Naomi Diaz

Google Cloud is teaming up with Inovalon to build an artificial intelligence-enabled tool designed to ease the administrative burden in healthcare. Here are three things to know: The collaboration will combine Google Cloud’s AI and machine learning capabilities with Inovalon’s data solutions and expertise, according to an Aug. 26 news…

A hack at Cass City, Mich.-based Aspire Rural Health System, which includes three critical access hospitals, has compromised the data of 138,386 individuals. An unauthorized party gained access to Aspire’s network sometime between Nov. 4 and Jan. 6, viewing and stealing files and folders containing patient data, according to an…

Andy Markow has been named market CFO of Hampton Roads, Va.-based Sentara Health’s Virginia Beach Hospitals, according to an Aug. 25 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Markow served as CFO of Midlothian, Va.-based St. Francis Medical Center, part of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, according to his…

Brattleboro (Vt.) Retreat, a mental health hospital, named Lyndsy McIntyre, MSN, RN, vice president of clinical quality and patient safety. Ms. McIntyre will lead the hospital’s quality and safety initiatives and strengthen its mission to provide compassionate, high-quality treatment, according to an Aug. 19 hospital news release. She will report…

An Alabama physician has been charged and agreed to plead guilty to his role in a $6 million telemedicine fraud scheme. What happened? Between December 2018 and March 2021, Tommie Robinson, MD, 43, worked with telemedicine companies to sign medical documentation, including physicians’ orders, for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment…

Patients and family members at Valley Health will soon have access to hundreds of free books and podcasts during their hospital stay. Through a new bedside reading program, patients and caregivers at the Winchester, Va.-based health system will be able to scan a QR code that opens up access to…

Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare has launched a cafe and gift store powered by Amazon AI that allows customers to “just walk out” with their food. Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Charleston had a grand opening for the market with Amazon’s Just Walk Out platform Aug. 25, enabling…

The rate of older adult patients discharged to post-acute care facilities following a major surgery can be used as a benchmark for hospital quality, according to a study published Aug. 14 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.  Researchers evaluated data from 277,160 patients aged 65 or older…

Trinity Health Michigan has appointed Michelle Peña, MSN, RN, regional chief nursing officer. She will step into the role Aug. 31 and will be responsible for all nursing operations, including workforce development, operational efficiency and clinical excellence, according to a news release. Ms. Peña will report to Trinity Health Michigan’s…

The first human case of a flesh-eating parasite has been detected in the U.S., NBC News reported Aug. 25.  The case involved a Maryland person who had recently traveled to El Salvador. The CDC confirmed they were infected with “New World screwworm.” Here’s what to know: 1. This is the…