Category: ROOT

Improving outcomes for MAT patients by keeping medication secure

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs are a clinically effective approach for treating substance use disorders. 

Former Mercy Health COO takes top post at Texas hospital

Sean Dardeau is the new CEO of 414-bed Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas.

AT&T launches AI-powered home monitoring tech

Telecommunications giant AT&T is partnering with Cherish to launch Cherish Serenity, an artificial intelligence-powered home monitoring device.

Viewpoint: Loans to reopen Madera County Hospital deserve support

The Fresno Bee editorial board is supporting California AB 412, a bill that would provide loans to reopen the shuttered Madera County (Calif.) Hospital, in an April 17 opinion piece.

Northwestern, U of Texas develop tattoo'-style pacemaker

Researchers at Evanston, Ill.-based Northwestern University and University of Texas at Austin have developed the thinnest known cardiac implant: a graphene “tattoo” implant that functions as a pacemaker.

Ohio's Memorial Health reports 65 days cash on hand

Marietta, Ohio-based Memorial Health System has 65 days of cash on hand as of March 31 amid sustained operating challenges.

Workers want at least $76,000 to take new job

The lowest annual pay a worker would find acceptable for taking a new job reached $75,811 in March, up about $2,100 from November, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s latest Survey of Consumer Expectations. 

AHA launches info hub for healthcare quality leaders

The American Hospital Association in partnership with the CDC launched a peer-to-peer learning hub experience for healthcare quality leaders.

The rise of parental leave

In the evolving American workforce, flexibility is king, and parental leave is expanding across the country — to workplaces’ dismay, The Wall Street Journal reported April 8. 

Tenet names market chief strategy officer

Connie Malave Branyan has been named chief strategy officer for Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s Massachusetts market.