Cleveland Clinic’s former associate chief experience officer, Judith Wolfe, MD, is joining UH St. John Medical Center in Westlake, Ohio. The facility is part of Cleveland-based University Hospitals.
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10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From Arkansas’ attorney general filing a lawsuit against Optum Rx and Express Scripts to Sutter Health beating a whistleblower’s double-billing allegations, here are 10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker’s ha…
Baptist Health opens 1st new hospital in 33 years
Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health and Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health opened a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Louisville.
AHA urges legislators to halt nursing staffing laws
The American Hospital Association sent letters to the Senate and House June 25 urging them to stop CMS from enforcing its final rule on minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities.
Mail-order medications pushing employers' costs up: Report
Mail-ordered prescriptions were supposed to be cheaper, but these medications are costing more than those picked up at pharmacy counters, The Wall Street Journal reported June 25.
Roper St. Francis names new president, CEO
Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare System has named Joseph DeLeon president and CEO, effective Aug. 5.
Lee Health taps Advocate Health VP as innovation chief
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has named Reema Narang as its new chief strategy and innovation officer.
Massachusetts hospital names dual chief nursing, administrative officer
Jodi Stack, RN, MSN, has been named chief nursing officer and chief administrative officer of Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, Mass., where she began her nursing career in 2000.
How Froedtert ThedaCare Health laid 'the groundwork' to grow post-merger
Milwaukee-based Froedtert ThedaCare Health launched Jan. 1 as a newly combined, 18-hospital system and has big plans to continue to grow and improve care access and quality across Wisconsin.
Cost-adjusted surgical tech pay in the best, worst states for healthcare
Multiple states deemed best for healthcare by U.S. News & World Report do not rank in the top half in terms of hourly mean wage for surgical techs, adjusted for cost of living, according to Becker’s analysis.
