Category: Quality

Bats found inside Louisiana hospital

Willis Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La., has been dealing with isolated reports of bats, according to ABC affiliate KTBS 3.

7 systems seeking chief quality officers

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

13 hospitals hiring CMOs

Below are 13 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that posted job listings seeking CMOs in the last two weeks.

11 hospitals hiring CMOs

Below are 11 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that posted job listings seeking CMOs in the last two weeks.

10 systems seeking chief quality officers

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

Meet the CMOs of US News’ top 10 hospitals

Below are brief biographies of the chief medical officers at the hospitals that took the top 10 spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-22 Best Hospital rankings.

5 recent clinical affiliations 

Here are five clinical affiliations announced since Jan. 4: 

Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

Among the 764 hospitals hit with a 1% reduction in Medicare payments this year for having high numbers of patient infections and avoidable complications are more than three dozen that Medicare also ranks as among the best in the country.

4 systems seeking chief quality officers 

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

New CDC webpage alerts providers to urgent maternal health issues

The CDC on Feb. 1 unveiled a new webpage with information to support healthcare professionals providing maternal care.