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Texas system taps chief integration and development officer
Chris Osentowski was appointed chief integration and development officer at Medical City Healthcare in Dallas, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
Ohio system taps chief medical officer
Marcus Romanello, MD, has been named vice president for medical affairs and chief medical officer of Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network.
Health IT inefficiencies are costing hospitals billions
In 2024, U.S. healthcare technology experts reported that inefficiencies, system downtimes and poor health IT integration have contributed to industry losses exceeding $8 billion annually, up from $1.7 billion in 2017, according to an Oct. 1 survey fro…
Tenet's latest executive moves
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has recently made several executive changes within its hospitals.
Top-ranked hospitals for angioplasty, by state
Florida has the most top-ranked hospitals for angioplasty in the U.S., according to the WebMD Choice Awards.
18 charged with distributing deadly pills though fake pharmacies: 5 notes
Prosecutors say a network of illegal drug sellers established fake pharmacies that sold pills laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine, leading to nine deaths, The New York Times reported Sept. 30.
Consumer Finance Protection Bureau puts RCM companies on notice over debt collection practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion on Oct. 1 warning debt collectors — including third-party revenue cycle management companies — that they are violating federal law when they collect on inaccurate or invalid medical de…
Travel nurse pay by state
Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in September was $2,259.75, down 0.24% from the previous month and down 4.58% from September 2023, according to data shared with Becker’s from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.
Walmart heiress donates $250M to new medical school
A nonprofit founded by Alice Walton, the heiress to the Walmart fortune with an estimated net worth of $91.3 billion, gave $249 million to help fund a new medical school in Arkansas, Forbes reported Oct. 1.
Ex-Tenet execs face $400M kickback trial
A $400 million fraud and kickback case against former Tenet Healthcare executives may finally advance to trial after federal investigators received the green light to use statements from 10 alleged co-conspirators, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution repo…
