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Tenet leader promoted to group COO
Maria Morales-Menendez was selected as the new group COO for the Palm Beach Health Network and St. Mary’s Medical Center, part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare.
Hoag gets $50M gift for brain health center
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag has received a $50 million gift that will establish the Richard H. Pickup Center for Brain Health.
Kaleida COO to retire
Cheryl Klass, BSN, RN, executive vice president and COO and the former chief nursing executive for Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, plans to retire from the organization.
Trial to begin for man accused of fatally shooting Dallas hospital workers
The man accused of fatally shooting two workers inside Methodist Dallas Medical Center in October 2022 is set to be tried for capital murder this week, The Dallas Morning News reported Nov. 6.
340B Health, ASHP chide CMS' final payment rules
Organizations representing thousands of hospital pharmacies are criticizing CMS’ plan to not provide further reimbursement to 340B hospitals after paying a $9 billion lump sum.
UCHealth reports 3rd straight year of positive opening income on $7B revenue
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth, which said Nov. 2 it will close the acquisition of Pueblo, Colo.-based Parkview Health Dec. 1, has reported an operating income of $331.7 million for the fiscal year ended June 30.
Norton Healthcare still feeling effects of cyber event
In May, hackers targeting Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare posted personal health information on the dark web; local news outlet WDRB reported Nov. 6 that the health system is still dealing with the fallout.
Physician EHR use has exploded, study finds
Physicians have been spending nearly three more hours a week on EHR documentation since the pandemic, highlighting the need for health systems to help lighten their digital loads, a new study found.
How Vanderbilt boosted digital health
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center is boosting digital health through a new video visit platform and asynchronous care, the American Journal of Managed Care reported.
UPMC's plan for an affordable Epic install
As UPMC is moving from 9 EHRs to Epic, CIO Ed McCallister said that the Pittsburgh-based health system is focused on managing the installation “to be as cost-effective as possible.”
