New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is collaborating with Microsoft and other tech companies on a telemedicine platform that has delivered more than 200,000 appointments since launching in August 2021.
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7 anesthesia updates for ASC leaders
Here are seven anesthesia stories Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 1:
How 10 health system IT execs explain the cyberthreat to their boards
With hospital data breaches and ransomware attacks happening with alarming regularity, cybersecurity is a big area of concern for health systems. But it’s not always the most straightforward topic to understand.
North Carolina physician group opens endoscopy center
Raleigh, N.C.-based Wake Endoscopy Center is expanding with a new location in Cary, the Triangle Business Journal reported Sept. 23.
Surgeon sells Arkansas ASC building for $2.6M
John Kendrick, MD, sold the building housing the Springdale, Ark.-based Minimal Access Surgery Clinic for $2.6 million, Arkansas Business reported Sept. 26.
OSF HealthCare names interim president to medical center
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare has named Erin Rogers interim president of its Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana, Ill., effective Sept. 26.
The challenges, opportunities Henry Ford Health’s CEO is ready to tackle
When Bob Riney became president and CEO of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health, he brought with him more than four decades of experience at the organization.
Upstate New York hospital group warns of possible service cuts
Increasing labor costs and decreasing revenue could cause about 50 hospitals in upstate New York to cut services in the coming year, the CEO of a regional hospital association told lohud in a Sept. 26 report.
CMS changes reduced outpatient overpayments: OIG
CMS reduced outpatient overpayments given for patients receiving inpatient services in other facilities by updating their system, according to an audit from the HHS Office of Inspector General.
Detroit Medical Center taps Lela Hickonbottom as chief nursing officer of rehab institute
Detroit Medical Center appointed Lela Hickonbottom, DNP, RN, as chief nursing officer of its Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit Business reported Sept. 23.
