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NP, PA pay by region
The median total cash compensation paid to physician assistants and nurse practitioners varies by region, according to one survey.
Walgreens ready to embrace 'Cost Plus' drug model, CEO says
Walgreens’ new CEO Tim Wentworth says the pressure is on to develop new drug pricing models following a recent shift in the retail pharmacy market “to give patients the Cost Plus experience.”
3 board members exit Oklahoma hospital; CEO to retire
Three board members have departed Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon, Okla., and its CEO plans to retire at the end of March, according to a Jan. 4 LinkedIn post.
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center appoints inaugural deputy director
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Hollings Cancer Center has named William Hawkins, MD, as its inaugural deputy director, according to a Jan. 3 news release.
RWJBarnabas Health hospital names chief medical officer
Victor Almeida, DO, has been selected to be the next chief medical officer at RWJBarnabas Health’s Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, N.J.
Intermountain names president for 2 states
Jim Sheets has been named president of Intermountain Health healthcare operations in Colorado and Montana.
Intermountain's blueprint for reshaping respiratory virus care in 2024
Despite rising respiratory infections nationwide, Kim Bennion, the enterprise director of research and respiratory care at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, is optimistic about what 2024 may hold for respiratory care, thanks in-part to adv…
Hospitals won't see a 'V-shaped recovery'
Hospitals are starting to dig themselves out of a formidable operating trench, but results for the sector still lag far behind pre-pandemic levels, according to Fitch Ratings.
Mark Cuban: CEOs 'waste a sh-tload of money' on healthcare
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has made substantial progress in the healthcare and pharmacy space in nearly four years, and he’s learned a lot about its costs for employers and workers in that time, too.
5 women making moves in healthcare
The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker’s this year:
