U.S. News and World Report released a list Dec. 6 recognizing 297 hospitals for maternity care.
Category: Quality
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.
‘Tip of the iceberg’: Dr. Akiko Iwasaki on the challenges of diagnosing long COVID-19
Long COVID-19 has persisted as a mysterious disease affecting millions of people since the start of the pandemic. Despite this and the large number of studies that have been conducted to demystify the range of symptoms many people experience after acut…
15% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients can’t take Paxlovid: study
While often the antiviral of choice among high-risk patients, a new study found nearly 15 percent of 62,525 hospitalized COVID-19 patients had a medical contraindication to Paxlovid’s antiviral combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir.
Care delays and strategic priorities: 7 C-suite survey findings
Nearly three-quarters of C-suite leaders at hospitals and health systems say their organizations are boosting patient outreach efforts to encourage the resumption of routine care as care delays persist, according to survey findings from consulting grou…
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.
