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Houston hospital leader ordered to pay $11M, prison time

Syed Rizwan Mohiuddin, former president of United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $11 million in restitution of conspiracy to defraud the federal government, the Houston Chronicle…

Emory restructures, cutting campus CEOs

Another health system is doing away with campus-level CEOs. 

CFOs getting more CEO jobs

More CFOs are moving to CEO or president roles, but finance executives must be well-versed in what drives growth to find success in the corner office, Bloomberg reported Jan. 16.

Physician assistant pay by specialty

The median total cash compensation paid to physician assistants varies by specialty, according to one survey.

University Hospitals projects $100M+ annual benefit from EHR install

Cleveland-based University Hospitals installed Epic EHR last year, a $400 million investment that consolidated 15 systems into a single integrated platform.

Rural New York hospital going emergency only

Clifton-Fine Hospital, a 20-bed critical access facility in Star Lake, N.Y., plans to convert into a rural emergency hospital, wwnytv.com reported Jan. 17.

Florida weighs expanded background checks for licensed healthcare workers

Florida legislators are weighing a proposal that would expand background checks to all healthcare workers, the Florida Phoenix reported Jan. 17.

CommonSpirit exec aims to make work 'fun again'

The last few years have been challenging for clinicians and the healthcare workforce.

What excites 101 health system executives for the next year

Becker’s asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization’s areas of growth for the next few years. 

Pennsylvania hospital names CEO

Philadelphia-based Roxborough Memorial Hospital has tapped Darshan Shawn Parekh, PharmD, as CEO.