Richard Vath, MD, president and CEO of Baton Rouge, La.-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, is retiring in June 2024.
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True quality isn't measured in rankings, says Northwell's chief quality officer
When hospitals are ranked by reliable sources — such as The Leapfrog Group, CMS and U.S. News & World Report — top scores go a long way to reaffirming safety and satisfaction efforts for both patients and staff. Similarly, lower scores highlight where …
22% of Black parents face unfair healthcare treatment: Study
More than 1 in 10 parents have experienced unfair treatment in healthcare settings in the past year because of their race or ethnicity, socioeconomic status or physical appearance, according to a July 31 report from the Urban Institute.
10 top heart hospitals to work at for women: Forbes
Ten hospitals or health systems with notable heart programs have made Forbes’ 2023 list of best places for women to work in the U.S.
Tennessee heart clinic's IT network hacked
The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Heart Institute identified a suspected cybersecurity attack on its IT network in April, and an investigation confirmed that an unauthorized third party accessed the network and obtained copies of confidential patient data.
Ozempic, Mounjaro drugmakers sued over stomach paralysis claims
A Louisiana woman filed suit against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly and accused the drug companies of failing to warn patients about the risk of a paralyzed stomach, or gastroparesis, with their popular Type 2 diabetes drugs.
Nursing schools, hospitals don't agree on how to solve nurse shortages
The nursing shortage is like an endless domino effect of the worst kind, with existing staffing issues and burnout driving more and more nurses to cut their hours or leave the industry entirely. All stakeholders want to solve the problem, but hospitals…
Hospitals double the odds of a data breach during merger period, study finds
Hospitals that merge are particularly vulnerable to data breaches in the period during and right after the acquisitions, according to research at the University of Texas at Dallas.
277 top hospitals for patient experience
Becker’s has compiled a list of the top hospitals for patient experience in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS.
Israeli wearables company integrates with Epic EHR
Biobeat, a wearable remote patient monitoring company, completed its integration with Epic, as it looks to expand into the U.S. healthcare market.
