matter. The 70% Dextrose Injection may contain stainless steel particles, according to an Aug. 25 FDA alert.…
Maulin Patel has been named executive vice president and CFO of Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University, according to an Aug. 31 news release. He will succeed Jeff Jones, who has served as OHSU’s interim CFO since December 2025. In…
A physician I read about recently opened a clinic visit by talking to the room. “So I’m here today with …” he announced, not to his patient but to the artificial intelligence listening from a phone on the desk. An…
Gregory Ammon was appointed president of Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates, Ill., effective Sept. 13. Mr. Ammon has served as the hospital’s COO since 2023, overseeing growth strategies, clinical programming and patient experience, according to a…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute posted an operating loss of $9.1 million (-0.9% margin) in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, compared with an operating loss of $2.6 million (-0.3% margin) in the same quarter last year, according to its Sept.…
It’s no surprise that denials are on the rise. You see it in your margins and feel it in your staff’s morale. Data from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) showed that medical groups saw a 60% increase in denials…
Valerie Powell-Stafford was named senior vice president and area manager of Kaiser Permanente’s Greater Southern Alameda service area in California. Ms. Powell-Stafford will oversee hospital operations and the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan for the area, which has more than 6,700…