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VUMC pediatric cardiology chief to step down

Scott Baldwin, MD, chief of the division of pediatric cardiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is stepping down in 2025.

12 notable COO moves in 2024

COO moves at hospitals and health systems across the U.S. captured readers’ interest in 2024, including retirements, appointments and resignations.

Aspirion lands 7th acquisition in 6 years

Revenue cycle management company Aspirion has acquired Boost Healthcare, a firm focused on helping providers identify and recover revenue.

Gastroenterology Group of Rochester adds 7 GIs

Gastroenterology Group of Rochester (N.Y.) has added seven new physicians to its team. 

CMS launches campaign to support nursing home staffing rule

CMS has launched a Nursing Home Staffing Campaign to address industry-wide workforce shortage concerns as organizations attempt to stop an impending minimum nursing home staffing rule in the courts. 

Only 20% of AI devices for children used pediatric data to train: 3 notes

Just one in five devices approved by the FDA for children actually included pediatric data in their algorithms, a recent Boston Children’s study found.

What big retailers did in healthcare in 2024

In 2024, major retail healthcare players Walgreens, CVS Health, and Walmart have aggressively restructured through strategic divestments, layoffs, and the closure of underperforming assets, while pivoting toward virtual care, AI-driven efficiencies, an…

NewYork-Presbyterian posts 4.5% operating margin in Q3

New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian reported an operating income of $123 million (4.5%) operating margin in the third quarter of 2024, up from an operating income of $81.8 million (3.3% margin) during the same quarter last year. 

Pharmacy access is drying up

Hundreds of pharmacies are permanently closing their doors as consumer trends change and businesses succumb to financial pressures. 

DocGo launches 'breakthrough' mobile ECG system nationwide

DocGo, a mobile medical services provider, has expanded its partnership with SHL Telemedicine to integrate its 12-lead ECG devices across its mobile healthcare network nationwide, according to Stock Titan.