Category: ROOT

HCA, UVA Health and more unveil new rebranding efforts

Below are hospitals and health systems that have announced name changes or other rebranding efforts since Dec. 21:

How physicians can continue to fight 'tripledemic' threats

While the holiday COVID-19 boom was not as devastating as many experts predicted, the U.S. is still fighting a “tripledemic” of the flu, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19. According to a Jan. 13 article on the American Medical Association websit…

$62.5B up in smoke: Cryptocurrency hurts 'retirees … lower income folks,' JPMorgan CEO says

In the wake of cryptocurrency exchange FTX’s collapse, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said the industry should have been regulated to protect investors.

Ochsner Health's telemedicine leader joins digital medicine advisory group

David Houghton, MD, system chair for telemedicine and chief of movement and memory disorders at New Orleans-based Ochsner Health will join The American Medical Association’s Digital Medicine Payment Advisory Group.

NewYork-Presbyterian releases new ad in documentary-style campaign

New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian’s “Stay Amazing” campaign has released a one-minute ad detailing the story of a patient who suffered a stroke weeks before his wedding date, MM+M reported Jan. 12. 

MIT, Mass General create AI model that can predict lung cancer risk

An artificial intelligence-based model, dubbed Sybil, was able to accurately predict the risk of lung cancer for individuals with or without a significant smoking history. 

OSU Wexner names CEO after 15-month search

John J. Warner, MD, is the new CEO of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, effective April 1. 

14 women making moves in healthcare

The following executive moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker’s since Jan. 6:

Hospital that has been 'a drain on the state' to join WVU Medicine, governor says

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine will acquire Welch (W.Va.) Community Hospital after the McDowell County Commission approved the takeover, according to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.

MedStar Health adds 2 cardiology specialists

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton has added two new heart specialists to its team, including advanced heart failure specialist Rania Kaoukis, MD, and interventional cardiologist Nardos Temesgen, MD, according to a Jan. 13 report from…