Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. How health systems can solve the cybersecurity labor shortage

    The healthcare industry is suffering from a cybersecurity workforce shortage as it has been harder for organizations to recruit, train and retain skilled cybersecurity employees, but hospital and health system chief information security officers told Becker's that this can be alleviated if organizations start to look outside the box for talent and provide greater incentives for cybersecurity training.
  2. HCA Virginia hires Richmond hospital CMO

    Ashish Sethi, MD, is the new chief medical officer at HCA Virginia's Johnston-Willis Hospital, effective July 5.
  3. Lehigh Valley Health Network to install AI software in radiology workflows

    Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network is integrating three artificial intelligence-based software programs into its radiology workflows at all of its medical imaging sites.
  1. Best, worst states for business: CNBC

    Smaller and less populous states are the least competitive for business, according to CNBC's "America's Top States for Business" ranking, published July 11.
  2. MercyOne looks to replace hospital with $100M project

    Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne is still looking to replace a more than century old hospital in Cedar Falls after COVID-19 constraints delayed the project, The Courier reported July 11.
  3. Louisiana system plans $100M cancer center

    Baton Rouge, La.-based Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is developing a three-phase plan to build a $100 million cancer institute, according to the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report.
  4. No higher risk of death with paclitaxel-coated devices, FDA says

    Four years after the FDA said there could be a higher risk of death with paclitaxel-coated devices used for peripheral arterial disease, the agency concluded July 11 the evidence does not support this possibility.

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  1. White House targets xylazine

    The Biden administration released a plan July 11 to clamp down on xylazine-fentanyl mixtures, a drug combination that it labeled an emerging threat in April and that has mystified clinicians.
  2. Kuakini Health affirmed at 'CCC' rating amid 'extremely limited financial position'

    Honolulu-based Kuakini Health System, which was placed on CreditWatch with negative implications April 14, saw both its "CCC" ratings and credit watch affirmed by S&P Global July 11.
  3. Christus Health takes out $240M in loans to help finance acquisitions

    Irving, Texas-based Christus Health said it has taken out a total of $240 million in loans to help it fund acquisitions, according to a July 10 filing.
  4. How Ohio State is streamlining the organ donation process

    俄亥俄州立大学Columbus-based瓦克斯纳》l Center launched InVita's iRefferal, an interoperable digital tool designed to streamline the organ donation process, at 15 Ohio State medical facilities.

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  1. 1 oncologist's fight to stop cancer with a single drug

    Luis Diaz Jr., MD, was one of the researchers who led a 2022 clinical trial of a specific type of rectal cancer with a 100 percent success rate, Fast Company reported July 6.
  2. The growing accountant shortage is showing up in financial statements

    A growing shortage of accountants has started showing in financial statements of large companies, The Wall Street Journal reported July 11.
  3. CommonSpirit Health taps generative AI for marketing

    The marketing department at Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has begun exploring the use of generative artificial intelligence to draft content, create images and personalize the communications experience for patients.
  4. Northwell aims to streamline flexible staffing via startup

    New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has reached an agreement with Prolucent Health, a Dallas-based workforce optimization startup, to implement Prolucent's VMS+ platform for managing the 21-hospital health system's temporary staffing needs.
  5. AI shows potential in speeding new antibiotic discovery

    Scientists are turning to artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop new antibiotics, as bacterial pathogens are becoming increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics, according to a July 11 report from Scientific American.
  6. Southern Regional Medical Center names new nurse exec

    Jacquelyn Byrd, DNP, Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, Ga., has been selected as the executive director of nursing to lead and help execute operations alongside the medical center's chief nursing officer, Janie Hinton, RN.
  7. Study compares EMRs and new AI model in tracking postoperative opioid use

    Kaid Health's natural language processing model was successful in identifying prolonged opioid usage three months after orthopedic surgery, according to a study published July 6 in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.
  8. AHA urges Congress to double proposed funding for Hospital Preparedness Program

    The American Hospital Association is asking Congress to consider doubling the $385 million in five-year funding it has proposed for the Hospital Preparedness Program.
  9. 5 hospitals under new emergency surgery verification process

    Five U.S. hospitals are among the first to receive verification under the new American College of Surgeons' Emergency General Surgery Verification Program, which was first implemented in September 2022, according to a July 10 news release.

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