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Sanofi joins effort to alter 340B program

Following Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi is aiming to change how it participates in the 340B program, a federal drug pricing program created in 1992, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 22. 

How Tidelands Health gained stakeholder buy-in for a $40M EHR

In May, Georgetown, S.C.-based Tidelands Health completed a $40 million Epic EHR installation, an investment designed to enhance both patient and provider experiences.

AdventHealth taps Florida hospital CEO

Ryan Quattlebaum has been named president and CEO of AdventHealth Wesley Chapel (Fla.), effective Dec. 29.

Tackling cancer care equity with tech: 5 things to know

The President’s Cancer Panel, an independent group tasked with monitoring the National Cancer Plan, has released a new report highlighting ways to achieve cancer care equity through technology. 

As some nurse managers eye the exit, health systems evolve

The national average exit rate for nurse managers is 8.8%, according to a recent report. At hospitals in California, Ohio and Louisiana, leaders shared with Becker’s how they have achieved turnover rates as low as 3%. 

Comprehensive cancer centers report 23% lower mortality rate

Cancer patient overall mortality risk is 23% lower if they are receiving care at an National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center compared to cancer centers without the designation, according to a study published Nov. 20 in the Ameri…

705 hospitals at risk of closure, state by state

More than 700 rural U.S. hospitals are at risk of closure due to financial problems, with more than half of those hospitals at immediate risk of closure.

9 CFOs with expanded roles

CFOs are increasingly taking on expanded responsibilities, reflecting the growing complexities of hospital operations and the demand for strategic financial leadership. 

Iowa hospital fires employee over alleged treatment of transgender patient

A patient-access representative at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, was fired for violating code-of-conduct policies after an interaction with a transgender patient, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Nov. 21.

Providence CEO 'totally blown away' by OpenAI's healthcare work

OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, is hard at work developing healthcare applications. Providence’s CEO Rod Hochman, MD, and president and COO Erik Wexler, joined a group of health system executives on a visit to OpenAI’s headquarters in San Francisco ea…