Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Health System has begun transitioning its electronic health record system to Epic, with the implementation expected to be completed by summer 2027. More than 5,000 physicians, nurses and staff across the health system’s three hospital campuses, as…
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Oceanside, Calif.-based Tri-City Medical Center officially became Sharp Tri-City Medical Center on July 1 as San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare assumed operations of the hospital. Under the agreement, Sharp assumed Tri-City’s assets and liabilities and plans to transform the hospital into…
John Prince, who spent nearly two decades in executive roles at Optum before moving into healthcare private equity, died June 28. He was 59. Mr. Prince died in Vero Beach, Fla., after a battle with cancer, according to his obituary.…
Lung transplant can extend survival in some patients with stage 4 lung cancer, according to a study published July 8 in JAMA. Researchers and physicians from Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine analyzed data from 404 adult patients with end-stage pulmonary disease, including…
In this episode, Margaret Anderson, President of Health Alliance Plan by Henry Ford Health, discusses the organization’s rebrand, its strategy for deeper integration with Henry Ford Health, and how it’s driving growth while improving affordability. She also shares insights on…
The law firm representing the shuttered Oak Park, Ill.-based West Suburban Medical Center’s parent company, Resilience Healthcare, on July 6 filed a motion to withdraw its counsel, according to court documents obtained by Becker’s. Momkus LLP’s motion pointed to “fundamental…
The District of Columbia, New York and Massachusetts have the most physicians per 100,000 residents, while Mississippi, Alabama and Nevada have the fewest, according to Bureau of Labor statistics and Census data. Becker’s used the bureau’s latest data — 2025…
Hyde Park, Ill.-based University of Chicago Medicine’s Harvey, Ill.-based Ingalls Memorial Hospital pharmacy department has become the latest addition to UChicago Medicine’s American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Certified Center of Excellence designation, according to a July 3 LinkedIn post from…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to investigate Mission (Texas) Regional Medical Center over allegations it marketed “birth tourism” packages to foreign nationals seeking U.S. citizenship for their children. In a July 7…