Following an evaluation of leadership structure, Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health will begin a national search for a CEO in the coming weeks.
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Lessons 5 health system executives learned from other leaders
“We’ve all had to make tough decisions,” wrote Terry Shaw, president and CEO of AdventHealth in a July 6 LinkedIn post. “Sometimes we might even look back and wonder whether we did the right thing.”
CVS-owned pharma company to lay off 195 workers
Heartland Healthcare Services, a pharmacy company owned by CVS Health and HCR-ManorCare, plans to close two facilities and lay off 195 workers in Ohio and Maryland, according to WARN filings.
Teen lives at Colorado hospital for weeks due to human services delay
A 13-year-old boy with autism has spent nearly four weeks in the emergency department at UCHealth Long Peaks Hospital in Longmont, Colo., after being abandoned there by his father, CBS Colorado reported July 10.
Allina Health puts new hospital project on indefinite hold amid financial challenges
Minneapolis-based Allina Health has now put its planned Cambridge (Minn.) Medical Center replacement hospital project on indefinite hold as the 13-hospital system deals with persistent financial challenges.
41.4 million affected by healthcare data breaches this year, nearing '22 totals
The number of people caught up in healthcare data breaches this year is already approaching 2022 levels, Politico reported July 10.
UPMC hospital scales back heart care
UPMC McKeesport (Pa.) Hospital has ended emergency care for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), which are generally the most severe and dangerous types of heart attacks, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported July 10.
The tech helping clinicians treat COVID patients faster
Natural language processing is being used to speed up care for COVID-positive patients, according to a study from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.
Intermountain rolls out birth control access form after revision to Utah law
A recent revision to a Utah law allows pharmacists in the state to prescribe birth control to patients without a physician-issued order. And Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health wasted no time implementing a new program to carry this out.
CommonSpirit taps division vice president of revenue cycle
Chris Spady will serve as Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health’s southeast division vice president of revenue cycle, according to a July 9 post on his LinkedIn profile.
