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Oracle looking to acquire EMR data company: Report

Oracle is reportedly in the running to acquire Veradigm, formerly Allscripts, according to a Nov. 10 report from Seeking Alpha.

Brown University Health names chief nursing executive

Providence, R.I.-based Brown University Health has appointed Angie Wright, MSN, RN, as the organization’s chief nursing executive, a newly created role for the health system.

Employee fired from Tennessee system over social media post

Regional One Health dismissed an employee after “offensive content” was shared on their personal social media account, the Memphis, Tenn.-based health system confirmed in a statement shared with Becker’s.

Holy Cross Medical Group taps new president

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based multispecialty physician group Holy Cross Medical Group has named Maggy Perez-Dickens as its new president, DotMed reported Nov. 11.

What a Trump administration could mean for physician's money, savings

Upon the news of Donald Trump’s presidential win, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed past 44,000 for the first time on Nov. 8, according to a Nov. 11 report from CNBC. 

USA Health names chief culture officer

Kerry Flowers was promoted to chief culture and experience officer at Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health.

Pioneering pediatric cardiologist Dr. Sarah Blumenschein dies at 85

Sarah Blumenschein, MD, a pediatric cardiologist, died Oct. 25 at age 85, according to a Nov. 10 obituary published by the Houston Chronicle.

Vanderbilt taps director of new nurse anesthesia program

Brent Dunworth, DNP, CRNA, has been named the director of the new nurse anesthesia program at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. 

Massachusetts hospital taps COO

Tejas Gandhi was named COO of Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., effective Nov. 18.

Texas system CEO to exit for new role

Cory Edmondson, president and CEO of Kerrville, Texas-based Peterson Health, will leave the system on Feb. 7 for a new role.