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US taking bird flu 'very seriously,' CDC says: 5 notes
While health officials say the threat avian flu poses to humans remains low, the situation is being closely monitored and taken “very seriously,” the CDC director told ABC News in an April 3 report — days after a person in Texas tested positive for bir…
Novant taps chief physician for patient experience
Novant Health’s office of patient experience has selected Roxie Cannon Wells, MD, as chief physician executive officer, the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based system said April 4.
Ardent taps executive to oversee 30 hospitals
David Schultz was named president of hospital operations for Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health.
HCA rolls out EHR referrals to psychiatrists
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s physician practices and urgent care centers can now refer patients to psychiatric care through their EHR system.
Wisconsin system lays off furloughed staff
Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System has informed furloughed employees that their employment will end in early May, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker’s.
UK HealthCare names IT chief
Katie Dickens has been named chief digital and information officer of Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare.
Ochsner joins Hall of Fame Health
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health, a 46-hospital system, has joined Hall of Fame Health as its exclusive partner in the Gulf South region.
CEOs' paychecks fuel 4-day workweek rationale
American workers are 400% more productive than they were when the Fair Labor Standards Act established a 40-hour workweek in 1940. But CEOs — not employees — are reaping the fruits of that labor, according to a March 19 opinion article in The Washingto…
How UnitedHealth handled crisis communications after Change hack
UnitedHealth Group initially gave few details about the Change Healthcare hack then tried to recruit providers to act as spokespeople for its loan program, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Colorado bill wants hospitals to put their names on medical debt lawsuits
Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require hospitals to use their own names when suing patients over unpaid medical bills, ABC affiliate KJCT reported April 3.
