Marion McGowan was named senior vice president and COO of Pittsburgh-based St. Clair Health.
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Merged Butler/Excela system facing significant cuts, CEO warns
The newly merged entity created out of the deal between Butler (Pa.) Health System and Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health is in financial difficulty and must cut costs, president and CEO Ken DeFurio said in an internal letter to staff.
Why Corewell Health, Memorial Hermann invested in $390M cost-cycle tech company
Corewell Health Ventures invested in $390 million cost-cycle tech company SpendMend after it helped the health system cut costs, MiBiz reported.
Increase in OTC drug purchases could point to ovarian cancer, study finds
Researchers in England found monitoring the purchase of over-the-counter medications could lead to early detection of ovarian cancer.
Mass General Brigham AI RCM spinoff lands $55M
CodaMetrix, a spinoff of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham that uses artificial intelligence for health system revenue cycle management, raised $55 million in series A funding.
California hospital to build $156M cardiovascular tower
Rancho Mirage, Calif.-based Eisenhower Health is expanding its cardiovascular care with a $156 million, four-story outpatient cardiology ambulatory center, the Desert Sun reported Feb. 26.
Ohio physician pleads guilty to healthcare, opioid fraud
An Ohio physician pleaded guilty to 52 counts of healthcare and opioid fraud in federal court.
The unexpected benefit Erlanger saw after raising nurse pay
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System has seen fewer nurses call in sick since the approval of a 10 percent pay raise in January, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Feb. 26.
California health system workers protest, alleging 40 violent incidents in 1 month
From janitors to physicians, workers at Santa Clara (Calif.) Valley Healthcare System allege the health system has unsafe staffing practices that put patients and providers at risk.
How cardiologists deal with burnout
The top coping mechanism for cardiologists dealing with burnout is exercise, according to a Feb. 24 report from Medscape that surveyed over 9,100 practicing physicians.
