World Rugby has adopted a smart mouthguard developed at Cleveland Clinic to help detect head injuries.
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Health system CIOs' top 5 challenges, per survey
Talent strain is the biggest challenge for health system CIOs for the fourth straight year, according to a Stoltenberg Consulting study.
Larry Ellison visits HCA scion in Nashville area
When Larry met Bill, it made news in Nashville.
Why General Catalyst wants to buy a system worth $1B to $3B
General Catalyst’s recently launched Health Assurance Transformation Corp. plans to purchase a health system in the “$1 billion to $3 billion range” that will serve as a “blueprint” for healthcare transformation.
Viewpoint: Doctor, physician, provider — who should use which titles?
Increasingly, non-physicians are using the term doctor for those who receive a PhD. All people who earn a PhD deserve the cultural authority to call themselves doctors, but patients deserve to know the distinction, Michael Brant-Zawadzki, MD, a radiolo…
CharterCare Health Partners taps VP of revenue cycle operations
Providence, R.I.-based CharterCare Health Partners has named Jeff Bechen Sr. as vice president of revenue cycle operations, according to a post on Mr. Bechen’s LinkedIn page.
Shuttered California hospital had history of patient safety issues
Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital was fined and reprimanded for numerous state and federal health and safety violations before its closure in December 2022. Between 2016 and 2022, the hospital was hit with at least six immediate jeopardy warnings from…
HCA violated terms of Mission purchase agreement, North Carolina AG alleges
The North Carolina attorney general’s office could sue HCA Healthcare for an alleged violation of the 2019 asset purchase agreement to acquire Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health, according to a formal notice of breach sent Oct. 31 to Dogwood Health T…
CVS Health posts $2.3B profit in Q3
CVS Health posted $2.3 billion in net income in the third quarter and revenue growth across its core lines of business in insurance, care delivery, pharmacy and retail, according to the company’s earnings report published Nov. 1.
Vandalia Health turns loss into $72M gain following acquisitions
Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health reported operating income of $72.2 million for the first half of 2023 on revenues of $1.2 billion.
