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Utah psychiatric hospital to close following CEO exit

Midvale, Utah-based Highland Ridge Hospital has shared plans to close May 7 after its CEO Jim Hess exited amid concerns over the psychiatric facility potentially losing its license. 

LMH Health taps new financial leadership after firing CFO

Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health has tapped Rob Chestnut as CFO, effective May 20, after it terminated CFO Mike Rogers in November after nearly a month on the job for lying about his identity and felony record.

2 states where COVID-19 cases are likely to grow

Only Texas and Kansas were anticipated to see a growth in COVID-19 infections as of March 30, the CDC said.

5 hospitalized after New York ambulance crash

Five people were taken to the hospital after a Syracuse (N.Y.) Fire Department ambulance crashed into an SUV April 5, informnny.com reported.

With layoffs, Best Buy redirects resources to healthcare arm

Best Buy is laying off Geek Squad tech-support employees as the company shifts its focus to healthcare, The Verge reported.

Why the VA is leading on virtual reality

Leaders from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs told Becker’s its use of immersive technology such as virtual reality can inform health systems around the country.

Meet Michigan Medicine's new virtual care assistant: Barbie

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine physicians have been getting assistance with telehealth visits from an unlikely but iconic source: Barbie.

Only 43% of fast-tracked cancer drugs show benefits: Study

A recent study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, both based in Boston, found only 43% of cancer drugs granted accelerated FDA approval demonstrated clinical benefit in confirmatory trials.

Kettering Health opens innovation center

Kettering (Ohio) Health has opened an innovation center focused on artificial intelligence and digital health.

Hackers claim to obtain CVS, Medicare data in Change hack

A hacking gang claims it nabbed data on several other payers in the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare, CyberScoop reported.