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HR leaders' 2024 talent strategy

Human resources leaders ranked strengthening the employee experience and organizational culture as their No. 1 overall priority in 2024. Developing leadership and workforce capabilities was listed as the second-highest priority in a new Conference Boar…

California rehab hospital names CEO

Alla “Al” Wazwaz was appointed CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Modesto (Calif.).

Medline's top 5 stories of 2023

Medline, the Northfield, Ill.-based major medical supplier, made several headlines this year for key developments ranging from newly inked deals to challenges due to fire damage at a manufacturing plant. 

Prisma posts $67.1M operating gain as revenue grows 5.8% in FY 2023

Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health transformed a $67.6 million operating loss (-1.2% margin) in fiscal year 2022 into a $67.1 million gain (1.1% margin) in FY 2023, according to financial documents published Dec. 8.

'Unsupported' drug price increases cost payers $1.3B: ICER

Eight drugs had price increases so steep that they cost health insurers nearly $1.3 billion from 2021 to 2022, according to a Dec. 11 report from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review.

ChatGPT-4's clinical reasoning shines in certain scenarios: Study

Large language models may not always exhibit poor performance in clinical reasoning and, in specific restricted scenarios, could surpass the capabilities of clinicians, according to a Dec. 11 study published in JAMA Network Open. 

Stanford resident physicians reach tentative deal

Resident physicians and fellows at Stanford Health Care reached a tentative agreement on their first labor contract with the Palo Alto, Calif.-based health system on Dec. 6. 

Colorado children's hospital scales back tuition benefits

Aurora-based Children’s Hospital Colorado is ending full tuition reimbursement for workers for certain healthcare degrees, The Denver Post reported Dec. 11. 

Rutgers, RWJBarnabas name chief of cancer survivorship

New Brunswick-based Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health in West Orange, N.J., have named Louise Ligresti, MD, as chief of cancer survivorship.

25 physician specialties ranked by average charges

Cardiac surgery has the highest average charges of 25 specialties, a Definitive Healthcare analysis found.