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Vision Innovation Partners Announces adds Pennsylvania eye center

Vision Innovation Partners inked a partnership with Chesen Laser Eye Center in Reading, Pa.

OSF Ventures, UnityPoint Ventures back $15M financing round for AI-powered heart health platform

OSF Ventures, the venture capital arm of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, and UnityPoint Ventures, the venture arm of West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health, participated in a $15.1 million series A financing round for Cardiosense, a digital h…

Top cloud companies used by health IT vendors

Health IT vendors — like their hospital and health system counterparts — are increasingly moving their data to the cloud, often working with Big Tech companies.

Encompass hospital CEO leaves for community hospital

Yoakum (Texas) Community Hospital has named Tiffany Miller its new CEO. 

Mayo Clinic Ventures helps launch virtual fertility startup with $5.4M funding round

Mayo Clinic Ventures is among the investors in a $5.4 million funding round launching virtual fertility startup Turtle Health into eight states, a company spokesperson emailed Becker’s.

New York safety nets 'strapped for cash': 2 health system CEOs speak out

The CEOs of two safety-net health systems in New York have spoken out about the effects of low Medicaid reimbursement rates. They called upon the state’s capital to take action in a Dec. 8 opinion piece for City & State. 

5 hiring tactics helping health systems beat the staffing crisis

Hospitals and health systems are getting creative with hiring tactics as staffing shortages continue to plague the industry — because when finances are tight, $30,000 bonuses are not in the budget for everyone. 

33 CMS updates in 2022

Here is a recap of changes CMS made to covered procedures, payments and more in 2022 for ASC leaders to know.

Amazon Web Services collaborates with 3 hospitals on 'cancer moonshot' initiative

Amazon Web Services is working with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Seattle Children’s and San Francisco-based UCSF Health to help meet the White House’s goal of finding a cure for cancer.

HCA Florida hospital selects Dr. Luis Fernandez as CMO

HCA Florida Mercy Hospital in Miami has selected Luis Fernandez, DO, to serve as chief medical officer, according to a Dec. 8 news release sent to Becker’s. He will oversee initiatives that support “consistent clinical performance and practice standard…