Twenty-one health system marketing leaders were named 2023 top hospital marketers of the year by Xpectives.Health.
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Texas health system Cerner EHR goes live
Gatesville, Texas-based Coryell Health has gone live with the first phase of its Cerner EHR implementation at its hospital, outpatient departments and clinics.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare names ambulatory chief medical officer
Jason Rice, DO, has been appointed ambulatory chief medical officer of Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare.
10 healthiest, unhealthiest cities in America
Brownsville, Texas, has been named the unhealthiest city in America for 2023 while San Francisco was named the healthiest, according to WalletHub. The personal finance website based its findings on 43 key indicators of health, including fruit and veget…
10 New York ASCs with the highest prices above Medicare
Sage Transparency, a healthcare transparency database from the Employee’s Forum of Indiana, has named the ASCs charging the highest percent above Medicare payments to commercial insurers in every state based on the facility’s Medicare reimbursement rat…
Michigan physician convicted for patient overdose, 21 counts of unlawful drug distribution
Former St. Clair, Mich.-based physician Bernard Shelton, MD, was convicted for 21 counts of unlawful prescription drug distribution and a patient’s overdose death, the Justice Department said March 31.
U of Michigan Health's Sparrow acquisition closes, creates $7B system
The University of Michigan Health has officially acquired Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System to become a $7 billion health system with more than 200 sites of care, according to an April 3 news release shared with Becker’s.
Girl's rare infection tied to iguana bite: Stanford researchers
Researchers have identified what may be the first documented human infection of a rare bacteria from an iguana bite, CNN reported April 2.
Becker's 13th Annual Meeting – Day 1 Recap
As healthcare continues to be one of the most pressing and complex issues facing our society, it is essential that leaders in the field come together to share their insights and experiences.
HHS debuts plan to achieve Cancer Moonshot goals
HHS has released a national cancer plan, developed by the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute, that aims to “reduce the cancer death rate by at least half within 25 years,” which is the goal of President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonsho…
