Category: ROOT

Can CVS CEO Karen Lynch save healthcare?

CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch, the “most powerful woman in business,” has a chance to transform healthcare as the leader of the industry’s second-largest company, Fortune reported June 7.

Unfiltered: The medical jargon healthcare leaders hate most

Sachin Jain, MD, CEO of SCAN Health Plan and adjunct professor at Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine, posed a question to LinkedIn on June 6: What healthcare jargon do you find most confusing or unhelpful?

Merck shareholders criticize lawsuit over drug price negotiations

Shareholders of Rahway, N.J.-based Merck said June 8 they “denounce” the drugmaker’s recent lawsuit against HHS and CMS. 

Newly-formed Arkansas hospital taps 3 interim leaders

The freshly formed South Arkansas Regional Hospital in El Dorado has named three new interim leaders, El-Dorado News Times reported June 8. 

Sylvester cancer center finds 'marked disparities' in federal grants

Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found federal cancer research funding is heavily allocated to cancers that occur more often in white people than other racial groups.

California cancer center revamps clinical trials amid leadership change

The Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health is revamping its clinical trials right as its director is stepping down for personal reasons, the La Jolla Light reported June 7.

Why Google, Microsoft are betting on generative AI in healthcare

Tech giants such as Google and Microsoft are trying their hands at generative AI in healthcare and are partnering with some of the largest hospitals and health systems in the U.S. to see how this new tech can automate tedious tasks for clinicians and t…

UnitedHealth in the headlines: 8 updates in 60 days

UnitedHealth Group, parent company of ASC management company United Surgical Partners International, has continued its growth, both in terms of revenue and number of affiliated physicians. 

UnitedHealth in the headlines: 8 updates in 60 days

UnitedHealth Group, parent company of ASC management company United Surgical Partners International, has continued its growth, both in terms of revenue and number of affiliated physicians. 

Crozer, Prospect unable to pay for ambulance repairs

Chester, Pa.-based Crozer Health and its parent company Prospect Medical Holdings, are struggling to foot the bill for ambulance repairs, NPR affiliate WHYY reported June 7.