Category: ROOT

Cone Health trims 68 senior-level jobs

Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health eliminated 68 jobs at the levels of director and above, the system’s COO confirmed to The Alamance News.

Healthcare is a 'team sport;' leaders must be in it to win it, says 1 Missouri hospital leader

When you watch a game on television, it may look like the coaches are pacing up and down the field — on the sidelines. However, the coach is always the point person — the one players are looking to for advice and ultimate decisive action. 

The metropolitan areas that pay physicians the least 

Physicians in the Washington, D.C., area get paid the least on average of any metropolitan area in the U.S., according to 2023 data from online networking service Doximity.

The metropolitan areas that pay physicians the most 

Physicians in the Charlotte, N.C., area get paid the most on average of any metropolitan area in the U.S., according to 2023 data from online networking service Doximity.

Healthcare tech leaders' biggest frustrations when working with multiple vendors

Eighty-four percent of provider leaders, who are responsible for implementing and purchasing technology at their healthcare organizations, said their organizations work with more than 20 individual vendors, which can cause integration nightmares, accor…

Microsoft to use Open AI to speed up operations of clinical trials

Microsoft has partnered with Syneos Health to develop a machine-learning platform that can support and speed the analysis, design and operations of clinical trials.  

'Hire for attitude, train for skills,' says 1 COO on taking hospital teams to the next level

If you’ve made your way to the C-suite in a hospital, it might be easy to think you simply need to focus on being the best leader you can be right now. And, while that’s certainly true, effective leadership requires a willingness to keep learning and g…

FDA clears thinner nitrile gloves made by Ochsner's supply company

The FDA greenlit SafeSource Direct’s new nitrile exam gloves that are designed to weigh less “to offer a cost-effective solution” for “low-risk, high-volume environments,” the company said March 21.

No more private equity hospital purchases in Pennsylvania, lawmakers urge

Pennsylvania lawmakers want to bring in legislation placing a ban on private equity groups and other for-profit entities from buying hospitals in a bid to curtail the rise of healthcare deserts in the state, Bloomberg reported March 23.

Hawaii physician arrested for unlawful distribution of controlled substances

Chris Boulange, MD, has been arrested on four counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, the Justice Department reported March 22.