Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children’s Hospital has tapped O.N. Ray Bignall II, MD, as chief diversity and health equity officer.
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AdventHealth CMO to retire
Chief Medical Officer of Rome, Ga.-based AdventHealth Redmond, Julie Barnes, MD, will retire Aug. 31, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
10 counties with highest Alzheimer's prevalence rates
The East and Southeast have the highest rates of Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S., according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
'Healthcare is not investment banking': At Cleveland Clinic, patient experience is everyone's job
All members of the Cleveland Clinic team are referred to as “caregivers,” because every employee should be focused on patients regardless of their position. In fact, part of every person’s job is to help deliver the highest quality care and provide the…
FDA approves 1st RSV drug for babies, toddlers
The U.S. now has an approved pediatric drug to prevent respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract disease, which infects nearly every child before they turn 2 years old.
3 emerging threats to healthcare cybersecurity
Generative artificial intelligence and large language models topped the list of emerging and prominent threats to the healthcare industry, a new report found.
81% of Americans unaware digital health apps can sell personal data
Eighty-one percent of Americans inaccurately assume that all health data protected on digital health platforms are also protected under HIPAA, according to a July 13 report from ClearData, an information services and technology platform.
95% of patients fear they will face data breach
Ninety-five percent of surveyed patients worry that their medical records will be leaked in a data breach, according to a study from Health Gorilla, a health information network and interoperability provider.
Syphilis outbreak declared in Houston
The Houston Health Department reported a syphilis outbreak for a 128 percent increase in cases among women.
Cedars-Sinai performed more than 600 organ transplants in last year
Cedars-Sinai’s organ transplant program had its busiest year on record with 616 successful transplants for better patient outcomes, according to a July 17 news release shared with Becker’s.
