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Tennessee hospital promotes CFO to CEO

Macon Community Hospital in Lafayette, Tenn., has tapped a successor to Thomas Kidd, its retiring CEO. 

Pfizer sets list price for Paxlovid

Pfizer has set the list price for a five-day course of Paxlovid at $1,390, according to an exclusive report from The Wall Street Journal. 

Trinity Health taps strategy chief

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health has named Ray Anderson, PhD, executive vice president and chief strategy officer. 

19 top jobs for retired physicians

Approximately 1 in 6 retirees are considering returning to the workforce, according to a study from Paychex, a human resources consulting firm.

Optum Insight CEO out, replacement named

Neil de Crescenzo, former CEO at Change Healthcare, has departed as CEO of Optum’s data and analytics arm after less than a year and has been replaced by Roger Connor, UnitedHealth Group’s executive vice president of enterprise operations and services.

Why this Boston hospital is paying its patients' energy bills

Boston Medical Center is the first hospital in the nation to give patients a discount on their energy pills, thanks to their new Clean Power Prescription program, WBUR reported Oct. 18.

Health data still being transmitted to Big Tech, study finds

Healthcare websites continue to transmit patients’ personal and health data to Big Tech companies, Bloomberg reported.

7 health system CIOs who took on innovation roles

When Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital CIO Scott Arnold took on innovation duties Oct. 12, he joined a growing club of health system IT chiefs with the dual role.

Vanderbilt to expand virtual nursing

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center plans to expand virtual nursing in the next six to 12 months, the Nashville Post reported Oct. 18.

How Intermountain is redesigning healthcare jobs with tech

Technology can help redesign work processes in healthcare, Rob Allen, president and CEO of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, said in an Oct. 18 podcast with consulting firm A&M.