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Texas system taps CEO
Austin, Texas-based Central Health has named Patrick Lee, MD, its next president and CEO.
Healthcare's most stressful jobs
Five healthcare professions have made a new ranking of America’s most stressful jobs.
Festive frugality: Some employers scale back holiday parties
Some U.S. employers are taking a more muted approach to holiday parties amid a challenging economic climate, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 12.
Mercy hires 'Toni' the chatbot
St. Louis-based Mercy has created its own chatbot that serves as a virtual assistant that can help patients schedule appointments and refill prescriptions.
Hackers scan documents from Michigan health system
Green Bay, Wis.-based Bellin Health said an unauthorized party scanned documents related to the purchase of home care equipment from an electronic folder within its computer system back in October.
AdvocateHealth CNO gets lifetime achievement award from nursing group
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership named Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, MSN, as the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024.
Novo Nordisk pumps $260M into vaccine development for respiratory viruses
The Novo Nordisk Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Danish pharmaceutical giant, announced Dec. 18 that it has committed $260 million toward the development and improvement of respiratory virus vaccines.
Expected change in demand for 32 physician specialties by 2036
Nephrology is expected to have the most growth in demand for physicians through 2036 while neonatology is expected to have the least, according to Health Resources and Services Administration data.
HCA Florida hospital cited after patient death
CMS placed an HCA Florida hospital in immediate jeopardy between late August and mid-September after a patient died because he was moved to the wrong room and employees couldn’t find him.
Highmark Health exec resigns
Cynthia Hundorfean — the chief living health development officer at Highmark Health and former president of its subsidiary health system Allegheny Health Network — will exit the Pittsburgh-based organization at the end of 2023.
