Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has performed the first known quadruple-organ transplant involving retransplanted lungs in the U.S., the health system said in a July 14 news release. The recipient, 36-year-old Elizabeth Wehrle of Montezuma, Iowa, needed a rare four-organ transplant for…
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Madison, Wis.-based UW Health has reached an agreement with Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam (Wis.) to bring the medical center into the health system. The hospital is part of Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System, which merged with Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford…
Hospital pharmacy teams have spent years getting good at spending less. Finding the cheaper equivalent, negotiating a better contract, catching and fixing overcharges. It’s worked, and it’s still the top financial priority for most teams: 72% of pharmacy teams leaders…
Tupelo-based North Mississippi Health Services appointed Shawn Morrow as COO, effective Aug. 31. Mr. Morrow will provide executive leadership for system operations across the organization’s eight hospitals, as well as its clinics, service lines and joint ventures, according to a…
Nurse practitioners in California earn the highest median pay in the country, while those in Alabama earn the least, according to data released May 15 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nationally, nurse practitioners earned a median annual wage of…
The industry conversation around healthcare AI has shifted. Health system leaders are no longer being asked whether to adopt the technology; they’re being held accountable for what adoption actually delivers. That accountability often rests on the answer to a simple…
There is a common misconception that artificial intelligence (AI) will improve efficiency steadily and uniformly across healthcare, from primary care offices to hospital ICUs. Instead, what is now emerging is a divergence in how AI impacts different care settings. AI…
Ohio became the 27th state to opt out of Medicare physician supervision requirements for certified registered nurse anesthetists. The change came with the passage of House Bill 52, which removed the requirement for CRNAs to practice under supervision. The bill…
In this episode, Bill Piskorowski, DDS, Associate Professor Emeritus of Clinical Dentistry, University Of Michigan School Of Dentistry, discusses advancing medical and dental integration, expanding access to care, and preparing the next generation of dental professionals. He also shares his…
In this episode, Dr. Robert Winn, Cancer Center Director at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health, shares his vision for expanding access to cutting edge cancer research by strengthening community partnerships and building trust in science. He also discusses the…