The role of health system CEO comes with a slightly different job description than it once did.
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Dallas system names chief medical officer of 5 hospitals
Alan Harmatz, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Medical City Dallas on Aug. 16.
Sanford vs. Fairview Q2 results after nixed merger
The long-awaited merger between Minneapolis-based Fairview Health and Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health finally died July 27.
Kentucky health system expands regional CEO's duties
Hazard, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare has expanded the duties of regional CEO Jeremy Hall, Mountain Top Media reported Aug. 16.
Jefferson Health rolls out virtual nursing program
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has rolled out a virtual nursing program that assigns patients a bedside and a virtual nurse.
Healthcare settings with the most workplace injuries
Ambulance services had the highest rates of workplace injuries while dentists’ officers had the lowest, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found.
2 health systems outsourcing IT talent
Some hospitals and health systems are outsourcing IT jobs in a move to reduce operating costs and allow their former employees to retain jobs.
Hoag to use AI profiling to expedite cancer care for patients
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag will use AI-based molecular profiling technology to improve the delivery of cancer patient care and outcomes.
OSF to create virtual reality platform
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is creating a virtual reality platform to help combat opioid overdose deaths.
California hospital names COO
Tadren Kennedy was named COO of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, Calif.
