Kristin Kuchno

Jamie Phillips has been appointed president of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., effective Jan. 1. Ms. Phillips currently serves as president and system COO of Seattle Children’s Hospital, according to a Sept. 9 news release from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She brings nearly 30 years…

Just as the EHR space exploded in the aughts, we are now seeing a frenzy of artificial intelligence activity. AI is poised to address longstanding industry challenges, but it also presents tough decisions for healthcare executives managing risks, resources and budgets. To help make sense of this rapidly shifting market,…

Lee Health in Fort Myers, Fla., has named Alfred Gitu, MD, as chief academic officer. Dr. Gitu will oversee the health system’s education, research and training programs, according to a Sept. 9 press release. He will also lead efforts to expand career opportunities for medical residents. He joined Lee Health…

Nearly 8 in 10 U.S. adults in a recent Harvard/SSRS poll said parents should be required to have children vaccinated against preventable diseases like measles, mumps and rubella to attend school — including most Democrats and Republicans. And about 7 in 10 U.S. adults in a New York Times/Ipsos poll…

The Make America Healthy Again Commission, a newly created advisory body under HHS, published a report on chronic disease and children’s health Sept. 9.  The commission’s “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy” covers a slew of topics, including environmental chemicals, ultra-processed foods, screen time and “overmedicalization,” which the report describes…

A study found that GLP-1 drugs are associated with a lower risk of fractures, including hip and osteoporotic fractures.  The research, led by scientists from China and published in Acta Diabetologica, analyzed more than 490,000 adverse event reports from the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System between 2004 and 2022. Of…

The White House has asked Congress to extend government funding until Jan. 31, a four-month delay that would keep agencies running at current levels past the Sept. 30 expiration, Politico reported Sept. 9. The request was part of a wish list the White House sent detailing special exceptions it wants…

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has built a 70-person “sales team for tech” that helps with all things Epic and clinicians can’t do without, the health system’s CIO told Becker’s. The 47-hospital system launched its Epic Academy in 2012 — it was then called the Physicians Academy — to help with…

The average tenure of healthcare CEOs is slightly shorter than the average across industries, according to a recent report from executive search firm Crist Kolder Associates. Healthcare CEOs serve an average tenure of 7.3 years, compared to 7.5 years across industries. In 2024, the average tenure for healthcare CEOs was…

Novartis is acquiring biopharmaceutical company Tourmaline Bio for $1.4 billion to boost its cardiovascular pipeline.  Tourmaline develops pacibekitug, a drug used to treat atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a Sept. 9 news release from Novartis.  Novartis said the drug is in advanced phase 2 clinical trials and works to combat…