Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD, has been named Mass General Brighams’s inaugural chief of infection control, the Somerville, Mass.-based system said June 28. She was also recently appointed to a federal committee to advise on the nation’s infection control…
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'Sea of sameness': The hardest part about being a healthcare marketer
Paul Matsen, chief marketing and communications officer at the Cleveland Clinic, said the hardest part about being a healthcare marketer is trying to go against some of the established conventions that have become a standard within the industry, Market…
88% of physicians say telehealth increases access to care
Eight-eight percent of U.S. physicians said telemedicine has been a vital tool in helping patients access healthcare, particularly in patient populations that have historically faced barriers to care, according to a June 29 report from digital healthca…
ChatGPT, virtual nursing, remote monitoring: Top digital health trends so far in '23
Generative artificial intelligence, virtual nursing and remote patient monitoring were among the biggest digital health trends of the first half of 2023, health system digital chiefs told Becker’s.
Clinician employment, by state
Here are the latest employment numbers of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses and physicians who are not anesthesiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general inter…
MultiCare to lay off 200+ workers
MultiCare Health System, a 12-hospital organization based in Tacoma, Wash., will lay off 229 employees, or about 1 percent of its 23,000 staff members, including about two dozen leaders, as part of cost-cutting efforts, the health system said June 29.
Alabama city in search of hospital partner for 'Riverwalk Village' development
The city of Hoover, Ala., is in search of a hospital or medical partner for a new 90-acre health and wellness development.
Healthcare costs to jump 7% in 2024: PwC
Healthcare costs will increase by a projected 7 percent in 2024 as the healthcare industry continues to face high inflation, rising wages and other costs, which are compounded by workforce shortages, according to a report from the PwC Health Research I…
Berkshire Health to reopen beds at campus, seek critical access designation
Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems plans to relaunch its North Adams campus, which will involve applying for critical access hospital designation.
Health IT vendor fined $75K for violating HIPAA
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights reached a settlement with iHealth Solutions, a software and services provider for healthcare providers based in Louisville, Ky., regarding violations of HIPAA privacy and security rules.
