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Vanderbilt University Medical Center rolls out virtual nursing with plans to expand

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched its first virtual nursing program with plans to expand in the future.

Tufts Medicine lab sale to affect 574 jobs

Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine is eliminating hundreds of jobs as it outsources its outreach laboratory business and some operating assets to Labcorp, according to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification documents filed Aug. 11. However, …

10 hospitals seeking CFOs

Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CFOs.

Physician charged with assaulting patients at NewYork Presbyterian hospital

Zhi Alan Cheng, MD, has been charged with sexually abusing three patients at New York-Presbyterian Queens hospital and raping three other patients in his home. 

COVID-19 admissions rise for 5th straight week: 5 updates

COVID-19-related hospital admissions rose for a fifth straight week at 12.5 percent and deaths were up for the first time this summer by 10 percent, according to the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota …

NP pleads guilty for role in illegal opioid distribution

A nurse practitioner in  Fort Ann, N.Y., has pleaded guilty to distributing controlled substances outside of professional practice, according to an Aug. 11 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York.

CVS donates $1.7M to Mass General Brigham

The CVS Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of CVS Health, donated $1.66 million to Boston-based Massachusetts General Brigham to improve Black maternal health outcomes.

6 Cleveland Clinic-backed digital health companies

Cleveland Clinic’s Innovation studio has been active in the digital health market, investing in virtual health and EHR companies.

CEO turnover is breaking John Couris' heart

John Couris loves a lot of things about Tampa General Hospital: a beautiful community, a historic institution, a board of directors made up of “absolutely world-class people,” as he calls them. 

How Tampa General is avoiding the AI 'hype cycle'

With declining funding in the digital health and healthcare artificial intelligence sectors, hospitals are scrambling to make sure they have an adequate investment strategy.