Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit academic medical center, made several IT leadership changes in recent weeks.
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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.
52% of Pfizer's hospital injectables are either in limited supply or depleted
As of Aug. 16, about half of injectable drug solutions made by Pfizer Hospital US have little to no availability, according to a product availability report from the drugmaker.
Idaho hospital names 2nd CFO to CEO role
Sheryl Rickard will retire as CEO of Bonner General Health at the year’s end, leaving the top job to the hospital’s CFO, the Bonner County Daily Bee reported Aug. 16.
Hospital competition not linked to quality surgical outcomes
There is no clear link between how much competition a hospital faces and surgical outcomes, according to a study published Aug. 2 in JAMA Surgery.
