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Atrium Medical Center names Kevin Harlan president

Middletown, Ohio-based Atrium Medical Center has tapped Kevin Harlan as president, Sidney Daily News reported Oct. 3. 

14 Joint Commission actions in 2022

In the first nine months of 2022, The Joint Commission has issued sentinel events, released new guidance to improve patient safety, launched new certifications and more. 

HHS invests $27M to expand pediatric mental healthcare

HHS is awarding nearly $27 million to improve and expand mental healthcare for children.

URMC CEO to retire in 2023

Mark Taubman, MD, CEO of University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center and dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, is set to retire in December 2023. 

10 states with highest, lowest percentage of female physicians

Women account for nearly 49 percent of the physician workforce in Washington, D.C., a higher proportion than any U.S. state, according to a new ranking from Kaiser Family Foundation.

How UChicago Medicine’s Dr. Maia Hightower is helping bridge the digital health divide

University of Chicago Medicine’s Maia Hightower, MD, said her health system is already at the leading edge of medicine. She hopes to bring it to the forefront of digital medicine as well.

16 new ASCs in September

Here are 16 ASCs Becker’s ASC Review reported on in September:

US primary care physician workforce per 100,000 capita 

The District of Columbia has the most physicians per 100,000 capita in the country, while Idaho has the fewest, according to Kaiser Family Foundation data published in August.

7 economy and employment updates in September

From an impending recession to falling unemployment claims, here are seven economic and employment updates Becker’s reported on in September. 

Aspirus Health names Brian Kief president of 2 divisions

Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health named Brian Kief president of its South and Southwest divisions.