Category: Channels

Keck Medicine taps former Providence VP for chief revenue officer role 

Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC has named Elise Myers as chief revenue officer, according to a Jan. 17 post on her LinkedIn page. 

The double-edged sword of AI and cybersecurity

As AI continues to reshape industries worldwide, Kristin Myers, executive vice president and chief digital officer of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, sees immense potential for AI to transform healthcare cybersecurity — though not without i…

Virginia ASC to pay $50K to settle disability lawsuit

Northern Virginia Surgery Center will pay $50,000 and provide programmatic relief to resolve a disability and age discrimination lawsuit. 

Virginia physician pleads guilty to running pill mill

An Oakton, Va.-based physician has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and amphetamines, maintaining drug premises and making false statements relating to healthcare matters.

3 medical device recalls

Medical device recalls, whether voluntary or mandated, are crucial for ensuring patient safety. 

Optum to acquire ambulatory infusion chain

Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, has agreed to acquire infusion network FlexCare Infusion, an ambulatory infusion network based in Oklahoma City, Axios reported Jan. 15. 

U of Alabama taps anesthesia director

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Heersink School of Medicine’s department of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine has tapped Ryan Densmore, MD, as its director of non-operating room anesthesia. 

U of North Carolina taps 2 physicians for leadership roles

The UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health, both based in Chapel Hill, N.C., have selected two physicians to fill key leadership roles.

Trump eyes national emergency declaration to levy tariffs

President-elect Donald Trump, who will officially be inaugurated Jan. 20, has consistently expressed plans to sign an executive order placing 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico, with an additional 10% tariff on goods from China.&n…

Med schools embrace reforms to close education gaps

Systems are pushing for medical schools to update physician education.