Internal medicine has the highest number of active physician residents in 2022 who graduated from medical schools in the U.S. and Canada, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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Sanford-Fairview merger would shortchange patient care, nurses say
Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association are speaking out in opposition of a proposed merger between Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Minneapolis-based Fairview Health.
Alphabet’s Verily, ResMed launch sleep platform Primasun
Connected sleep device maker ResMed and Alphabet’s life science offshoot Verily have partnered to create Primasun, an end-to-end solution to help employers and healthcare providers identify populations at risk for complex sleep disorders.
Ascension to improve patient experience using data analytics
Ascension has partnered with experience management company Qualtrics to use its tools to help transform how it gathers patient feedback.
From Cerner exec to CIO: Matt MacVey of Children’s National uses influence to boost pediatric EHR capabilities, digital health
Having served as a Cerner executive and now a children’s hospital CIO, Matt MacVey has seen health IT from both sides of the business.
Why hackers target pediatric health records
Stoddard Manikin, chief information security officer at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, said hackers are targeting children’s hospitals to use data from pediatric health records to apply for loans, BankInfoSecurity reported Nov. 15.
Advantum Health names CEO, CFO
Louisville, Ky.-based Advantum Health has selected Tammy Taylor as its CEO and Chris Taft as its CFO.
183 rural hospital closures since 2005
Rural hospitals and health centers face a myriad of challenges. The University of North Carolina’s Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research in Chapel Hill compiled a list of the 184 rural hospital closures since January 2005.
The secret to innovative healthcare teams: 60 executives and leaders weigh in
The executives featured in this article are all speaking at the Becker’s Healthcare 13th Annual Meeting April 3-6, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago.
Idaho hospital CFO retires after more than 32 years
Grangeville, Idaho-based Syringa Hospital is bringing in a new CFO, with Betty Watson stepping down after 32 years in the position, the Idaho County Free Press reported Nov. 16.
