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Meet the CIOs of US News' Best Children's Hospitals 2024-25
Children’s hospitals across the country rely on their CIOs to manage their EHRs and develop innovative digital initiatives.
WVU Medicine opens '1-stop-shop' cardiometabolic clinic
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has opened the first cardiometabolic clinic in West Virginia to provide more streamlined care for patients with heart disease and metabolic conditions.
Why Epic hires by test
With more than 14,000 employees and hundreds of thousands of job applications last year alone, Epic has refined the best way to find talent.
Supreme Court turns away Martin Shkreli fine appeal
The nation’s highest court has rejected an appeal to overturn a $64.6 million antitrust judgment against Martin Shkreli after inflating the price of a lifesaving anti-infection drug.
U of Iowa Health Care eyes cancer care business in $280M deal
Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care and Mission Cancer + Blood plan to partner in a $280 million deal to create a comprehensive cancer care network.
Judge dismisses former MetroHealth CEO's open meetings lawsuit
A judge has dismissed the open meetings lawsuit filed by former MetroHealth CEO Akram Boutros, MD, ending the only pending case he has filed against the organization’s board, cleveland.com reported Oct. 7.
Healthcare billing fraud: 12 recent cases
From a former hospital CEO agreeing to pay $5.3 million to settle False Claims Act allegations, to the indictment of seven people in an alleged $40 million scheme, here are 12 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 16:…
HCA taps Texas hospital CEO
Joel North was promoted to CEO of HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, effective Sept. 30.
3 die in medical helicopter crash
Three crew members died after a medical helicopter crashed in Kentucky, ABC affiliate WLKY reported Oct. 7.
California hospital taps chief physician enterprise officer
Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Health named John Cassani, MD, MBA, chief physician enterprise officer.
