A shooting outside UAB Hospital’s emergency department Sept. 4 prompted the Birmingham, Ala.-based hospital to lock down for several hours, a spokesperson told Becker’s.
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Private equity firms in talks to acquire EHR vendor: Report
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is in advanced talks to buy EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare, Bloomberg reported Sept. 5.
HSHS warns of fake patient bills amid IT incident
Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System warned patients of potentially fraudulent attempts to collect on fake hospital bills after a cybersecurity incident in late August, according to the health system’s website.
The buddy system comes to C-suites
Top executives at health systems have a lot on their plates, often making multipronged decisions that involve financial, operational and clinical considerations. The right person can handle all that pressure — but maybe it’s best if they don’t have to….
The buddy system comes to C-suites
Top executives at health systems have a lot on their plates, often making multipronged decisions that involve financial, operational and clinical considerations. The right person can handle all that pressure — but maybe it’s best if they don’t have to….
Meet Advocate Health's new CFO
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has taken the “interim” tag off of CFO Brad Clark’s title.
65 IT job openings at Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic and NYU Langone
Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic and NYU Langone all have more than 15 IT-related job openings.
Renowned radiation oncology researcher dies
Carlos Perez, MD, an internationally renowned cancer researcher and professor emeritus of radiation oncology at Washington University in St. Louis, died Aug. 21 at 88.
Arkansas rehab hospital names CEO
Pine Bluff, Ark.-based Jefferson Regional and Nashville, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Rehabilitation named Mary Daggett as CEO of their upcoming rehabilitation and behavioral health hospital, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Sep. 1.
Big companies crave healthcare-savvy CEOs
The past few years have shown major corporations both need and increasingly crave leaders with two things: visionary healthcare leadership and track records for getting things done. The pool of talent that fits the twofold bill is not especially large.
