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Louisiana hospitals, pharmacists prep for abortion pill rule changes
Starting Oct. 1, a Louisiana law will classify drugs used for abortion — mifepristone and misoprostol — as controlled substances, requiring hospitals to store them in locked cabinets, The Washington Post reported Sept. 17.
Missouri system CEO to depart for new role
Tom Keller is stepping down from his role as president and CEO of West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare for a new leadership position.
'Fail fast': How WVU Medicine is addressing payer denials
Beth Carlson, WVU Medicine’s vice president of revenue cycle, described the Morgantown, W.Va.-based system’s approach to payer denials with two words “fail fast.”
OHSU launches new 'Mission Control Center'
Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has opened a new centralized “Mission Control Center,” marking the first time since the initiative’s 2017 launch that all technology and coordination teams have been housed in one location.
Children's National Hospital promotes nursing leader
Tara Floyd, BSN, RN, is now the inaugural vice president and association chief nursing officer at Children’s National Hospital.
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center names CFO
Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Medical Center has named Marko Serrano Jr. CFO.
Encompass names Delaware hospital CEO
Dustin McFarland, MSN, RN, has been tapped as CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Middletown (Del.).
Sentara hospital to close pediatric unit
Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg, Va., will close its pediatric unit at the end of September, though officials emphasize the hospital will continue to provide care for children in the emergency department and make safe transfers when necessar…
GLP-1s could prevent 34K strokes, heart attacks annually: Report
Wegovy and similar medicines have the potential to significantly reduce the risk of strokes and heart attacks in “clinically silent patients,” according to research from Dandelion Health.
South Carolina hospital ends 6-year effort to open facility
After a six-year legal battle, Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital has withdrawn its certificate of need for a planned hospital in Bluffton, S.C., the hospital confirmed in a statement shared with Becker’s.
