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Illinois hospital names CEO

Michael Mutterer, RN, was selected as the new president and CEO of Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill.

AtlantiCare names new CIO

Atlantic City, N.J.-based AtlantiCare named Jordan Ruch as its new CIO. 

Children's National names AI chief

Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital has created a new C-suite role: vice president and chief data and artificial intelligence officer. 

CEO named for 2 HCA Texas hospitals

Skyler Reed has been appointed CEO of Medical City Women’s Hospital Dallas and Medical City Children’s Hospital in Dallas, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s Medical City Healthcare in Dallas. 

Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases

From a Massachussettes hospital settling allegations it knowingly billed for procedures that didn’t follow Medicare rules to the conviction of a Texas physician in a $70 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported s…

Viewpoint: The 'fast food' model of healthcare

Healthcare has evolved from a fine-dining-like model to one that more closely resembles that of fast food; but fast-food medicine doesn’t work, Mary Meyer, MD, an emergency physician and former director of emergency management for Oakland, Calif.-based…

HCA Idaho hospital names new COO

Caldwell, Idaho-based West Valley Medical Center, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has named Isabella Chisholm COO. 

Amazon opens 1st California pharmacy

Amazon has opened its first pharmacy in California, the Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram reported.

U of Arizona, Banner Health program to cut 45 positions

The All of Us Research Program run in collaboration by the University of Arizona in Tucson and Banner Health in Phoenix plans to lay off 45 employees due to reduced federal research funding, according to an Arizona WARN notice filed May 28. 

Maryland hospital names senior VP, COO

John Greely has been named senior vice president and COO of the University of Maryland Baltimore (Md.) Washington Medical Center, part of the University of Maryland Medical System.