Harris County, Texas, commissioners approved an election for a $2.5 billion bond for Bellaire, Texas-based Harris Health’s upgrades and expansion project, the Houston Chronicle reported Aug. 17.
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4 Intermountain hospitals get new name
Eight of Intermountain Health’s hospitals and 40 of its clinics are rolling out new dark blue signage with coral and fuchsia logos as part of a merger with Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health.
Stanford CEO joins board of healthcare startup builder
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care CEO and President David Entwistle is joining the board of directors of healthcare innovation company and startup builder Redesign Health.
Cleveland Clinic makes 3 IT executive changes
Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit academic medical center, made several IT leadership changes in recent weeks.
Jefferson Health says data drive with PHI went missing
Jefferson Health’s maintenance vendor informed the health system that a portable backup drive was missing from its DEXA scan device at its Jefferson Cherry Hill (N.J.) Hospital.
New York hospital reinstates mask mandate amid COVID-19 uptick
Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., reinstated a mask mandate Aug. 17 amid an uptick in staff out sick with COVID-19 and an increase in patients testing positive, according to local news outlets.
Paige, Ohio State University partner on AI cancer diagnosis study
Artificial intelligence company Paige partnered with the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and its affiliated community hospitals to study the effectiveness of diagnosing cancer with AI tools.
The top-paying industries for health IT workers
The most lucrative industry for health information technologists pays almost three times the annual mean wage for this role.
HCA system names chief development and integration officer
John Thresher was named chief development and integration officer of Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
Medical City Las Colinas names CFO
Maria Garvin has been appointed chief financial officer for Medical City Las Colinas in Irving, Texas, effective Aug. 17.
