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'Chief TikTok officers' may be coming to a C-suite near you

Some companies are adding specific roles to crack a vital, yet challenging market: TikTok.

Connecticut investors acquire medical office building for $2.47M

Two Waterbury, Conn.-based real estate investors have purchased a 13,871-square-foot medical office building in Torrington, Conn., for $2.47 million, according to a Feb. 13 report from the Hartford Business Journal. 

University of Kansas Health maintains 'AA-' rating

University of Kansas Health, whose flagship hospital has 880 licensed beds, has maintained an “AA-” rating on bonds it holds as well as a stable outlook, S&P Global said in a Feb. 13 report.

9 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements

From a judge dismissing a physician’s defamation case against Houston Methodist Hospital, to a judge ordering Northern Light Mercy Hospital to pay the parents of a man who died from Lyme disease, here are nine hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s…

ASHP asks Biden for expanded pharmacists roles amid opioid epidemic

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ CEO sent President Joe Biden a letter Feb. 13 asking him to allow pharmacists to “finish the job” with lessening the nation’s opioid use disorder epidemic. 

Boston Children's taps NewYork-Presbyterian physician to serve as chief of pediatrics

Boston Children’s Hospital has selected Wendy Chung, MD, PhD, to serve as chief of the department of pediatrics.

11 ASC updates in California, Texas and Florida

California, Texas and Florida are the states with the most ASCs, according to data from Definitive Healthcare.

IU Health opens 55K-square-foot medical office building

Indianapolis-based IU Health has opened a 55,000-square-foot medical office building in Fort Wayne, Ind., that will offer primary care, advanced imaging, cardiology, orthopedics and general surgery, according to a Feb. 13 report from local CBS affiliat…

Virginia governor appoints non-physician temporary head of health department, possibly violating state code

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has temporarily appointed R. Christopher Lindsay as head of Virginia’s Department of Health following the rejection of appointee Colin Greene, MD, according to a Feb. 13 report from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Inflation pressure persists in the US supply chain

Warehouse and distribution center storage prices are up 11 percent year over year, putting more pressure on the U.S. supply chain and consumer costs, according to a Feb. 13 report from CNBC.