When Stephanie Hines took the chief information officer role at Valleywise Health roughly 18 months ago, she walked into an organization with real assets. She had a talented staff, strong clinical programs and a clear mission serving Maricopa County’s most…
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A former Mayo Clinic research director has sued the health system, alleging she was demoted and ultimately fired after repeatedly raising concerns about the health system’s oversight of artificial intelligence research projects. Traci Tamiko Eto filed the lawsuit July 6…
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley in Sun Valley, Calif., sought Chapter 11 protection July 4, according to documents obtained by Becker’s. The 231-bed acute care facility has provided care for more than three decades, according to its website. It has…
The FDA has classified three drug recalls as Class II actions in enforcement reports released July 8, affecting injectable medications distributed in the U.S. Here are the recalled drugs:
Hospital emergency departments are crowded and specialist wait times are growing. The care patients need most — in cancer, cardiovascular disease and neurology — is increasingly hard to reach in time. Access to care has become the dominant operational challenge…
St. Louis Children’s Hospital and WashU Medicine will open a new outpatient pediatric specialty care center in Wentzville, Mo., in late 2027. Five things to know: 1. The three-story, 133,000-square-foot center will offer pediatric primary care and specialty services across…
Healthcare is built on trust. Patients trust that coverage decisions are made in their best interest. Employers trust that benefit strategies are designed to control cost and improve outcomes. Hospitals and health systems trust that reimbursement and access decisions are…
Dayton (Ohio) Children’s Hospital has launched an ophthalmology imaging solution that extends the health system’s enterprise imaging platform beyond radiology. The implementation gives clinicians a single point of access to ophthalmology images from multiple camera types within the same platform…
Americans spend the most on health insurance in West Virginia and the least in Maryland, according to a WalletHub analysis published July 9. The personal finance company compared the average premiums for a silver health insurance plan with each state’s…
Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health and Kansas Legal Services have reached an agreement to resolve 11 medical debt lawsuits filed by the health system. The collection cases spanned five Kansas counties and sought payment for outstanding medical bills from patients…