Inova Health System recently attained the Joint Commission’s Responsible Use of Health Data certification after taking part in a pilot for ensuring structure, governance, reliability and accountability around managing data for non-patient encounter events, says Matt Kull, Inova’s chief information and digital strategy officer.  

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital plans a major expansion at its Liberty Campus, which will double inpatient capacity and add surgical operating rooms as part of a $365 million project. The project will also include construction of a large medical office building next to the hospital, accommodating numerous outpatient specialty clinics.

Blue Shield of California is undergoing a corporate restructuring, and as part of that effort has tapped Lois Quam to serve as its new chief executive officer. Quam, who joined the company in 2024, becomes the first woman in the health plan’s 86-year-old history to serve as CEO.