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Fresh off $100M from CVS, Carbon Health starts new virtual, remote monitoring program

Fresh off a $100 million infusion from CVS, hybrid care company Carbon Health has begun rolling out a program that remotely monitors and provides virtual care to patients in Massachusetts.

Speed hires and bidding battles: latest tactics in the war for talent

Quick response times and pay hikes help pull talent in the current hiring market, according to a recent survey from job search engine ZipRecruiter. 

Sanford, Fairview CEOs address 6 looming merger concerns

Bill Gassen, CEO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, and James Hereford, CEO of Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services, responded to questions about their organizations’ proposed merger in an interview with NBC affiliate KARE11. 

10 fastest-growing C-suite roles

A number of new titles have claimed their seat at the executive table in recent years, according to LinkedIn. 

Parkview Health reports net losses ahead of UCHealth merger

Pueblo, Colo.-based Parkview Health System, which agreed Jan. 24 to merge with UCHealth, reported a net operating loss of $11.2 million for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2022.

Nurses at Northwell hospital authorize strike

Members of the New York State Nurses Association have voted to authorize a strike at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y., part of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health.

Massachusetts physicians charged with tax evasion and fraud

Pankaj Merchia, MD, and Shona Pendse, MD, were charged in a superseding indictment for tax evasion and fraud against the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Justice Department said Feb. 3.
Dr. Merchia and Dr. Pendse, both based in Brookline, Mass., rec…

Eduardo Conrado's path from digital, innovation chief to president of Ascension

Eduardo Conrado, the new president of St. Louis-based Ascension, came from the IT and digital side to become the second-in-command at one of the nation’s largest health systems.

Hospital expenses, state by state

Average hospital operating expenses vary greatly from state to state, from $70 million in Wyoming to half a billion dollars in New York. 

Mayo Clinic, Bahraini hospital sign deal to affiliate

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic intends to share medical technology and expertise with American Mission Hospital in Bahrain as part of a planned affiliation, Gulf Daily News reported Feb. 2.