Kenneth Krackow, MD, a pioneer of joint replacement and arthroplasty procedures, died Jan. 9. Dr. Krackow was an orthopedic surgeon and professor of orthopedics at the University of Buffalo (N.Y.) Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, according to a Jan. 29 news release from the university. He helped develop one of the first commercially […]
Continue ReadingThe University of New Haven (Conn.) has entered a research agreement with C3 Medical Device Consulting, a product development firm, to support collaborative innovation in the medical device sector. Coordinated through the university’s Center for Innovation and Applied Technology, the agreement establishes a framework for joint research initiatives focused on engineering, software development and regulatory […]
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia-based Temple Health is using its Epic EHR system to electronically send medical records to the Social Security Administration, eliminating paper-based steps and expediting Social Security Disability Insurance applications. Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance requires submitting medical records to the SSA to document a qualifying disability, a step many applicants still complete by mail […]
Continue ReadingAtlantic Health, an eight-hospital system based in Morristown, N.J., has appointed Melissa Lozano, MD, as system medical director of women’s health. Dr. Lozano previously served as an attending OB-GYN at New York City-based Mount Sinai West. She also held roles as division director of generalists and laborists, and postpartum medical director at the Icahn School […]
Continue ReadingAs cancer care becomes increasingly driven by complex, high-cost therapies, health systems are rethinking how tightly oncology and pharmacy are integrated. At Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Fla., leadership sees pharmacy not as a downstream support function but as a core pillar of its oncology growth strategy — particularly as it prepares to […]
Continue ReadingPatrick Shannon has been named CEO of MountainView Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, N.M. Mr. Shannon brings more than 30 years of healthcare operations and management experience to the role, according to a Jan. 29 LinkedIn post from the hospital. He most recently served as CEO of Huntsville (Texas) Memorial Hospital, a position he […]
Continue ReadingSarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System is investing $1 billion in capital projects to expand care access in the area it serves. Sarasota Memorial broke ground on a $507 million hospital in North Port, Fla., in early November, which is expected to open in 2028. The 100-bed facility will eventually double capacity to 208 beds, […]
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Lydia Romero strained to hear her husband’s feeble voice through the phone. A week earlier, immigration agents had grabbed Julio César Peña from his front yard in Glendale, California. Now, he was in a hospital after suffering a ministroke. He was shackled to the bed by his hand and foot, he told Romero, and agents […]
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Barbara Tuszynski was concerned about her vision but confident in her insurance coverage when she went to an eye clinic last May. The retiree, 70, was diagnosed with glaucoma in her right eye in 2019. She had a laser procedure to treat it in 2022, and she uses medicated drops in both eyes to prevent […]
Continue ReadingThe Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A […]
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