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New York hospital names president of medical staff
Claudia Felberg, MD, has been elected president of the medical staff at White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital.
New Mexico system gives 1st raises in more than a year
Employees across the University of New Mexico Hospital’s campuses will soon receive retention bonuses and wage increases as a new wave of funding hits the system.
Older adults spend 3 weeks per year at health appointments
Older adults are spending an average of three weeks every year on healthcare appointments, a Jan. 23 study found.
Medical Mutual to buy ProMedica's insurance business
Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica is selling its insurance subsidiary, Paramount Health, to Medical Mutual of Ohio.
Beth Israel Lahey Health names 1st chief nursing officer
Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health has appointed Puneet Freibott, DNP, RN, as the system’s inaugural chief nursing officer.
Washington system fraudulently billed for 'medically unnecessary' spine surgeries, whistleblower suit alleges
The U.S and State of Washington filed a whistleblower suit against Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health for allegedly fraudulently billing federal healthcare programs for spine surgeries performed by Jason Dreyer, DO, at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane b…
HSHS hospital closing earlier than planned
Chippewa Falls, Wis.-based St. Joseph’s Hospital, part of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System, is reportedly closing sooner than planned, WEAU reported Jan. 26.
The 'hottest new role in corporate America' comes to health systems
Despite fears that artificial intelligence would kill jobs, the technology has helped create the “hottest new role in corporate America”: the chief AI officer, The New York Times reported Jan. 29.
Texas Children's names chief physicians at new hospital
Texas Children’s has named five physician leaders to serve at its new campus in North Austin, which is slated to open in February.
'We are no longer on our home turf': Tampa General rethinks healthcare delivery
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has been on the forefront of leading transformational change and the redesign of healthcare delivery focused on the patient and care coordination, inside and outside the hospital’s walls.
