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These 4 groups face longer ED wait times

A study by researchers at New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University found four groups of people were more likely to be skipped over in emergency room lines.

How 1 health system CEO is cutting down wait times

Scott Wester, CEO of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System said he has hired more physicians and has turned to technology to discharge patients in order to cut down wait times, Sun Sentinel reported Oct. 2. 

NYC Health + Hospitals to offer telehealth abortion care

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Health + Hospitals have launched telehealth abortion access, becoming the first public health system in the nation to do so. 

The most common degrees for healthcare CEOs

Half of CEOs at top-performing healthcare companies hold an MBA as their terminal degree, according to a recent report from Crist Kolder Associates. 

Walgreens CIO latest to leave in exec reshuffling

Walgreens CIO Hsiao Wang is leaving the company just a year after being appointed to the role, Bloomberg reported Oct. 2. 

New York health system names CFO

Hugh Chisholm is the new executive vice president and CFO of Kaleida Health, based in Buffalo, N.Y. 

Healthcare AI company raises $31M

Health Data Analytics Institute, a healthcare company using artificial intelligence tosupport clinical decisions, raised $31 million in series C financing.

Apellis recalls 61K injection needles

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, a biotech drug company based in Waltham, Mass., recalled more than 61,000 injection needle kits after eight retinal vasculitis cases were reported. 

Vermont hospital taps CFO

Newport, Vt.-based North Country Hospital named Kyle Kovacevich CFO, the Newport Dispatch reported Sept. 30. 

The technology cardiology leaders are raving about

Technology and clinical advancements in cariology have accelerated in the last decade. Here, five leaders discuss which innovations excite them most.