In this episode, Brian Lancaster, VP/CIO of Information Systems at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, joins the podcast to discuss building effective AI governance processes and measuring success as organizations adopt new technologies. He shares how innovation is improving operational efficiency…
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Addison Montiel was named director of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger’s venture capital arm, Geisinger Ventures. Mr. Montiel announced the appointment in a June 8 LinkedIn post. “Geisinger has been at the forefront of this transformation for decades, as an integrated payer…
Flemington, N.J.-based Hunterdon Health promoted Kristy Alfano, MSN, RN, to interim president and CEO, effective July 1. Ms. Alfano has served as executive vice president and COO since 2023 and was selected by the board to succeed President and CEO…
A federal judge ruled June 8 that the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions is unlawful, vacating a policy that had led some hospitals to pause the petitions for foreign-trained physicians and other workers. Here are six…
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health selected COO Ben Spence as its next president and CEO, effective Oct. 1. The system’s board approved the selection June 4, according to a June 8 health system news release. Mr. Spence will succeed Larry…
Ask a Revenue Cycle Leader is a new series featuring insights from health system and hospital revenue cycle executives nationwide. Becker’s poses questions on the most pressing issues in healthcare finance — from payer relations and automation to workforce and…
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Enola, Pa.-based PAM Health and Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall Health Network are partnering to open a rehabilitation hospital in South Point, Ohio. PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of South Point will be a 42-bed facility that will offer comprehensive, individualized inpatient rehabilitation…
In this episode, Nicolle W. Davis, PhD, RN, SCRN, FAHA, Director of the Mobile Stroke Program at UF Health, and Janice Walker, DHA, MBA-HCM, NEA-BC, BSN, RN, System Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President at UF Health, join the podcast…
Surgical assistants saw the highest jump in pay among healthcare tech positions, while psychiatric aides had the largest growth in employed positions, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The bureau gathered employment data for healthcare assistant and technician positions…