Two health system IT leaders have been named 2023 Women in Digital Awards finalists by tech advisory company Information Services Group.
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How OSF is using AI for diabetes care
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is using artificial intelligence to detect diabetic retinopathy through a partnership with Digital Diagnostics.
FDA to vote on whether key ingredient in common cold meds is ineffective
FDA advisory members are meeting Sept. 11-12 to vote on whether phenylephrine should be reclassified as ineffective amid data suggesting the common ingredient in over-the-counter cold medicines does not relieve symptoms when taken orally.
Orlando Health operating margin dips to 7.9%
Orlando (Fla.) Health has reported an operating income of $118.2 million in the second quarter, a $18.7 million (14 percent) decrease from the prior year period. Its operating margin dropped from 10.1 percent in the second quarter of 2022 to 7.9 percen…
Penn Medicine hospital names CEO
Bob Russell has been named CEO of Philadelphia-based Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, part of Penn Medicine.
Troubled Mercy Iowa City facility may not remain a hospital
Mercy Iowa City hospital, which is the subject of a takeover by the University of Iowa health system, may not remain as a hospital as bondholders seek to solicit other competitive bids from the likes of developers, according to a Sept. 12 The Gazette r…
Why employees leave jobs after a few months
To tangibly affect retention, employers should consider an increased focus on internal branding.
IRS appealing Mayo Clinic's win in $11.5M tax dispute
The Internal Revenue Service filed an appeal Sept. 1 seeking to overturn a 2022 ruling that required the agency to repay $11.5 million to Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic.
A blind spot in healthcare quality work
With quality and safety underpinning nearly every aspect of healthcare work, one might assume hospitals and health systems have well-established ways of finding out what their total investments in quality and safety look like. Not so, leaders told Beck…
How Mayo uses AI for heart disease
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic created an AI algorithm that can take an ECG from an Apple Watch and predict if a patient has a low ejection fraction.
