Category: Becker’s Hospital Review

SSM Health expands role of digital chief

Saad Chaudhry, chief digital officer at SSM Health (St. Louis), has been promoted to chief digital and information officer.

Riley Children's interim president exits for Boston Children's

Ryan Nagy, MD, president of Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health’s metro region and interim president of Indianapolis-based Riley Children’s Health, has shared plans to exit his role to become president, system chief operating officer and membe…

Patient message billing cut provider workload, but not ED visits: Mayo Clinic

A Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic study found that charging for patient messages can reduce physician load without impacting patient volume.

UMC New Orleans partnership to support victims of New Orleans attack

University Medical Center New Orleans and Spirit of Charity Foundation have partnered to establish the NOLA Strong Fund in support of the victims following the Jan. 1 terrorist attack in New Orleans that left at least 14 dead and dozens injured.

Paxlovid treats some patients with long COVID

Paxlovid might help treat some patients with long COVID, a recent study found.

Why cancer care needs more radiologists

Involving radiologists in the planning process for radiation therapy resulted in a higher rate of major changes to the plan — supporting the value of including the radiology department at the planning stage, a recent study found.

Dana-Farber launches gene therapeutics center

Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has launched the Center for RAS Therapeutics, aiming to study and develop drug therapies for RAS-driven cancers.

5 bird flu updates

Bird flu cases in humans are ticking up as the U.S. government funnels more than $300 million into strengthening its response to the outbreak and health experts find worrisome mutations in H5N1. 

CVS Health launches CostVantage model

CVS Health has announced that starting this year, all commercial prescriptions dispensed through CVS Pharmacy will be contracted through its new CVS CostVantage reimbursement model. 

Montefiore taps chief pharmacy officer

New York City-based Montefiore Health has appointed Ruth Cassidy, PharmD, as chief pharmacy officer.