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Baptist Health relocating HQ

Baptist Health — a nine-hospital system currently based in Louisville, Ky. — is relocating its headquarters, Louisville Business First reported March 14. 

Google Health to launch an open source toolkit for health apps

Google Health is launching a suite of open source tools to help developers build digital health apps. 

8 health systems seeking revenue cycle vice presidents

Eight health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle vice presidents. 

Fake nursing degree liability is a hot potato — will hospitals get stuck with it? 

States are rooting out alleged “fake” nurses and penalizing them for buying fraudulent nursing school transcripts and diplomas from three now-shuttered Florida schools. 

SoutheastHealth outlook revised to negative as system faces 'headwinds'

Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based SoutheastHealth had its rating outlook revised to negative from positive March 14 as the system faces what Moody’s called “headwinds in returning to historically stronger performance.”

Silicon Valley Bank creditors form investor group ahead of potential bankruptcy

Ahead of a possible bankruptcy filing, creditors of Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company, SVB Financial Group, created a group through which they hope to profit from a sale of the collapsed firm’s private-wealth and other assets, The Wall Street Journa…

US to fine drugmakers over price hikes for 27 meds

The Biden administration said March 15 it will fine pharmaceutical companies over 27 drug prices that rose faster than the inflation rate. 

New MetroHealth CEO suspends bonuses that led to predecessor's firing

MetroHealth CEO Airica Steed, EdD, RN, is suspending supplemental and one-time bonus programs that led to the firing of former CEO Akram Boutros, MD, Cleveland.com reported March 14. 

The linguistic controversies of clinical titles

The temperature of conversations surrounding clinical titles has been rising for years. Now, heated discussions about how advanced practice providers refer to and market themselves are commonplace and coincide with conflicting views about their roles i…

'That is exactly how we treated the patient': ChatGPT update's medical expertise surprises physicians

A ChatGPT update released March 14 has been stunning physicians with its ability to deliver sound medical advice, The New York Times reported.