Which healthcare workplaces made Fortune ‘best’ list? | Newspaper beseeches hospital leaders | COVID delays

The editorial board of a major metropolitan U.S. newspaper is calling out local hospital executives who sit on the boards of deep-pocketed healthcare vendors.

Occupying the overall No. 1 slot is Cisco, the Silicon Valley IT giant, while 29-hospital Texas Health Resources is the highest-placing healthcare concern out of nine to make the list.  

According to a recent survey from Insure.com, almost 40% of Americans put off some healthcare services last year.

Brian Thompson has been named UnitedHealthcare’s new CEO. UnitedHealthcare is the health benefits business of UnitedHealth Group and one of the nation’s largest health insurers.

The special enrollment period for healthcare insurance signup has proven popular after more than 528,000 people signed up for coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace during the first six weeks.

Several studies have revealed a significant portion of the healthcare workforce has some qualms about getting a COVID-19 vaccine, and healthcare companies are struggling with the decision to mandate vaccinations for their staff.

The FDA has granted de novo classification to an AI software module that puts a second pair of eyes on colonoscopy videos in real time and is compatible with any endoscope.

Officials with the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant said healthcare artificial intelligence was a key piece of the blockbuster acquisition. 

Artificially intelligent personal digital assistants controlled by voice à la Amazon Echo and Google Home have a bright future in healthcare. However, they will only go so far as a transformative technology.