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Former CommonSpirit Health CIO joins healthcare services company

A former CIO at Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has been named chief information and digital officer of healthcare services company Altais.

Oracle Health in the last 30 days

Oracle Health, formerly known as Cerner, is the second-largest EHR vendor in the U.S. Here are six updates on the company from August.

Tufts slims Q2 operating loss to $40.7M under new CFO

Boston-based Tufts Medicine posted a $40.7 million operating loss (-7.9% margin) for the three months ended June 30, improving on the $61.9 million loss (-9.6% margin) reported in the same period during 2023, according to financial documents published …

Washington state hospital staffing plans due by 2025

Washington state’s new healthcare staffing law was signed by the governor in April 2023. The law focuses on recommending staffing standards to hospital leadership by hospital staffing committees.  

Washington hospital names CEO

Merry-Ann Keane, MSN, RNC, was named superintendent and CEO of Ilwaco, Wash.-based Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.

Trump pitches IVF coverage mandate for payers

Former President Donald Trump says the government and private insurers will be required to cover all costs associated with in vitro fertilization treatments if he is re-elected in November.

Fitch downgrades Pennsylvania system

Fitch downgraded DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare’s rating from “A-” to “BBB.”

Top non-salary perks physicians crave

Physicians have more bargaining power in the job market, and they’re using it to increase non-salary perks, Medscape reported Aug. 30.

Meet the CNOs of Magnet's top hospitals

Here are the chief nursing leaders from the 11 hospitals with Magnet with Distinction programs.

Allegheny Health Network cuts operating losses in Q2

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network reported an operating loss of $25.9 million (-2.1% margin) in the second quarter of 2024, an improvement over a $47.8 million operating loss (-4.2 margin) posted over the same period last year.