Columbus-based Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center was awarded $20 million by the Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science to gather evidence needed to inform the FDA’s regulation of tobacco products.
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Behind Ochsner LSU Health's multimillion-dollar tech upgrades
Since Ochsner Health, based in New Orleans, and LSU Health Shreveport partnered to create Shreveport, La.-based Ochsner LSU Health, the health system has been able to increase access to care and invest in a multimillion-dollar EHR project, Bossier Pres…
OhioHealth reports 5.3% operating margin, net income of $906M
Columbus-based OhioHealth has reported full-year operating income of $303.7 million on revenue of $5.7 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30.
Tennessee hospital CEO to retire
Thomas Kidd, CEO of Macon County General Hospital in Lafayette, Tenn., plans to retire in January, the Macon County Times reported.
Healthcare job cuts up 121% year over year
Healthcare/products companies and manufacturers, including hospitals, have announced the third-most job cuts year to date among 30 industries and sectors measured, according to one new analysis.
Cleveland Clinic develops 1st therapy for complex heart condition
A patient has received the first dose of a newly developed gene therapy for a heart condition in a clinical trial led by physicians at Ohio-based Cleveland Clinic, according to an Oct. 5 news release.
Indiana hospital to pay $158K in discrimination lawsuit settlement
Munster, Ind.-based Community Hospital and its operator, Munster Medical Research Foundation, will pay $158,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the hospital of not accommodating a nurse after a work injury.
How hospitals are benefiting from digital health tools in a post-COVID era
As weak hospital margins are projected to continue into 2024 due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in the labor market, hospital CFOs told Becker’s that they are adopting digital health tools, such as remote patient monitori…
14 hospital price transparency fines from highest to lowest
CMS has issued fines to 14 hospitals for alleged price transparency violations.
CDC makes new diagnostic code for common heart condition
A heart condition known as coronary microvascular disease is getting a new diagnostic code from the CDC to more closely monitor it and develop treatments, NBC affiliate WRC TV reported Oct. 4.
