Madeline Ashley

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has named Mike Dwyer as president of strategy and business value. In his new role, Mr. Dwyer will oversee the health system’s digital modernization and transformation, foster strategic partnerships, support philanthropic initiatives, lead financial stewardship and guide growth and strategy, according to a Sept. 2 news release.…

Great Falls, Mont.-based Benefis Health System has struck a revenue cycle management agreement with Ensemble Health Partners.  Under the partnership, Ensemble will manage end-to-end revenue cycle operations across Benefis’ hospitals and clinics, according to a Sept. 3 news release from the RCM company.  “We selected Ensemble based on their experience…

Monument Health’s CIO, Patrick Woodard, MD, told Becker’s he views AI as a tool to enhance, not replace, the workforce — and believes upskilling will be critical as adoption accelerates. “Humans won’t be replaced by AI, but they will be replaced by humans who know how to use AI,” Dr.…

Denise Schepici plans to retire Dec. 31 as president of Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and Windemere Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Oak Bluffs, Mass. Ms. Schepici has led the hospital and skilled nursing facility for eight years, according to a Sept. 2 news release shared with Becker’s. During her tenure, she…

Joshua Baldobinos has been named assistant CEO of Northwest Health-Porter in Valparaiso, Ind., which is part of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Heath Systems. Mr. Baldobinos has been with Community Health Systems for more than three years, holding leadership roles at hospitals in Arkansas and Arizona, according to a Sept. 2 LinkedIn…

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare has appointed Gina Bertolini as chief counsel for health affairs, effective Sept. 1. Ms. Bertolini brings more than 20 years of experience as a healthcare regulatory attorney representing hospitals and health systems, according to an Aug. 29 health system news release shared with Becker’s. She will lead…

The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living, have launched a nursing home and long-term-care workforce initiative aimed at advancing policy solutions that “strengthen and sustain the long-term care workforce.” The initiative, called Caregivers for Tomorrow, is part of the AHCA/NCAL’s “The Better Way” agenda, according…

Despite breakthroughs in drug therapies and diagnostic technologies, prostate cancer incidence in the U.S. has increased 3.0% per year. At the same time, prostate cancer mortality is declining at a slower rate than the previous two decades.  As chief clinical officer and interim president at City of Hope Phoenix, Alan…

Eli Lilly has partnered with Chinese digital healthcare platform JD Health International to sell its GLP-1s to patients online, Bloomberg reported Aug. 29.  The collaboration will offer a streamlined, one-stop service through JD Health, including online consultations, prescriptions, drug delivery and follow-up care, according to a statement posted on Eli…

A urine-based biomarker panel detected prostate cancer in 91% of specimens with a diagnostic accuracy of 78.6% to 85.7%, according to a study published Sept. 2 in eBioMedicine.  Led by a team from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, researchers developed…