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Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System is partnering with Cadence, a chronic disease management company, to launch a remote patient monitoring and responsive virtual care program. Aimed at improving the health of seniors with chronic conditions, the program will leverage BayCare Medical Group's clinical expertise alongside Cadence's technology platform to deliver...

BayCare creates new virtual care program

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is expanding its partnership with digital health company Story Health to enhance patient access to its cardiology services. This expansion, according to an Aug. 21 news release Intermountain shared with Becker's, follows the success of a pilot program launched in January 2023, which targeted patients with newly diagnosed heart failure.

Intermountain expands digital health partnership

Like your grandfather’s toolbox, cardiology once relied on a limited set of tools when it came to providing care. However, advancements in the field have flourished in recent years. From minimally invasive procedures to enhanced imaging techniques, improved medications, and wearable technology, cardiologists have an advanced and growing toolbox at their fingertips.

Not Your Grandpa’s Toolbox—How Cardiology Is Modernizing the Patient and Practice Experience

The age of the healthcare chief AI officer has arrived. CAIOs are beginning to appear at major hospitals and health systems – the latest development as more and more providers devote resources and create strategic leadership roles for enterprise-wide adoption of artificial intelligence, rather than relying on siloed IT departments or scattered, ad hoc projects.

The newest member of the health system C-suite? Chief AI Officer

Most respondents said they are comfortable with AI reducing diagnosis and wait times. More than half of respondents said AI usage in health care is “scary,” and worry about data privacy. Most people are comfortable with the use of AI-based applications during visits to drive improvements in health...

Survey: Despite being ‘scary,’ 70% of US patients comfortable with AI use in health care

Warren, OH

Dallas-based Steward Health Care's closure plans for Trumbull Regional Medical Center and Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, both in Warren, Ohio, will result in 944 employees being laid off, according to WARN notices filed Aug. 21 and Aug. 22. Six "satellite facilities" in Ohio will also be shut down as part of...

Steward to lay off 944 in Ohio amid hospital closures

Guidelines in cardiology continue to evolve as technology and research advance. Cardiologists from two leading health systems in the U.S. spoke to Becker's about their reactions to recent guideline updates. Remote patient monitoring. The American College of Cardiology published the "Remote Patient Management Workbook" July 31. The workbook provides recommendations...

What cardiologists make of new heart guidelines

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Hawaii has the highest life expectancy for men and women, the CDC found. The CDC released its "National Vital Statistics Report" Aug. 21, which tabulated the life expectancy and deaths in 2021 by state and gender. The CDC gathered information from the Blended Base which consists of 2020 postcensal population estimates, based on the April 2010 census, the 2020 demographic analysis estimates, 2020 census, and state-specific death and population counts for Medicare beneficiaries ages 66-99 for 2021 from CMS. These databases were used to estimate the 2021 complete life tables for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

States with the highest, lowest life expectancy, per the CDC

The FDA is building a postmarket surveillance program for medical devices. The agency will look for medical device-related safety issues reported in EHRs, billing claims and pharmacy data, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report released Aug. 15. The program will begin surveillance of two medical devices by December,...

FDA to create medical device surveillance program

Johnson & Johnson plans to scoop V-Wave, a heart failure devicemaker, for up to $1.7 billion by the end of 2024. The acquisition will have a $600 million upfront payment and up to another $1.1 billion pending regulatory and commercial milestones, according to an Aug. 20 J&J news release. V-Wave...

J&J to buy heart failure devicemaker

Asheville, NC

Departures from several hospitalists, oncologists, physicians, nurses and urologists, HCA Mission Hospital's staff is about to slim from five neurologists to two, the Asheville Watchdog reported Aug. 20. The three employees, who are neurohospitalists, told the Asheville Watchdog they plan to leave by the end of September. They said their...

Following other specialties, neurologists exit HCA Mission

Ridgewood, NJ

Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System has opened the system's first compounding pharmacy. The pharmacy is located in Paramus, N.J., and prepares prescriptions tailored to patients' "specific medication needs," according to an Aug. 21 news release from Valley Health. The compounding pharmacy joins the system's network of pharmacies, which include multiple...

Valley Health opens compounding pharmacy

Cedar Park, TX

Below are six hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking COOs. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Job listings were compiled from job-seeker websites. 2. MountainView Regional Medical Center (Las Cruces, N.M.) 3. Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita (Ariz.) 4. ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte (Fla.) 5. South Baldwin Regional Medical...

6 hospitals seeking COOs

Long COVID presents itself differently in elementary school-age children than it does in adolescents, according to research published Aug. 21 in JAMA. In an observational study of 898 children ages 6-11 and 4,469 adolescents ages 12-17, researchers analyzed the overlapping and differing symptoms of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, commonly known as long COVID.

Study reveals surprising long COVID symptoms in children

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

(PRESS RELEASE) ALEXANDRIA, VA — The Vision Council released a new Provider inSights report, a semi-annual research study exploring eyecare provider sentiments related to daily operations of their practices, the eyecare industry, and the American economy. Compared to previous years, eyecare providers are reporting substantial decreases across all areas of their practices’ performance – including revenue, staff retention, and patient acquisition and retention.

Eyecare Providers Report Decreases Across All Areas of Practice Performance, According to New Research from The Vision Council

Morristown, NJ

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NEWARK, N.J. – Sixteen individuals have been charged in connection with a widespread "grandparent scam" that defrauded elderly Americans out of millions of dollars. The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

16 Charged in Nationwide 'Grandparent Scam'; Millions Stolen

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Farrell, PA

Shakyryn Napier, was named chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Farrell, Pa.-based UPMC Horizon and New Castle, Pa.-based UPMC Jameson, The Sharon Herald reported Aug. 20. Ms. Napier will replace John Davis, who now serves as chief nursing officer at UPMC St. Margaret. She steps...

Chief nursing officer named at 2 UPMC hospitals

Chicago, IL

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(CHICAGO) In July, Democratic National Convention (DNC) officials predicted 50,000 visitors to Chicago and a $150 million boost to the economy. But are restaurants feeling the bump in business thanks to the convention?

DNC in Chicago: Some Restaurants Left Hungry for Expected Business Boom

Santa Clara, CA

Since July 31, three of the largest publicly traded for-profit health systems reached agreements to sell hospitals:. The County of Santa Clara, Calif., on Aug. 21 reached a tentative agreement with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare to purchase its San Jose, Calif.-based Regional Medical Center for $175 million, allowing the hospital to integrate with the county-operated Santa Clara Valley Healthcare system.

More CHS, HCA and Tenet hospitals on the move

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Why a consumer-driven approach can be helpful in healthcare

The digital age has set new standards for the capabilities at individuals' fingertips, and healthcare leaders are determining how this extends into patient experience. Chris Carmody,...

Why a consumer-driven approach can be helpful in healthcare

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