Rob Allen has been selected as the new president and CEO of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare.
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Robotics in orthopedics isn’t a luxury — it’s a necessity
Robotics is playing a bigger role in healthcare than ever before, and for orthopedics, that role is no longer a luxury — it’s an essential.
Ascension creates foundation to address health inequities
Ascension, a 143-hospital nonprofit system based in St. Louis, has created a national philanthropic organization that will develop, support and promote health equity initiatives.
MemorialCare VC arm: 8 things to know
MemorialCare Innovation Fund, the venture capital arm of Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare, invests in privately held early-to-mid-stage companies focused on health IT, healthcare services and medical device innovations and partners with emerg…
Ground broken on $35M Mississippi medical office building with 2 eye clinics, surgery centers
Ground has been broken on a $35 million medical office building in Madison, Miss., that will hold offices for Jackson Eye Associates and Mississippi Retina Associates, according to a Nov. 16 report from the Madison County Journal.
Babylon, Fitbit to provide health monitoring for members
Digital health company Babylon is teaming up with Google’s Fitbit to provide Fitbit wearable devices to a subset of members for care coordination and proactive health management.
3 health systems choosing Meditech EHRs
Below are three health systems that have implemented or announced plans to implement an EHR system from Meditech:
New Jersey health system launches new website
Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital has launched a website equipped with a new digital home designed to improve patient service.
Hunter College nursing school gets $52M from Estée Lauder chair
Leonard Lauder, chairman emeritus of Estée Lauder, will donate $52 million to the nursing school at Hunter College — a record donation for the public New York City school, The New York Times reported Nov. 17.
CIOs challenged by so many health IT systems, applications: Study
The vast majority of healthcare CIOs say working with disparate IT systems and applications complicates their jobs, according to a survey of 132 health IT executives who are members of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.
