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Valley Health System taps former Mount Sinai leader as medical group chair
Valley Health System has named Joseph Mathew, MD, chair of medical specialties for its medical group, the Ridgewood, N.J.-based system said Nov. 8.
Postpartum depression drug may cost some nearly $16K out of pocket
Shelling out nearly $16,000 for a 14-day course of medication is what to expect for the wholesale cost of Zurzuvae, the first oral treatment for postpartum depression, according to a Nov. 7 news release from drugmaker Sage Therapeutics.
Flu, COVID-19 shot coverage among healthcare staff: What the latest data shows
The majority of hospital staff received their flu shot during last year’s respiratory virus season, while less than half of nursing home staff received one. Meanwhile, less than a quarter of healthcare personnel across both settings had gotten up-to-da…
Indian Health Services selects Cerner
The Indian Health Services, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that provides healthcare to federally recognized tribes, tapped General Dynamics Information Technology to build the agency a new EHR using Oracle Cerner.
NYU Langone completes world's 1st whole eye transplant
New York City-based NYU Langone physicians successfully completed the world’s first whole eye transplant for a survivor of a 7,200-volt electrical accident.
Epic expands reach among payers, retail disruptors
Despite Epic’s dominance in the hospital market, a recent series of moves from the EHR giant indicates that it is also trying to expand its reach among the top payers and retail disruptors in healthcare.
5 hospitals partnering with Best Buy
Retail giant Best Buy has created a sizable healthcare presence through its remote patient monitoring partnerships with hospitals and other digital health services. The company has partnered with large health systems in Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsyl…
New York system fined $925K over bed closures
State officials have fined Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health $925,000 claiming it failed to comply with an executive order requiring hospitals to reopen hundreds of psychiatric beds that shut down during the pandemic, Politico reported Nov. 9.
ECU Health's CFO on embracing 'building a new plane while we're in the air'
The last year has been a bit of a blur for Andy Zukowski, who started his role as CFO of Greensville, N.C.-based ECU Health on Nov. 28.
Is it time to move on in a 'post-pandemic' 4th quarter?
Most health systems and their executives continue to look, publicly at least, at an uncertain future persistently clouded by the lingering effects of the pandemic.
