Advocate Health, a system with 68 hospitals across six states, recently surveyed its pharmacists to uncover areas of improvement and differences in opinion, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
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Beth Israel leader to join Joint Commission as sustainability director
The Joint Commission has named Kevin Zacharyasz as its inaugural director of healthcare sustainability, the accrediting body said in a LinkedIn post July 31..
Former payer executive joins HealthTrust
Group purchasing organization HealthTrust Performance Group has appointed two executives.
How 7 private equity-affiliated hospitals rank on the Lown Index
None of the seven leading private equity-affiliated hospitals ranked on the Lown Institute Index received an “A” grade for the value of care provided to patients.
Medical City Texas hospital taps new CEO
Mark Deno has been tapped as CEO of Medical City McKinney (Texas), part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare, effective Aug. 1.
Vanderbilt relaunches nurse extern program
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center is relaunching an eight-week paid summer externship program for qualified prelicensure nursing students.
The case against AI chiefs for health systems
Health systems across the U.S. are incorporating artificial intelligence into clinical and administrative operations.
Feds crack down on healthcare hackers
Federal agencies are intensifying their efforts to crack down on foreign hackers targeting U.S. hospitals and health systems.
Mayo Clinic partners with 3D imaging startup
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has partnered with a 3D imaging startup to collaborate on artificial intelligence technology.
The comfort level of patients for 5 generative AI uses
Patients are more comfortable with generative AI helping with a medical diagnosis than answering a phone call at their physician’s office, Bain & Co. reported July 30.
