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Yale Health Premiums Continue to Rise For Employees, Postdoctoral Fellows

Yale employee health care premiums — monthly fees paid to insurance or health plans — have risen through the years, reflecting a nationwide trend in employee benefits for universities. The cost of Yale Health plans have steadily increased over the years and have been matched with increased costs for employees, whether they are single or […]

Ohio Governor Appoints First Woman as Director of State Department of Health

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has announced the appointment of Dr. Amy Acton as the first woman to serve as director of the Ohio Department of Health. Acton has decades of experience working as a doctor and administrator, and most recently served as a community research and grants management officer at the Columbus Foundation. She also […]

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Initiatives Could Bolster NM’s Physician Ranks

“I wish there was a quick easy answer,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham lamented last week. Nevertheless, New Mexico’s new governor is offering a multi-pronged prescription intended to help alleviate the shortage of physicians and other health care professionals in New Mexico. Read More

CarePort And Cooper University Health Care Expand Partnership to Support Value-Based Initiatives in New Jersey

CarePort Health, a leading provider of care coordination software solutions, announced an expanded partnership with Cooper University Health Care in southern New Jersey. Cooper will renew its Care Management agreement, as well as add CarePort Connect and CarePort Insight to support its robust portfolio of value-based programming. The new agreement will broaden CarePort’s network in […]

GV Promotes Vaccinations Without Requirements Amid National Conversations

With an anti-vaccination movement on the rise, the possession of accurate information on vaccines is becoming increasingly in demand across college campuses. The student senate’s Student Health and Wellness Taskforce reported that while Grand Valley State University’s vaccination rates have had an increase since 2014, they still fall below the national average. Read More

Virtua Names Chief Philanthropy Officer

Virtua has named Sarah Fawcett-Lee as senior vice president of its philanthropy program, Virtua Foundation, where she will be responsible for implementing initiatives across the not-for-profit organization with the goal of increasing charitable support for Virtua’s array of programs and services. Read More

Hennepin Healthcare CEO Jon Pryor to resign

University researchers link electronic health records, physician stress

Over the past few years, burnout among physicians has garnered more attention from researchers; and recently, a University study confirmed that stress related to electronic health records is common among doctors. According to the study’s lead author, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School Rebekah Gardner, “the prevalence of stress related to […]

AdventHealth Orlando names new CEO

Brett Spenst will be the new CEO of AdventHealth’s Orlando campus starting in March. The former CEO of Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton, Colo., will take over the health care system’s 1,368-bed acute care medical campus in downtown Orlando. Spenst previously worked for over 20 years with Adventist Health in California, following that with a […]

$91 million case against nation’s largest insurer is a ‘clear win’ for patients

If you’ve ever been wrongfully denied health insurance coverage, a recent court decision should give you hope in fighting your insurer and holding them accountable. That’s the key takeaway, experts say, after a California Supreme Court decision in early January paved the way for the state to collect $91 million in fines from the UnitedHealthcare […]

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University of Global Health Equity unveils new campus

University of Global Health Equity launched its FRw 8 billion campus in Burera District with focus on training students to emerge ready to develop health care services and systems that connect neglected communities with essential life-saving attention. CNBC Africa’s Fiona Muthoni had a conversation with Gary L. Gottlieb, CEO of Partners in Health on the […]

Where law and health care meet

Hayleigh Hansen spent a week at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics over winter break. The third-year College of Law student from Council Bluffs, Iowa, wasn’t sick, injured, or visiting a loved one. Instead, she was taking a unique week-long seminar designed to give law students a firsthand look at how legal issues intersect […]

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