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Tenet portfolio 'transforms' amid USPI growth
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is accelerating its portfolio transformation towards a more value-based care enterprise with a leading specialty care platform, the company said in a proxy statement filed April 12 with the Securities and Exchange Commissi…
RIP Medical Debt rebrands, broadens goal
RIP Medical Debt, which has helped to relieve more than $11 billion since its founding in 2014, has rebranded as Undue Medical Debt.
AI helping UC San Diego physicians draft more empathetic responses
UC San Diego Health has been piloting the use of generative artificial intelligence in its Epic EHR system to help draft responses to patient messages and found that the tool is assisting physicians in drafting more empathetic responses.
Northwest Texas breaks ground on freestanding ED
Amarillo, Texas-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System broke ground on a new emergency department location April 12 in Amarillo.
Norton Healthcare receives $20M donation for Parkinson's programs expansion
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare has received a $20 million donation to expand its “Just Imagine” campaign that supports Parkinson’s disease research and programs.
Cleveland Clinic, Advocate Aurora back letter to lawmakers over CMS concerns
The Washington, D.C.-based National Rural Health Association and several health systems, hospitals, academic health centers, and state hospital associations have called on lawmakers to help restore the partnership between CMS and states to align with l…
HCA hospital names CEO
HealthOne — a Denver-based branch of HCA Healthcare — has named Ryan Thornton, BSN, RN, president and CEO of its North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, Colo.
Kansas system taps CEO from New York
Community HealthCare System in Onaga, Kan., has named Kerry Herbine CEO, effective in May.
New York City reports rise in leptospirosis cases
Last year, New York City saw 24 cases of human leptospirosis — the highest number in a single year. Six cases have been reported so far this year, the city’s department of health and mental hygiene said in an April 12 health advisory.
Biotech CEO sentenced for $28M fraud scheme
The CEO of biotech company Decision Diagnostics Corp., Keith Berman, was sentenced to seven years in prison for a securities fraud scheme that resulted in about $28 million in investor losses and obstruction of a related U.S. Securities and Exchange Co…
