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Universal Health Services elects new board member

Nina Chen was elected to the board of directors of Universal Health Services, a for-profit hospital operator based in King of Prussia, Pa.

Lasso, CMI Media run successful pilot with IMB Watson ad accelerator

Healthcare marketing and analytics platform Lasso and healthcare media company CMI Media Group shared the results of their pilot with IBM Watson to create personalized healthcare marketing campaigns.

Biden wants cancer-detecting blood tests — scientists say it’s not that simple 

President Joe Biden wants to foster research into developing blood tests that detect cancer as part of the Cancer Moonshot program, but scientists say identifying cancer’s origins is complicated, The Washington Post reported Sept. 22.

29% of physicians report developing personal friendships with patients

Despite warnings from the American Medical Association to avoid personal relationships with patients, 29 percent of physicians reported developing friendships with patients in Medscape’s 2022 Physician Friendships report. 

CommonSpirit posts $1.3B annual operating loss

CommonSpirit Health, a 142-hospital system based in Chicago, reported a loss for the 12 months ended June 30, according to financial documents released Sept. 23. 

12 recent hospital, health system executive moves

The following hospital and health system executive moves have been reported by Becker’s Hospital Review since Sept. 19:

US COVID-19 cases at lowest level since April: 8 CDC findings

The rate of new COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations all fell this week, with the nation’s daily case average reaching the lowest figure seen in nearly five months, according to the CDC’s COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published Sept. 23.

Top specialty choices for medical students | 2022

Internal medicine is the most popular specialty among medical students, according to Medscape’s “Medical Student Lifestyle Report 2022.”

High patient deductibles are disrupting the ASC industry, physician says 

High patient deductibles are shifting the way physicians deliver care, according to Eric Anderson, MD, a pain management physician in Lewisville, Texas.

California physician pleads guilty to illegally distributing drugs

Irvine, Calif.-based physician Dzung Anh Pham agreed to plead guilty to illegally distributing opioids, the LA Times reported Sept. 22.