A new executive order targeting security risks in foreign-made power equipment is prompting at least one health system CIO to scrutinize the technology embedded in hospital facilities infrastructure, an area that historically has fallen outside IT’s view. President Donald Trump…
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Nicole Marquez has been named CFO of Carlsbad (N.M.) Medical Center, according to an Aug. 31 LinkedIn post. Carlsbad Medical Center is a 99-bed hospital that comprises a 12-bed intensive care unit, a 24-hour emergency room and a level III…
Each complex condition further drives Medicare Advantage disenrollment, according to research published Aug. 21 in JAMA Health Forum. Researchers from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University reviewed a cohort of more than 1 million MA beneficiaries to determine transitions to traditional Medicare…
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC School of Medicine was awarded up to $35 million to lead a research initiative with Atlanta-based Emory University to build a data resource for AI-driven rare disease diagnosis. The four-and-a-half-year project is funded through the Advanced…
Medtronic and its subsidiary Given Imaging have recalled certain Bravo CF capsule delivery devices after Medtronic reported 184 serious injuries associated with the issue as of Aug. 10. Medtronic said the Bravo CF capsule may fail to attach to a…
United Therapeutics Corp. opened its $110 million xenograft production facility, which will raise gene-edited pigs to provide transplant organs to humans, the Post Bulletin reported Sept. 1. Here is what to know. 1. The 65,000-square-foot, “designated pathogen-free” facility will be…
Christine Markowitz has been named CFO of Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., according to an Aug. 31 news release. In her new role, Ms. Markowitz will oversee the hospital’s financial operations and work with hospital leaders on strategic planning,…
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has finalized its partnership with Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health, creating a 60-hospital nonprofit health system with plans to invest more than $600 million across Minnesota. North Memorial is now part of Sanford Health and…
Here are 19 health systems that have had their credit ratings upgraded by Fitch Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service in 2026: Broward Health’s credit rating was upgraded to “A2” from “A3” by Moody’s. The upgrade reflects the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based…
Health systems process enormous volumes of protected health information every day, which makes every facility a high-value target. Most IT teams already treat encryption as a baseline defense. Fewer can prove the encryption they rely on actually works as promised.…
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