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60 academic medical center COOs to know | 2024
Academic medical centers are a crucial part of the healthcare delivery system. AMC COOs are committed to streamlining operations to offer excellent patient care using research and innovation.
Cedars-Sinai partners on pickleball
Cedars-Sinai has partnered up to support the fastest-growing recreational sport in America: pickleball.
2 types of cancer that may soon have a vaccine
Early trials of a vaccine that targets a specific gene found in tumors, known as KRAS, has proven to be effective in 84% of patients who had pancreatic or colorectal cancers recur after their initial treatment, according to researchers at Memorial Sloa…
Emory creates new C-suite role
Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare has created a new C-suite role focused on artificial intelligence and informatics.
Summa Health fields concerns over General Catalyst acquisition
Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health said its proposed acquisition by Health Assurance Transformation Corp., or HATCo, a fully owned subsidiary of General Catalyst, will set up the hospital for long-term success, Akron.com reported Feb. 1.
The latest travel nurse pay trends
Pay for travel nurses continues to change and varies across states.
5 things to know about HATCo CEO Dr. Marc Harrison
Fitch Ratings recently called venture capital firm General Catalyst’s proposed acquisition Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health adds an “unusual wrinkle” in a “make-or-break” year for nonprofit hospitals.
FDA explores getting more accurate, equitable readings from pulse oximeters
The FDA is convening a panel of experts to determine a better way to evaluate pulse oximeter readings so that they provide more accurate data for patients of color, the agency announced Feb. 2.
Security guard injured in shooting at Kansas City hospital
A security guard at University Health Hospital-Kansas City (Mo.) was shot while escorting a discharged patient out of the building to a parking lot on Feb. 2. During a confrontation between the two, the patient was able to wrestle the guard’s gun away …
Physician malpractice lawsuits, award amounts on the rise: 3 notes
Huge malpractice awards against physicians and hospitals are on the rise, Medscape reported Feb. 2.
