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OhioHealth set to open $25M new center

Columbus-based OhioHealth is set to open a new $25 million two story-cancer center Sept. 12.

The 85% rule

Eighty-five percent is the new 100 percent, or so a number of business and work-life leaders posit, marking a shift that carries extra meaning in an industry with perfectionist tendencies like healthcare. 

Man charged in assault that left nurse in critical condition

The patient accused of violently assaulting a Rhode Island nurse is being charged with felony assault and battery and felony assault of a healthcare worker, CBS affiliate WPRI reported Sept. 11.

67 critical access hospital CEOs to know | 2023

Becker’s is thrilled to recognize 67 CEOs and top leaders of critical access hospitals from across the U.S. The leaders recognized below successfully navigated their organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to focus on growing access to…

11 executive exits in 11 days

The first half of September has been laden with health system executive exits, from resignations to retirements. 

Layoffs at Optum: 3 updates

Former employees with UnitedHealth Group’s Optum and its subsidiaries took to social media in August regarding an unknown number of layoffs they say occurred across the company.

AI could reform the physician-patient relationship: How 1 cardiology leader looks at innovation

Mitchell Weinberg, MD, was drawn to cardiology because of the elegance of the heart and the field.

4 recent Texas hospital bankruptcies, closures 

Several hospitals in Texas have filed for bankruptcy or closed since the start of 2022.

Outpatient vs. inpatient revenue trends: 36 statistics

Both outpatient and inpatient volumes declined in July versus the previous month, with outpatient numbers decreasing slightly more than inpatient, according to the most recent National Hospital Flash Report from Kaufman Hall.

Remote patient monitoring can tackle physician burnout, Ocshner says

Remote-patient monitoring can help with physician burnout, as it can unload some of their day-to-day tasks, Richard Milani, MD, chief clinical transformation officer at Ochsner Health, told the AMA on Sept. 8.