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GE HealthCare's newest acquisition
GE HealthCare will now use MIM Software technologies to further their innovation and AI-oriented patient-care mission.
Agilon Health CFO retiring
Tim Bensley, CFO of Austin, Texas-based Agilon Health, is retiring sometime in 2024.
Viewpoint: How hospitals may be violating inmate care rights
Many hospitals have a culture that too often neglects incarcerated patients’ rights and leads to worse outcomes, Dan Resnick, MD, an internal medicine resident at Atlanta-based Emory University School of Medicine, and Mark Spencer, MD, an internal medi…
AHA challenges HHS' web tracking rule
The American Hospital Association requested a Texas federal judge issue an expedited judgment in support of their legal opposition to a rule by the HHS that limits the utilization of third-party web technologies on sections of hospitals’ webpages.
Pictures don't cut it for medication safety: ISMP
Hospital pharmacy leaders should be vigilant about eradicating the syringe drawback method — and taking pictures during sterile compounding isn’t enough, according to Rita Jew, PharmD, president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.&nbs…
Hospital financial 'never events' need attention
There have been plenty of contentious payer negotiations in the last year as hospitals request increased pay rates to match inflation and cover services for the community while insurers seek slower rate growth after the pandemic.
4 Ozempic updates
Ozempic is facing increased competition from compounded versions and rival drugmakers, while potential side effects, including suicidal thoughts and hair loss, have spurred investigations into it and similar drugs.
Endeavor Health names new CIO
Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health has named Deb Anderson as its new CIO.
Ohio hospital first to combine new heart clip with minimally invasive procedure
Cleveland-based University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute became the first in the world to implant Medtronic’s Penditure left atrial appendage exclusion system through a minimally invasive approach.
Colorado system in talks to acquire orthopedic clinics, ASC
Gunnison (Colo.) Valley Health is in talks with Vail-Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery to acquire ownership of several of its locations, a spokesperson for the physician group told Becker’s.
