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10 startups join Cedars-Sinai's health tech accelerator

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai’s health tech accelerator program welcomed 10 new startups to join its ninth cohort.

AAPA taps former Rush leader as inaugural chief medical officer

Jennifer Orozco, DMSc, PA-C, has been selected to serve as the American Academy of Physician Associates’ first chief medical officer. 

ASHP names 6 hospital pharmacies as centers of excellence

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists has honored six hospitals with its certificate of excellence in medication use safety and pharmacy practice.

Pennsylvania agency makes reporting newborn injury details voluntary for hospitals

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has changed course and voted to make reporting on newborn injuries and deaths optional, PennLive reported July 11.

Risant Health will drive new tech adoption at Geisinger, CEO says

Jaewon Ryu, MD, president and CEO of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health, said Risant Health, the new nonprofit organization created by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, will give the organization more opportunity to invest in AI and …

FDA OKs more cisplatin drug imports

The FDA is allowing 10 more lots of cisplatin from a China-based pharmaceutical company to be imported to the U.S. to ease the ongoing cancer drug shortage, Bloomberg reported July 10. The additional lots are set to arrive next week. 

States increase pressure on nonprofit hospitals as charity care scrutinized

More than a dozen states have considered or passed legislation to better define what charity care means, increasing the scrutiny on nonprofit hospitals and health systems, according to a July 11 KFF Health News report.

Novant Health provides mental health app for patients, 36,000 employees

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has begun offering digital mental health support from NeuroFlow to its patients and 36,000 employees.

171 hospitals affected in HCA data theft

Data theft from an external storage location affected Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare hospitals across 19 states.

73 HCA executive changes in 2023

HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tenn., has made leadership changes at several of its hospitals, systems and divisions in 2023.