Category: ROOT

3 healthcare-related employees named to Forbes’ top 50 workplace leaders list

Three individuals working in the field of health and mental healthcare have been named to Forbes’ inaugural list of 50 leaders who are shaping the future of the workplace. 

How the Leapfrog results rank by state

Of the seven hospitals in North Dakota, one recently nabbed a “B” rating and the other six got a “C” in Leapfrog’s fall 2022 rankings. 

UVM Health Network details plan to improve margins after $90M annual loss: 6 notes

The University of Vermont Health Network, a six-hospital system, posted $90 million in fiscal year 2022 losses (-3.3 percent margin), but provided details on how it plans to improve revenue, reduce expenses, and recruit and retain talent in 2023, accor…

St. Luke’s Health names Kimberly Shaw president of St. Joseph Health

Kimberly Shaw, BSN, was named president of Bryan, Texas-based St. Joseph Health, a member of Houston-based St. Luke’s Health.

UC Davis Health Eye Center 1st to try microshunt for refractory childhood glaucoma

University of California Davis Health’s Eye Center in Sacramento is the first to attempt placing microshunts in children with refractory glaucoma. 

Gene-editing spinoff led by Mass General Brigham veterans

Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has spun off a gene-editing diagnostics company aiming to partner with pharma companies to create new therapies that use the technology.

Gene-editing spinoff led by Mass General Brigham veterans

Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has spun off a gene-editing diagnostics company aiming to partner with pharma companies to create new therapies that use the technology.

Researchers found C. difficile has a secret ally

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers found that Enterococcus, an antibiotic-resistant pathogen, works with Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, to change the metabolic environment in the gut so C. diff can thrive, Science Daily reported Nov…

Accessing economies of scale is possible for ASCs — here’s how

ASCs often struggle to compete with larger health systems and practices for patients and contracts, but some are looking to technology to access economies of scale in the coming months. 

MedStar selects Kyndryl to transform IT services

Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health has selected IT company Kyndryl for a five-year digital transformation contract.