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Clinicians ration penicillin amid syphilis surge
The spike in syphilis cases across the U.S. are spurring public health agencies to recommend that clinicians ration penicillin injectables, the preferred treatment, KFF Health News reported Feb. 1.
Are rising NCLEX pass rates a concern? 6 chief nursing executives weigh in
Critics have raised concerns around the NCLEX test and the rate at which students are passing the exam, but chief nursing officers told Becker’s there are reasons for the improved scores.
UCI Health to acquire 4 Tenet hospitals
Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Tenet Healthcare’s Pacific Coast Network, which includes four hospitals in Southern California and their associated outpatient locations.
UNC Health hospitals affected by unexpected IT outage
Routine maintenance caused an unexpected network outage at Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health hospitals on Jan. 31, which lasted about three hours.
Health system CFOs invest in 'patient loyalty' model
Nearly three-quarters of healthcare CFOs see patient experience as the most important growth priority for their organizations, according to a Grant Thornton survey of more than 100 CFOs.
Being CEO can take its toll
The CEO role provides the opportunity to play a role in shaping organizational culture and comes with various advantages. However, the challenges and pressures associated with the position can also be hazardous to the individual’s health, Callum Borche…
Fed chair says March rate cut unlikely
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he thinks rate cuts are unlikely at the central bank’s next meeting in March, Bloomberg reported Jan. 31.
Meet the 24-year-old running a Colorado hospital
At age 22, Aidan Hettler didn’t expect to get the job.
MemorialCare lays off 72 workers across 2 hospitals
Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare has laid off 72 positions due to restructuring efforts across its Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center and Long Beach, Calif.-based Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital.
The most 'overrated' CEOs, per CEOs
A cross-industry survey of CEOs conducted by Fortune pinpoints the leaders who they feel receive too much or too little credit.
