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Physicians see influx of patients wanting surgery for Ozempic symptom
Physicians are reportedly seeing an increasing number of patients who have used anti-obesity drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy request procedures to remove sagging, excess skin via plastic surgery, KDVR reported Feb. 23.
The 18 health systems Walmart sends its employees to for care in 2024
In an effort to rein in healthcare costs for its 1.6 million employees, Walmart sends them directly to health systems that demonstrate high-quality care outcomes, otherwise known as Centers of Excellence.
What U of Utah Health did to tackle the tech shortage
At the beginning of 2022, the University of Utah Health had around 40 to 50 openings for technicians among its 17 retail pharmacies and five hospitals. That was too many, and the health system needed to fill the pipeline quickly.
Mercy introduces 'smart assistant' Joy
St. Louis-based Mercy teamed up with Microsoft to create an generative AI-powered chatbot designed to act as a “super-smart assistant” for its employees.
CPSI rebranding as TruBridge
Health information technology CPSI is rebranding as TruBridge, effective March 4.
Financial risks for UnitedHealth after Change Healthcare cyberattack: Moody's
UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare has fallen victim to a cyberattack, marking a credit-negative event for the company, according to Moody’s.
HCA cancer center shifts model for monitoring CAR-T cell therapy patients
HCA Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute in Nashville, Tenn., has introduced a model to monitor patients who received CAR-T cell therapy in an outpatient setting.
The dying art of performance reviews
Some employers are sunsetting annual performance reviews in favor of regular, daily feedback — a trend experts predict will become increasingly prevalent, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 22.
Identity mix-up at PeaceHealth hospital leads to wrong family's end-of-life decisions
In a case of mistaken identity, an employee of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center asked the wrong family to make end-of-life decisions for a patient on life support at the Vancouver, Wash.-based facility in 2021, NBC affiliate KGW reported Feb. 21.
Top healthcare jobs that pay $200K or more
Many of the top jobs that pay $200,000 or more are in healthcare, according to one new report.
