Category: ROOT

Low-income patients lose access to diverse specialists in wake of Wellstar AMC closure

Seventy-three percent of physicians at Wellstar’s Atlanta Medical Center were non-white. And when the hospital closed Nov. 1, it displaced those clinicians — leaving a hole in a community that was working toward healthcare representation, The Atlanta J…

UAB, University of Mississippi Medical Center launch $3.4M remote diabetes monitoring program

University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson have launched a remote monitoring program for diabetes patients.

Viewpoint: Healthcare price transparency improvements in lawmakers’ hands

When the next Congress begins its first session in January, it has the opportunity to strengthen healthcare price transparency laws, patientrightsadvocate.org founder Cynthia Fisher said in a Nov. 27 opinion piece in the Dallas Morning News. 

‘Serve with joy’: Cleveland Clinic’s supply chain officer on priorities and the supply chain ecosystem

Over the last year as Cleveland Clinic’s chief supply chain and patient support services officer, Steve Downey has achieved a checklist of items that will make anyone tired just reading it. 

Washington hospital appoints Winnie Adams as chief nursing officer

Astria Sunnyside (Wash.) Hospital appointed Winnie Adams, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer.

Monitoring work burnout factors could prevent physicians from leaving profession

Researchers found feeling valued and efficient teamwork were two factors that reduced burnout throughout the pandemic. 

Hoag, Ochsner, Northwell among digital marketing winners at eHealthcare Leadership Awards

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag and New Orleans-based Ochsner Health were among the big winners in the digital marketing category at the eHealthcare Leadership Awards.

Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast seeks CFO

Jacksonville-based Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast ministry market is searching for a CFO following the departure of Steve Quiriconi after two and a half years in the role, an Ascension spokesperson shared in an email with Becker’s Hospital Review.

Patient dies after defibrillator fire at Tennessee hospital

Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Centennial Medical Center is reviewing a Nov. 24 incident in which a fire erupted as staff members were using a defibrillator on a patient who later died, ABC affiliate WKRN reported Nov. 28.

What physicians think of health system rebrands

When hospitals and health systems rebrand, it’s not just the signage and stationery that need to be changed. Physicians and other providers also have to get used to having new names and, in some cases, new employers.