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Chief nursing officer named at 2 UPMC hospitals

Shakyryn Napier, was named chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Farrell, Pa.-based UPMC Horizon and New Castle, Pa.-based UPMC Jameson, The Sharon Herald reported Aug. 20.

Why Northwell's quality chief commends CMS' new safety measures

CMS’ new safety measures are a welcome addition for Peter Silver, MD, senior vice president, chief quality officer and associate chief medical officer of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health.

More CEOs, CFOs and CIOs see organizations losing grip on basic IT

Across industries, the percentage of C-level executives leaders who say their IT function is effective in delivering even basic services has plummeted over the last decade, according to a new report from IBM.

10 CEOs transforming healthcare

The CEO Forum Group, a media and marketing company focused exclusively on CEOs, has unveiled its latest list of the “Top 10 CEOs Transforming Healthcare in America” for 2024.

Penn Highlands Healthcare names new CFO

DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare has named Douglas Winner as CFO.

Hospitals turn to external CEO hires

It is not unusual for hospitals and health systems to hire external candidates as CEOs, particularly in recent years.

Health systems vie for the premium dollar

Health system C-suites are thinking differently about growth and finding new ways to pursue the premium dollar as margins remain tight and care moves out of the hospital.

5 recent Conifer RCM partnerships

As Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has sold off hospitals in 2024, its Conifer subsidiary has struck contracts to provide revenue cycle management services for the offloaded hospitals. 

Johns Hopkins is working toward pre-COVID margins, CFO says

Cheryl Sadro, senior vice president and CFO of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine and executive vice president and CFO of Johns Hopkins Health System, has been in her dual role since early January. Now nearly eight months in, one of Ms. Sadro’s man…

University Hospitals to sell lab assets to Quest Diagnostics

Cleveland-based University Hospitals has signed a definitive agreement to sell some lab assets to Quest Diagnostics for improved efficiency and affordability of services.