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Private equity deals, spending trending upward

The value of healthcare private equity deals in 2021 was 378 percent higher than that of 2012.

32 hospitals looking for CFOs

Hospitals around the country are seeking CFOs, including several owned by some of the largest systems in the nation.

Health system marketing leaders on the move: 3 new appointments

The following marketing executive moves have been reported by Becker’s Hospital Review since Jan. 18:

Bronson Healthcare launches MyChart Bedside app

Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Bronson Healthcare has launched MyChart Bedside, a digital health app within MyChart that makes it easier for clinicians to communicate care plans for hospitalized patients. 

6 health tech trends impacting medical practices

Patient-centric payment capabilities was identified as the healthcare trend that will have the biggest impact on physicians and medical offices in 2023, according to a Feb. 6 report from cloud healthcare software company AdvancedMD. 

5 ways leaders are addressing the nursing crisis

Nurses are in short supply across the nation, with more leaving the profession than joining. Here are five things to know about the staffing crisis and solutions leaders are proposing.

47% of people younger than 45 do not think they're at risk for heart disease

Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center researchers found 47 percent of people younger than 45 do not think they are at risk for heart disease.

Iowa nursing home patient found breathing hours after pronounced dead

An Alzheimer’s care facility in Iowa pronounced a 66-year-old woman dead, but funeral home staff unzipped her body bag to find her gasping for air, NPR reported Feb. 4.

Viewpoint: physicians aren't burned out, they're helpless and demoralized

Nearly two-thirds of physicians report experiencing burnout, but the term burnout misses the larger issues: Physicians are demoralized and losing faith in the systems they work for, Eric Reinhart, MD, a physician at Evanston-based Northwestern Universi…

9 hospitals seeking CEOs

Here are nine hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.