Category: ROOT

Data company Arrive Health acquires pharmacy tech created at UPMC

Data company Arrive Health has acquired technologies created at Pittsburgh-based UPMC to help with patient medication adherence and benefits management.

GI, ophthalmology and more: 4 Cleveland Clinic updates

From a top ophthalmology program ranking to the addition of new gastroenterologists, here are four Cleveland Clinic updates from the last 30 days. 

Healthcare generates billions in economic activity in Virginia while many hospitals struggle

Hospitals and health systems in Virginia generate approximately $60 billion annually in positive economic activity even as about a third of the state’s rural hospitals operate in the red, according to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.

Cardiology specialist Dr. Michael Farkouh tapped for leadership role at Cedars-Sinai

Clinical cardiologist Michael Farkouh, MD, has been named the associate dean for research and clinical trials and a professor of cardiology at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai, effective March 1.

Arkansas Children's Northwest expands gastroenterology team

Arkansas Children’s Northwest Hospital in Springdale has added new full-time members to its pediatric gastroenterology team.

The 10 most profitable hospitals in North Texas

Texas holds more hospitals than nearly any other state, and it holds the most rural hospitals at risk of closing of any state. However, it also has its fair share of financially successful hospitals.

UC Davis Health opens outpatient endoscopy suite

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has opened an outpatient endoscopy suite.

Microsoft to lay off 10,000, bringing January tech job cuts to 19,000

Software giant Microsoft is planning to lay off 10,000 workers, or less than 5 percent of the company’s workforce, as the company looks to shift priorities amid economic uncertainty, The New York Times reported Jan. 18.

Colorado hospitals refute governor's 'unfounded' financial claims

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis claimed in his State of the State address that one key reason healthcare costs so much is that hospitals are overcharging patients, with some large health systems posting record profits and sitting on significant cash reserves…

Arkansas health system goes live with Meditech Expanse EHR

Jonesboro, Ark.-based St. Bernards Healthcare went live with the Meditech Expanse EHR system, replacing Meditech’s acute EHR and three disparate ambulatory systems across the four-hospital network.