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340B profit exceeds charity care spending for 85% of disproportionate share hospitals: Report
A recent report from the Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B found that 85% of disproportionate share hospitals in the U.S. received more from 340B profit than they invested in charity care in 2022.
Health system's $10M stadium naming rights deal scrutinized
A California health system’s $10 million stadium naming rights deal is under scrutiny at the same time its executive compensation is being questioned, the Fresno (Calif.) Bee reported.
Health system inks 6-year sponsorship deal with MLB's Phillies
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children’s Health has inked a six-year sponsorship deal with MLB’s Philadelphia Phillies.
Provider network opening 4 clinics in Wisconsin
Eau Claire, Wis.-based OakLeaf Medical Network, the largest independent physician network in the state, is opening four clinics across Western Wisconsin to expand care following the closure of two area hospitals.
20 pharmacist- and dermatologist-recommended health products
On March 28, U.S. News & World Report released its latest over-the-counter medicine and health products ranking.
Former Mount Sinai exec joins RWJBarnabas Health
RWJBarnabas Health has appointed Robin Ferrer, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer of Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., the health system said March 25.
C-suite leaders aren't seeing eye to eye with CISOs
Sixty-six percent of chief information security officers said senior leadership doesn’t understand their role within the organization, while 31% of C-suite executives admitted to struggling with understanding the tangible return on investment in cybers…
Not just number crunchers: How healthcare CFOs' roles are evolving
Health system CFOs have historically been known for number crunching and being good stewards of a given organization’s portfolio of assets. While these are still core responsibilities for modern CFOs, their roles are becoming increasingly involved in s…
Zepbound in shortage
Patients, pharmacists and physicians are reporting a strained supply of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s new weight loss drug, as the drugmaker and the FDA say the medication is available, according to Bloomberg.
Hospitals slow to embrace CPR alternative
A new method to resuscitate cardiac arrest patients often proves more effective than CPR, but various implementation hurdles have prevented many hospitals from using it, according to a March 27 article in The New York Times Magazine.
