Category: Quality

Another pandemic surge: Demand for CMOs

From healthcare companies to government employers, the demand for chief medical officer roles has grown tremendously since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to a Nov. 13 report from Yahoo News. 

Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties

Private equity firms have shelled out almost $1 trillion to acquire nearly 8,000 health care businesses, in deals almost always hidden from federal regulators. The result: higher prices, lawsuits, and complaints about care.

Michigan Medicine rolls out ‘post-mortality’ surveys to guide care improvements

Michigan Medicine recently implemented post-mortality surveys, which are sent to caregivers after an inpatient death and meant to serve as a resource to identify areas for care improvement. 

10 hospitals seeking chief medical officers

Below are 10 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that posted job listings seeking chief medical officers in the last two weeks.

Tampa General 1st US hospital to offer rapid test for concussion, traumatic brain injury

Physicians in the emergency department at Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital have become the first in the U.S. to use a rapid blood test to evaluate adult patients with concussions outside of a clinical trial. 

Physicians want to keep up, they just don’t have the time: report

Physicians overwhelmingly want to keep up with new clinical data to improve experiences for them and their patients, a Doximity report found. The problem is they are often too overwhelmed to do so effectively.

6 hospitals, systems seeking chief quality officers

Below are six hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings for chief quality officers. 

$5M gift creates chief caregiver endowment at Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic has received a $5 million gift that will support new caregiver wellness initiatives through an endowed fund, the health system said Oct. 25. 

8 hospitals seeking chief medical officers

Below are eight hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that posted job listings seeking chief medical officers in the last two weeks.

7 hospitals seeking chief medical officers

Below are seven hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that posted job listings seeking chief medical officers in the last two weeks.