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Anesthesiologist, Army physician spouse charged with conspiring to share medical records with Russia

A Maryland anesthesiologist and her spouse, a major in the U.S. Army and a physician, were charged by indictment for allegedly providing confidential health information to an undercover FBI agent to assist Russia related to the conflict in Ukraine, the…

10 highest-paying cities for midcareer, late-career ophthalmologists

Atlanta is the highest-paying U.S. city for midcareer (eight to 14 years of experience) ophthalmologists, while New York City is the highest-paying city for late-career (22 to 28 years) physicians in the specialty, based on data compiled from Medscape’…

7 signs you are being ‘quiet fired’

Eighty-three percent of Americans reported seeing or facing “quiet firing” in the workplace in the last year, according to a Sept. 30 report from CNBC. 

UMMC to fill void as Merit Health set to close Mississippi’s only burn center

The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson said it will step in to provide burn care as Merit Health prepares to close the state’s only burn. 

EHR vendor leaders rank among 400 richest Americans

Two leaders of EHR vendor companies appeared on the recent Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans.

National Institutes of Health CIO to retire

National Institutes of Health CIO Andrea Norris plans to retire Dec. 31, the agency said.

Maury Regional Health names interim CEO to permanent post

Martin Chaney, MD, has been named the permanent CEO of Columbia, Tenn.-based Maury Regional Health after serving in an interim capacity twice, The Daily Herald reported Sept. 30. 

‘Cloud projects are powering forward’: Health system CIOs on cloud spending amid economic pressures

As many hospitals and health systems deal with declining revenues and tightening margins, departments including IT are looking for areas to cut their budgets. But is the cloud one of them?

Tennessee hospital names Charlie Boyd COO

Hermitage, Tenn.-based TriStar Summit Medical Center has named Charlie Boyd COO effective Oct. 10, the Wilson Post reported Sept. 30. 

Boston U School of Medicine to be renamed after $100M gift

Boston University School of Medicine will be renamed to the Boston University Aram V. Chobanian and Edward Avedisian School of Medicine after Mr. Avedisian donated $100 million to the school, The Boston Globe reported Sept. 29.