Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner’s wealth has expanded exponentially since she started the EHR company in a Wisconsin basement apartment in the late 1970s.
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VillageMD's CEO exits
VillageMD’s board appointed COO Jim Murray as interim CEO Nov. 27 after former CEO Tim Barry stepped down, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Michael Dowling: We've revolutionized care for aging adults, but is America's health system ready for the senior population boom?
Like many baby boomers and those from earlier generations, I have vivid memories from my younger years of my grandparents and other aging adults struggling with an assortment of ailments that their doctors told them were just an inevitable part of grow…
The tools lowering turnover at Hackensack Meridian
Over the past three years, Hackensack Meridian Health has reduced turnover for full- and part-time employees from a high of 14% to just over 8%. This improvement is partly due to heightened attention translating to greater engagement, Linda McHugh, the…
Shorter surgeon wait times, fewer ED visits: 11 Biden Cancer Moonshot updates
The Biden Cancer Moonshot marked the one-year anniversary of CMS finalizing six navigation service billing codes by sharing reported outcomes from a variety of navigation programs.
Risk of heart problems persists years after COVID infection: 4 study findings
A recent study using data from the UK BioBank highlighted the extended risk of major adverse cardiac events in individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
CMS' proposed changes to Medicare Advantage: 10 things to know
On Nov. 26, CMS proposed reforms to the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs for contract year 2026, including changes to prior authorization and GLP-1 coverage.
UPMC hospital to end residency program
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is planning to phase out its internal medicine residency program at McKeesport (Pa.) hospital, a spokesperson for the hospital confirmed to Becker’s Nov. 26.
Michigan hospital files for bankruptcy, loses Medicare funding: 4 things to know
Pontiac (Mich.) General Hospital is seeking Chapter 11 protection after it filed a WARN notice Nov. 15 to lay off 248 employees after learning it had lost Medicare funding.
26 straight 'A' safety grades: Inside 1 Northwestern hospital's approach
Ken Hedley and his team at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital are guided by a patient-first mission.
