Corwin Harper was named CEO of Shreveport, La.-based Ochsner LSU Health, part of New Orleans-based Ochsner Health.
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10 highest-paying healthcare jobs without a bachelor's or higher
Nuclear medicine technologist is the highest-paying healthcare job without requiring a bachelor’s degree or higher, according to one new analysis.
Franciscan Health hospital taps ambulatory exec
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields (Ill.) has promoted Sheree Boyd, MSN, RN, DBA, to vice president of ambulatory services.
Yale New Haven seeks price reduction in hospital acquisition amidst cyberattack fallout
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is requesting to pay a lower price for its planned 3-hospital acquisition from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings as the hospitals deal with a six-week-long cyberattack, Yale News reported Oct. 13.
Patients of closed Kansas hospital struggle to get medical records
Patients of Herington (Kan.) Hospital have reported trouble getting access to their medical records after the hospital abruptly announced its closure on Oct. 9, NBC affiliate KSNW reported Oct. 12.
Family of Olympian Mary Lou Retton crowdfunds hospital payment
The family of retired Olympian gymnast Mary Lou Retton turned to crowdfunding to cover her hospital expenses for a rare pneumonia, noting that the sports icon is uninsured.
Illinois health system severs relationship with medical transcription vendor
An Illinois health system said it has terminated its relationship with its medical transcription service after that company experienced a data breach.
Mayo Clinic gets genes from 100,000 patients for predictive analytics database
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has sequenced the genes of more than 100,000 patients for a database that will be used for precision medicine and predictive analytics.
4 developments in sepsis care in 2023
The U.S. is cracking down on hospitals to improve sepsis care. A rule finalized in August by CMS and the Biden administration will give health systems until 2026 to comply with the new standards. In the meantime, researchers are pushing ahead with tech…
10 best, worst states for healthcare
There’s a sharp divide between states in the South and the Northeast when it comes to healthcare, according to a Forbes ranking released Oct. 13.
