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Walgreens chief medical officer forecasts surge in value-based care

Sashi Moodley, MD, chief medical officer at Walgreens Health, said he predicts the healthcare industry will make a strategic shift toward value-based care models in 2024. 

Verily's chief medical officer steps down

Verily, the life sciences unit owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is losing its chief medical officer. 

Microsoft facing lawsuit over Kaiser website data

On Dec. 19, a federal judge permitted a lawsuit to proceed with four claims against Microsoft and Qualtrics related to the two companies’ acquisition of private health data from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente patients. 

Stanford resident physicians to receive 21% raise in 1st contract

Resident physicians and fellows have approved their first labor contract with Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care. 

Dayton Children's CFO sets sights on health equity, behavioral health

As we continue to move out of the pandemic, Chris Bergman, vice president and CFO of Dayton Children’s Hospital, is dedicating much of his time and effort to tackling the behavioral health crisis among kids in the new year.

Rite Aid barred from using facial recognition for 5 years

Rite Aid has entered a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve allegations the drug store chain improperly used facial recognition technology to identify potential shoplifters.

Penn State Health aims to improve health equity with new EHR layout

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health added preferred name and pronouns options to its EHR system as part of an effort to boost health equity and inclusion.

Hawaii health system taps CEO

Honolulu-based St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii has named Kathleen Morimoto president and CEO, Hawaii Catholic Herald reported Dec. 20. 

Mayo Clinic hits 1 million YouTube subscribers

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic started a YouTube channel 17 years ago to deliver expert insights to patients grappling with questions about health conditions. Recently, the channel surpassed 1 million subscribers. 

Allina Health names dual hospital president

Allina Health has tapped Whitney Johnson, RN, to be president of Owatonna (Minn.) Hospital and Faribault (Minn.) Medical Center.