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CIOs on the move: 3 recent appointments

Three recent chief information officer moves Becker’s has covered since Feb. 1:

4 health system CIOs in the finals for 'National CIO of the Year' award

The CIO of the Year Awards are given to CIOs across a range of differently sized companies that demonstrate leadership in technology at their organization. This year’s ORBIE Award finalists were announced Feb. 8 and include four health system CIOs.

Following AbbVie's steps, Teva leaves PhRMA

About two months after AbbVie departed from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Teva Pharmaceuticals followed suit.

Northwell opens $1.5M practice with gastroenterology

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has opened a $1.5 million practice in Smithtown, N.Y., that will house gastroenterology, internal medicine, rheumatology, cardiology, oncology and dermatology. 

Ballad Health opens outpatient cardiology clinic in Virginia

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has opened an outpatient cardiology clinic at the Norton (Va.) Community Hospital Healthplex, according to a Feb. 8 report from Times News.

Ballad Health opens outpatient cardiology clinic in Virginia

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has opened an outpatient cardiology clinic at the Norton (Va.) Community Hospital Healthplex, according to a Feb. 8 report from Times News.

CDC: Surge in severe strep marked return to pre-pandemic trends

The rise in severe strep A infections that some children’s hospitals saw in the last few months of 2022 may mark a return to pre-pandemic levels, the CDC said in a Feb. 2 update. 

Princeton Medicine Physicians to open GI speciality practice

Princeton (N.J.) Medicine Physicians is opening a new specialty practice in Hillsborough, N.J., focused on gastrointestinal and endocrinology care. 

Average pay for pharmacists, ranked by state

There’s a $35,700 difference in pharmacists’ pay between a West Coast state and one on the East Coast, and a $10,000 salary difference between North Dakota and South Dakota. 

Dr. David Feinberg joins board of predictive analytics company

Oracle Health Chair David Feinberg, MD, has been named to the board of Intus Care, which is developing a predictive analytics platform focused on geriatrics.