Paige Twenter

As researchers study the efficacy of GLP-1s like Ozempic and Mounjaro in treating dementia and other health issues with an eye toward expanding their usage, oncologists are looking at a GLP-1 role in cancer care. Several studies have shown the therapies — currently approved for Type 2 diabetes, weight loss,…

Richard Medford, MD, has been named chief digital information officer of Pittsburgh-based Allgheny Health Network. Dr. Medford most recently served as chief medical informatics and digital health officer of Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health and worked in informatics leadership at Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is the first U.S. physician…

The University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine and Burlington-based UVM Health Network have launched a secure data enclave designed to support clinical and population health research while protecting patient privacy. The initiative creates a protected environment for researchers to access and analyze sensitive information, such as EHRs and insurance…

Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based HCA Healthcare’s Los Robles Health System has created a tool that acts as a “smoke detector for sepsis,” according to an Aug. 26 news release shared with Becker’s. The algorithmic tool, Sepsis Prediction and Optimization of Therapy, is designed to detect early warning signs of sepsis and…

Logan Health – Shelby (Mont.) will go live with a new EHR system on Sept. 1, becoming the third Logan Health critical access hospital to make the transition. The upgrade is part of Billings Clinic–Logan Health’s three-year plan to implement Oracle Health across its network, starting with critical access hospitals…

Southfield, Mich.-based Corewell Health will transition operations of its 21 hospital labs through a new joint venture with Quest Diagnostics, the companies said Aug. 26. The joint venture, Diagnostic Lab of Michigan, will be based at a new 100,000-square-foot laboratory facility at Corewell’s Southfield Center. The lab is set to…

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health recorded an operating income of $494 million (5.4% operating margin)  in the first half of 2025, up from $326 million (3.8% margin), according to its Aug. 26 financial report.  Five things to know: 1. The system reported total revenue of $9.2 billion in the six…

Cleveland Clinic has launched Dyania Health’s Synapsis AI platform across its clinical research enterprise, following pilot programs in cardiology, oncology and neurology.  The health system and New York-based Dyania Health aim to reduce traditional enrollment delays in clinical trials by automating patient identification through medically trained large language models, according…

The following executive moves have been reported by Becker’s since Jan. 1: Note: This article was first published on May 13 and most recently updated on Aug. 27. 1. Dean Kindler, MD, was appointed chief clinical officer of Tulsa, Okla.-based Ascension St. John Medical Center. 2. Joseph Impicciche, CEO of…