Hospital and Meritas Health on June 12 merged to form a unified health system: NKC Health. Four things to know: 1. The move ...

UnitedHealthcare updated its Designated Diagnostic Provider program for advanced diagnostic imaging services to exclude all pediatric patients, according to a June 12 American College of Radiology ...

Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy and Greenfield, Ind.-based Hancock Health are partnering to expand orthopedic services. Starting July 1, OrthoIndy will be the exclusive orthopedic provider at Hancock ...

St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth have finalized an agreement to increase access to pediatric care in southwest Missouri. Four notes: 1. The partnership aims to bring ...

Providence, a 51-hospital health system based in Renton, Wash., said in a news release June 12 that it implemented a restructuring plan that will affect 600 full-time-equivalent positions across seven ...

The national birth rate is declining, but neonatal ICU admissions are increasing.  Several factors are at play, according to neonatology experts Kristina Reber, MD, and Jae Kim, MD, PhD. Dr. Reber is ...

A UPMC hospital in Lititz, Pa., is ending its family medicine residency program this summer, according to an update on its website. The family medicine residency program at UPMC Lititz spanned three ...

Church & Dwight Co. has issued a nationwide recall of several over-the-counter swab-based drug products due to the risk of fungal contamination. The recall affects all lots within expiry of Zicam Cold ...

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has named Chris Akeroyd as its new CIO. In this role, Mr. Akeroyd will oversee the strategic direction, planning and operational management of the health system’s ...

A growing majority of health system CIOs are taking the lead in shaping their organizations’ AI strategies, a June 12 report from AI-based software provider Qventus found. The report highlights the ...

Health First, based in Rockledge, Fla., invested more than $100 million to implement a new Epic EHR system. The move unified clinical workflows and reduced the system’s reliance on third-party vendors ...

CommonSpirit Senior Executive Vice President and CFO Daniel Morissette will retire at the end of October, according to a June 12 filing from the Chicago-based health system.  CommonSpirit’s board has ...