Category: ROOT

Male leaders get more credit for curiosity than female colleagues, study finds

Employees are more likely to spring into action when a male leader expresses curiosity than when a female one does, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 8. 

Oracle’s moves to pay off Cerner purchase loan not scaring off investors

Since Oracle agreed to buy Cerner in an acquisition worth $28.4 billion, it has made two moves to try to pay it off — selling bonds and increasing its term loan by $1.3 billion.

4 recent donations to hospitals

The following hospitals and health systems have received donations since Nov. 2:

Leaked Amazon video shows new telehealth offering

Amazon quickly deleted a video posted on their YouTube channel that described Amazon Clinic, a potential new Amazon telehealth service focused on treating common conditions, like acne and allergies, The Verge reported Nov. 9.

How physicians are reducing expenses

Sixteen percent of physicians have deferred or refinanced loans to reduce their big expenses, according to Medscape’s 2022 “Physician Wealth & Debt Report.”

Addiction medication treatment shorter for Black and Hispanic patients, study finds

Black and Hispanic patients receive shorter addiction medication treatment than white patients, according to a study published Nov. 9 in JAMA Psychiatryry.

Lovelace market leader announces retirement

Janelle Raborn, market leader of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System, plans to retire Dec. 31. 

4 hospitals planning upgrades, expansions

The following four hospitals and health systems have announced upgrades or expansions since Nov. 2:

Phoenix VA health system names Bryan Matthews director

Bryan Matthews has been named director of the Phoenix VA Health Care System, effective Dec. 18. 

Jamie Rodgers tapped to lead second Mississippi hospital

Tupelo-based North Mississippi Health Services said Jamie Rodgers, current administrator of its North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore-Amory, will also serve as administrator of its Pontotoc medical center.