Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has named Brooke Davis CFO of its Abingdon, Va.-based Johnston Memorial Hospital, Marion, Va.-based Smyth County Community Hospital and Lebanon, Va.-based Russell County Hospital.
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A program that improved care metrics for strokes
Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found that the American Heart Association’s stroke guidelines improve the quality and consistency of care for stroke patients and reduce hospital stays.
Are 3-year medical schools becoming the new standard?
In 2015, around eight medical schools were offering three-year medical programs. Today, that number has risen to more than 30.
Healthcare groups weigh in on push to restrict compounded Ozempic
Healthcare groups are reacting to Novo Nordisk’s recent petition to the FDA to prevent compounding pharmacies from producing unapproved — and often cheaper — versions of weight loss injection Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic.
Pennsylvania health system to pay $1.8M over breach
State College, Pa.-based Mount Nittany Health has agreed to pay $1.8 million in a proposed settlement following a lawsuit alleging the health system used tracking software to share private patient information with tech companies for marketing purposes,…
New York health system rolls out ambient AI to 150 primary care physicians
Bronx, N.Y.-based Montefiore Health System has begun rolling out Microsoft’s DAX Copilot, an ambient clinical documentation tool, at its primary care locations in the Bronx and Hudson Valley.
New York health system rolls out ambient AI to 150 primary care physicians
Bronx, N.Y.-based Montefiore Health System has begun rolling out Microsoft’s DAX Copilot, an ambient clinical documentation tool, at its primary care locations in the Bronx and Hudson Valley.
WVU Medicine team performs 1st-of-its-kind robotic heart operation
A team at Morgantown, W. Va.-based WVU Medicine’s WVU Heart and Vascular Institute performed the world’s first combined robotic aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass operation.
Lawsuit against Olive AI dropped
An Ohio economic development organization has dropped a lawsuit against defunct health IT company Olive AI, Columbus Business First reported Dec. 4.
4 residency program closures, cuts in 2024
At least 20 hospitals and health systems have shared plans this year to launch new physician residency programs, though several are reducing or closing programs due to a range of factors.
