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What 1 health system CFO prioritizes in a growing market

Lisa Montman, CFO of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth, has the advantage of working in a high-growth healthcare market. But that doesn’t insulate the system from every financial challenge. 

The disease set to 'take off' in Southern US: Reuters

Dengue fever, an infection caused by mosquito bites, may become increasingly common across the Southern U.S. within the next decade.

Where hospital profitability is trending up

Hospitals have had a rough year financially, but things may be looking up.

Massachusetts hospital switches from Meditech to Epic

Harrington Hospital System, based in Southbridge, Mass., went live with an Epic EHR system Oct. 2. 

Judy Faulkner's net worth sees increase

Epic CEO Judy Faulkner’s net worth is now $7.4 billion, according to Forbes, up 10% from $6.7 billion as reported in 2022. 

Kaiser Permanente taps Instacart for digital food delivery study

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is partnering with Instacart to study the effect of expanding access to food on health outcomes.

Cancer drug study partially halted after patient death

After a study participant died from a severe and rare inflammatory syndrome, the FDA placed a partial clinical hold on a France-based drugmaker’s cancer drug trial. 

Mark Cuban's drug company, caregiver app team up

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. recently penned a deal with Avanlee Care, which runs an app designed to help caregivers for elderly patients. 

Merging St. Luke's downgraded amid worsening reserve levels

St. Luke’s Duluth (Minn.) saw its long-term rating on a series of bonds lowered to “BB+” from “BBB-” amid weaker balance sheet metrics, S&P Global said Oct. 5.

University Hospitals, GE HealthCare partner

Cleveland-based University Hospitals entered into a 10-year partnership with GE HealthCare to implement new technologies across its radiology practice and at its UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute.