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Ardent taps DEI leader from IU Health
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health has tapped Lisa Gutierrez as vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Sentara hospital appoints 2 new execs
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge has welcomed two new leaders to its executive team: Heather Casseaux, MSN, NP, has been named vice president of operations and Debra Lee, MD, has been named chief medical officer.
Availity taps R1 RCM exec as chief product officer
Revenue cycle management company Availity has named Sean Barrett chief product officer.
Emory Healthcare promotes pharmacy leader
Emory Healthcare recently promoted Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, to the role of vice president of ambulatory pharmacy.
Rallies held outside Steward Massachusetts hospitals ahead of loan agreement deadline
Several rallies are being held outside of Massachusetts hospitals owned by Dallas-based Steward Health Care amid fears that the facilities could be negatively affected by the health system’s April 30 loan agreement deadline.
UNC Health opens $425M surgical hospital
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 19 for its new $425 million surgical hospital — the single largest addition to the Chapel Hill campus since 1952.
14,280 Black patients moved up transplant waitlist after race scrubbed from criteria
Roughly 14,280 Black kidney transplant candidates moved up the waitlist after race was eliminated from the candidate criteria, ABC News reported April 22.
CDC probe into fake Botox grows: 5 notes
Health officials are now investigating at least 22 reports of harmful reactions linked to counterfeit or mishandled Botox injections in 11 states, the CDC said in an April 19 update. The agency first announced the probe earlier this. At that time, it w…
Nurses' job satisfaction: 2018 vs. 2022
The amount of registered nurses who reported being “extremely satisfied” with their jobs fell 12 percentage points between 2018 and 2022, federal data shows.
Telehealth boosts quality metrics while nudging up spending
Telehealth utilization has led to enhancements in certain healthcare utilization and quality metrics, but it has also been associated with a 1.6% increase in healthcare spending, Health Affairs research confirmed April 17.
