Peter Paige, MD, has been selected as UVA Health’s inaugural chief clinical officer, the Charlottesville, Va.-based health system said Sept. 29.
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Scripps CEO concerned further losses will risk borrowing ability
San Diego-based Scripps Health’s clinic and coastal medical groups will stop participating in Medicare Advantage plans, effective Jan. 1, a move that will affect about 32,000 seniors enrolled in plans from UnitedHealthcare, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shie…
RWJBarnabas Health names 2 executive leaders
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has appointed two new executive leaders to its management team.
3 tips for pharmacists looking to join hospital C-suites
Compared to COOs and CFOs, the pathway from pharmacy leader to a hospital C-suite is less established. Here’s how three hospital C-suite executives with pharmacy backgrounds rose through the ranks.
4 sentenced in nurse degree sham; more await sentencing
Four individuals in South Florida have been sentenced to prison for their role in a coordinated scheme to sell more than 7,600 fraudulent diplomas and transcripts to aspiring nurses, which enabled them to sit for the National Council Licensure Examinat…
Husband-wife duo sentenced for healthcare fraud scheme
An Ohio woman, who falsely represented herself as a physician, and her physician husband were sentenced for a healthcare scheme which led some patients to believe they had cognitive diseases.
AHA: HHS should withdraw health-data tracking rule
The American Hospital Association is asking Congress to urge HHS to “immediately” rescind a rule restricting the use of third-party tracking technologies by hospitals and health systems.
Biogen shutters digital health unit
Biotech company Biogen is shutting down its 150-person digital health unit that was focused on gathering health data from mobile devices, The Boston Globe reported Sept. 28.
Yale has 'mounting concerns' about acquiring Prospect Medical hospitals
Yale (Conn.) New Haven Health signed a deal in November to acquire three hospitals owned by Prospect Medical. The slow regulatory approval process and a recent cyberattack that disrupted the hospitals’ IT systems have Yale concerned about the viability…
Low leverage, strong operating position keep UHS ahead of peers
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, one of the largest for-profit health systems in the country, is able to maintain a higher credit rating over many of its peers because of low leverage and a strong operating position, Fitch said Sep…
