Cheryl Powell is a health reporter for The Akron Beacon Journal, the daily newspaper in Akron and a syndication partner of MedCity News.
The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron is leading a national push to make the United States more competitive globally in the medical device industry. BioInnovation Institute President and Chief Executive Dr. Frank L. Douglas joined with other industry leaders on Thursday to unveil proposals to reduce the complexity of getting new products approved, boost public […]
The owner of Mercy Medical Center in Canton wants to help some of the estimated 4,000 independent Northeast Ohio doctors manage their practices without becoming hospital employees. The Sisters of Charity Health System recently launched Independent Physician Solutions (IPS), a for-profit subsidiary that offers electronic medical record adoption and other consulting services. The new venture […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Northeast Ohio's newest full-service hospital will begin treating patients early next year. University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center is the $298 million facility located at Chagrin Highlands in Beachwood that will host a community open house from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14.
Akron Children’s Hospital is finalizing a deal to own and operate the special-care nursery at Summa Health System’s Akron City Hospital. The boards from the two hospitals are expected to approve the deal in separate meetings Thursday. Once approved, Akron Children’s will take over the 21-bed unit for premature and critically ill newborns on Jan. […]
The doctor will see you now … in your home. In last week’s edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Stephen Landers, director of Cleveland Clinic Care at Home, discussed the growth and benefits of physician home visits, better known as house calls. Cleveland Clinic Care at Home makes about 250,000 house calls […]
Summa Physicians Inc. has named a longtime leader from the region's medical school to serve in the newly created position of chief medical officer. Dr. Jay Williamson, 63, will assume the position in Summa Health System's physician practice Dec. 1. He previously served as the interim dean of the College of Medicine at the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy (NEOUCOM) in Rootstown, Ohio.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
This month, Tom DeBord took over as president of Summa Barberton Hospital and its sister facility, Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital. DeBord, 47, rose through the ranks at Barberton, starting in 1988 as director of general accounting and moving into a variety of administrative roles.
Five Cleveland-area cardiologists from North Ohio Heart Center recently agreed to join Akron General Partners Physician Group. The heart doctors now practice primarily in southwest Cuyahoga County and Medina and Lorain counties. On Nov. 22, Drs. Ismail Ahmed, Donald Cho, Atul Hulyalkar, Fernando Mundoz and Qarab Syed will be under a lease agreement to provide general and diagnostic cardiac services for Akron General.
The maternity unit at Akron General Medical Center is undergoing a rebirth. The hospital recently opened a postpartum floor in an area that used to serve as a short-term observation unit. For hospitals, labor days are big business.
They're not complete cures, but supporters say the initial changes being rolled out this week as part of national health reform could offer help for some consumers. Critics, however, warn the mandates could drive up the cost of health coverage, beginning with this year's renewals.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
The massive overhaul of the nation's healthcare system that's beginning to roll out this month is ''a good start.'' But expect to see more efforts among doctors and hospitals to coordinate your care as a result of the new provisions, Richard J. Umbdenstock, president and chief executive of the American Hospital Association, said during a talk at the Akron Roundtable on Thursday.
The Akron General Development Foundation was founded in 1974 to provide support for the Akron General Medical Center and its related non-profit businesses. The foundation had net assets of about $14.3 million in 2008, the most recent year for which non-profit federal tax filings are available. ''My goal to is grow the foundation, the assets of the foundation, utilizing the relationships that I've established over many years in this community and gain the support of the community again.'' she said. ''That only makes the hospital better.''
Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System is getting ready to open its first major outpatient facility in the region's fastest growing county. Summa has teamed up with Medina County-area doctors to build a 100,000-square-foot outpatient center on state Route 18 in Medina County's Medina and Montville townships. Medina County is attracting the attention of major health systems in Cleveland and Akron that are looking to draw patients from the growing area.
In the year since Medina Hospital joined with the Cleveland Clinic, Northeast Ohio's healthcare giant has been providing doctors and other resources to the Medina County hospital.
Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital is undergoing a rebirth. After cutbacks in recent years that included the end of its labor and delivery unit, the community hospital in Medina County is poised for growth and expansion in targeted areas. Leadership from Wadsworth-Rittman and its owner, Summa Health System, recently completed an intensive review and comprehensive plan for […]