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How Fred Hutch is facing the next era of cancer research, patient care
Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center’s sixth president, Thomas Lynch, MD, stepped into the role in February 2020, at the same time COVID-19 was beginning to transform the healthcare industry.
Incredible Health expands to tackle the next workforce crisis
Incredible Health, the most expansive AI-driven career platform for permanent healthcare professionals, is growing its marketplace to include technicians, branching into home health organizations and ambulatory surgery centers.
Hospitals decry House GOP budget plan: 4 federal health updates
Hospital leaders nationwide are urging lawmakers to reconsider a Republican-backed budget resolution that could significantly cut Medicaid funding, warning of serious consequences for patients and healthcare providers.
OU Health taps clinical service chief
Oklahoma City-based OU Health has appointed Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD, as clinical service chief, effective in July.
Change Healthcare continues mailing data breach notices 1 year after cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Change Healthcare continues to send out data breach notifications a year after a cyberattack that disrupted the industry, the Minnesota Star-Tribune reported Feb. 25.
5 reasons CIO hiring is surging
CIO hiring is on the rise to start 2025 but may not make for a “Great CIO Migration.”
Why Memorial Sloan Kettering partnered with Amazon on AI
A new AI collaboration between New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Amazon will be a “spark for innovation and entrepreneurship” at the health system, an executive told Becker’s.
Ohio hospital shuttering long-term care, skilled nursing operations
East Ohio Regional Hospital, a 140-bed facility in Martins Ferry, has notified employees that it will be shuttering its long-term care and skilled nursing facility, The Intelligencer reported Feb. 25.
EHR switches 'not an IT project' but systemwide transformation
UPMC has been working on transitioning from 10 EHRs to a single instance of Epic since September 2023, and Chris Carmody, chief technology officer, said the team is set to go live with the first wave covering around 40% of the organization in September.
North Carolina nursing school to relocate to Duke campus
Durham, N.C.-based Watts College of Nursing has shared plans to relocate to the Duke University campus, also in Durham, in July 2025.
