Alisha Feightner has been promoted to senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Manchester, N.H.-based Elliot Health System, according to a June 19 news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Feightner joined Elliot Health System in 2013 as manager of…
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AI has outperformed physicians on emergency diagnoses, flagged pancreatic cancer up to three years early and beat specialized clinical software on medical benchmarks across several studies Becker’s has covered in recent months. But the studies raise as many questions as…
HHS has directed six of its agencies to reduce regulatory barriers associated with clinical trial research to accelerate pharmaceutical development in the U.S. The move — detailed in a road map called Operation TrailBlazer — comes as “a growing share…
Iowa has become the first state to fully allocate its initial funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program. The state has allocated all $209 million of its first-year funding for healthcare initiatives, including workforce development, cancer research and prevention and…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference features Dr. William Levine, Frank E. Stinchfield Professor and Chair, Orthopedic Surgery Department, Chief, Shoulder Service, and Co-Director, Center…
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health named SriniVas Sadda, MD, chair of its Department of Ophthalmology, effective Nov. 10. Dr. Sadda currently serves as the A. Ray Irvine, Jr., MD, Endowed Chair in Clinical Ophthalmology and professor of ophthalmology at the Doheny…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Rural Health Leadership Summit features Mark Marsh, President and Chief Executive Officer, Owensboro Health. He discusses leading through healthcare policy uncertainty, the importance of communication and trust across a 5,000-person workforce, and how…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference features Dr. William Levine, Frank E. Stinchfield Professor and Chair, Orthopedic Surgery Department, Chief, Shoulder Service, and Co-Director, Center…
A Pennsylvania bill would create a category of aggravated assault in the state’s criminal code to hold health insurer CEOs liable if a covered person gets an “adverse benefit determination” of a medically necessary benefit that leads to serious bodily…
Howard Garner has been named COO of Austin-based St. David’s South Austin Medical Center. The hospital is part of Austin-based St. David’s HealthCare. Prior to his new role, Mr. Garner served as COO of St. David’s Surgical Hospital, according to…