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50 most promising digital health companies
CB Insights released its “Digital Health 50” 2023 report Dec. 5 featuring private digital health companies worldwide that have the most potential. These companies are actively developing innovative tools tailored for use by clinicians, healthcare insti…
Healthcare sees biggest drop in job openings
U.S. job openings decreased to 8.7 million in October, the fewest since March 2021, led by healthcare and social assistance employers.
How 2 pharmacy leaders became hospital CEOs
As more systems create a C-suite role for pharmacy leaders, health systems and hospitals are increasingly promoting these executives to non-pharmacy roles, such as CEO.
Eli Lilly obesity drug hits pharmacy shelves
Zepbound, a newly approved obesity drug from Eli Lilly, hit the market Dec. 5.
Lifepoint promotes 3 leaders to SVP roles
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, which comprises 60 community hospitals and more than 60 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, has promoted three leaders to senior vice president.
Pfizer leaves innovation-focused trade group
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is dropping out of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, an industrywide lobbying group representing around 1,000 companies, Seeking Alpha reported Dec. 6.
Missouri health system 'shores up defenses' as BJC, Saint Luke's near merger
As a $10 billion merger nears completion in Missouri, one of the state’s rural health systems is donning its armor, according to a Dec. 4 interview on 93.9 The Eagle.
Hospitals embrace creative care in 2023
For hospitals and health systems, 2023 was the year of doing more with less. Persistent staff shortages and resource constraints, coupled with rising patient volumes, pushed many organizations to implement or expand innovative care delivery approaches …
Olive AI founder has a new startup
The founder of Olive AI registered for a new startup as his healthcare company was disintegrating, Columbus (Ohio) Inno reported.
9 Prime Healthcare hospitals caught in MOVEit data breach
Nine of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare’s hospitals were caught up in a data breach involving the MOVEit file transfer software, databreaches.net reported Dec. 6.
