A novel EHR-based marker can identify transplant patients at high risk of organ rejection from medication nonadherence, researchers from New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and Houston-based Texas Children’s found. The multicenter randomized controlled trial, published June 15 in…
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IRhythm Holdings, the maker of the Zio cardiac monitoring patch, has identified a cybersecurity incident and launched an investigation with outside experts. IRhythm reported June 15 that it activated its incident response plans after detecting the breach, working with external…
Payers often work with employers, but they have to keep their own staff happy, too. Amid a climate of payers across the country cutting jobs, Centene recently confirmed it is offering buyouts to most employees as its ACA business contracts. Against that backdrop, employee…
The modern healthcare visit typically comprises a clinician facing a computer monitor and the patient waiting to be looked at. Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is hoping to reverse this trend. The health system is rolling out smart technology across 13,000…
Douglas Kreis has been appointed CEO of Thunder Bay Community Health, a federally qualified health center in Hillman, Mich. Mr. Kreis will succeed current CEO Richard Bates, MD, who plans to retire in 2026, according to a health center news…
A federal judge has denied The Leapfrog Group’s attempt to reverse a ruling that found its hospital safety grades violated Florida consumer protection law, and separately put a $10.5 million fee dispute on hold, pending appeal. On June 17, U.S.…
Larry Coomes, CEO of Prime Healthcare’s Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., has been appointed CEO of the system’s Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, effective June 22. The move is part of a planned leadership transition with Prime’s Illinois…
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners outnumber physicians in 10 states: Alabama, Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Tennessee, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming. Becker’s calculated the total physicians and surgeons in every state between 2024 and 2025. This includes…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Rural Health Leadership Summit features Michael Coyle, Chief Executive Officer, Veterans Memorial Hospital. He discusses leading a major technology transformation, addressing workforce and payer challenges, and why innovation, strategic partnerships, and forward-thinking leadership…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has filed a certificate of need application to build a full-service hospital in New Hanover County, N.C., becoming the latest health system seeking to expand in one of the state’s fastest-growing regions. Atrium announced June 15…