Akron General Health System has hired the chief executive of Sisters of Providence Health System in Springfield, Mass., to replace Alan Bleyer, who left last June to spend more time with his family. Vincent J. McCorkle will take over as Akron General’s president and CEO on July 1. “Vince McCorkle is an outstanding and highly […]
The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron has made its first round of research and development grants: $680 million to eight projects ranging from a contact lens embedded with a sensor that measures blood glucose levels to a polymer platform for drug-eluting prosthetic devices.
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.
Despite a weak economy, high unemployment and ongoing stories about the federal corruption probe of Cuyahoga County government, a poll shows voters overwhelmingly approve the renewal of an upcoming human services levy, which, in part, would fund MetroHealth Medical Center, WKYC-TV reported.
Less than 24 hours before Audrey Nichols was scheduled to undergo a cardiac stress test at a local community hospital, she received a phone message telling her to bring along payment for her portion of the bill. The amount: $2,191.39. Nichols ended up paying $600 after shopping around.
A merger feasibility study committee unanimously approved a report that recommends merging the Akron Health Department and the Summit County Health District, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.
A union leader at Trumbull Memorial Hospital told the Warren Tribune Chronicle on Thursday his members aren't ''overly excited'' about the prospect of Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services buying Trumbull parent Forum Health, which is reorganizing in bankruptcy court.
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.
State and local officials gave $117 million in tax incentives to win expansion of a West Chester pharmaceutical plant whose owner, Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc., never had serious intentions to go anywhere else, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
This time last year, Akron General's operating loss was about $7 million, Rindler said. Today, the medical center's operating revenue is exceeding expenses by $2.1 million. ''The better you do, the more resources you have, the more you can solicit ideas from physicians,'' Interim Chief Executive Michael Rindler said. ''It now is really feeding on itself — the cultural changes and the financial improvement.''
On its first anniversary, the BioInnovation Institute in Akron added "Austen" to its name, recognizing internationally renown heart surgeon and retiring Knight Foundation Chairman Dr. W. Gerald Austen and his wife Patricia R. Austen. In its first year, the bioinnovation institute has hired an experienced CEO, launched five centers of excellence, attracted nationally recognized board members, and academic and clinical researchers.
The health system is fighting off economic challenges and mounting competition for its patients. Cleveland Clinic last month acquired Medina General Hospital -- the latest in a series of attempts by both the Clinic and University Hospitals Health System to push further south from its base in the immediate Cleveland suburbs. Bleyer was CEO since 2002 and a new leader should be picked in a year's time.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Akron General Medical Center will show off new robotic technology used to treat patients' hearts during an open house on Thursday. The Akron hospital's Stereotaxis Electrophysiology Lab is one of only four in Ohio.
Akron General Health System names new leadership to boards for its system and affiliates. Board members serve one-year terms.
Akron General Medical Center will lay off 145, St. Vincent Charity Hospital is cutting 50 jobs and St. John West Shore shed 10. In addition, the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati said it would layoff about 50 employees at two of its hospitals. "We are facing unprecedented challenges in our economy," said one hospital spokeswoman.
HealthGrades, the independent health-care ratings organization, has named eight Ohio hospitals to its America's 50 Best Hospitals for 2009 list. Hospitals named to the list "represent an elite group of the highest-performing health care organizations in the nation," HealthGrades says.
Akron General Health System has asked its nurses and support staff to consider taking less pay in order to minimize likely job cuts in the future. Officials from the Akron health system met with leaders of the Professional Staff Nurses Association and United Steelworkers of America Local 1014-L on Monday ''to propose reopening the contracts to discuss a reduction in wages, with the goal of preserving as many jobs as possible,'' Akron General spokesman Jim Gosky said in a written statement Thursday.