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House passes stopgap funding bill that would delay DSH cuts

The House on Nov. 14 passed a continuing resolution that would avert a government shutdown until early next year, according to a news release from the American Hospital Association. 

The rise of the dual-role CEO

In recent months, multiple health systems have named executives who already lead a region or facility to a second, dual role within the enterprise. 

The 20 best cities to retire, per US News

The top five cities to retire in are in Pennsylvania, according to U.S. News & World Report. In fact, eight of the top 20 are in the Keystone State. 

Houston Methodist names 1st system quality chief

Houston Methodist has named Shawn Tittle, MD, its first system chief quality officer, effective in January. 

Mount Sinai nursing school appoints new dean

Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing has appointed Kimberly Glassman, PhD, RN, as the new dean, effective Dec. 29. She was also named vice president for nursing academic affairs at New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System. 

20 best places to live, per US News

Of the top 20 American cities to call home, 20% are located in Florida, according to a recent ranking fromU.S. News & World Report. 

Remote patient monitoring improves costs, outcomes for hypertension patients: Study

Remote patient monitoring improved outcomes and decreased costs in more than 4,000 hypertension patients, new data shows.

Utah gets its 1st union tied to a health system

Healthcare workers within Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health have formed a union.

Froedtert Health joins General Catalyst, Google Ventures to launch AI startup

Layer Health, an artificial intelligence startup that aims to organize healthcare data, launched Nov. 14 thanks to $4 million in funding from GV (Google Ventures), General Catalyst, and Inception Health, the innovation arm of Milwaukee-based Froedtert …

Mount Sinai Hospital downgraded to 'A-'

New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital has been downgraded amid ongoing operating weaknesses, Fitch said Nov. 14.