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Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic earns AAAHC accreditation

The Santa Ynez (Calif.) Tribal Health Clinic, located on the Santa Ynez Reservation, has renewed its national accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Jan. 4 report from Noozhawk.

Northwell Holdings, Veradigm part of $45M funding round for Holmusk

Northwell Holdings, the venture capital arm of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, and EHR vendor Veradigm (formerly Allscripts) are among the funders pouring $45 million into data analytics company Holmusk.

8 recent hospital, health system CEO moves

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported by Becker’s since Jan. 4: 

11 healthcare careers with the most job security

Eleven of the 20 most secure careers are in the healthcare sector, according to U.S. News and World Report’s latest ranking. 

56 best jobs in healthcare, per US News

U.S. News and World Report on Jan. 10 released its best jobs ranking for 2023. Of the 190 jobs on the list, 56 were healthcare or healthcare support-related. 

Moderna floats $110-$130 COVID-19 shot price

Moderna is ruminating about pricing its COVID-19 vaccine to cost between $110 and $130 once the federal government stops paying for it, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 9. 

Nurse practitioners less productive than physicians, economists say

A study led by two economists suggested nurse practitioners were less productive than physicians.

Drug formulary exclusions rise in 2023 

Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx — the three largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S. — increased the number of drugs excluded from their formularies in 2023, according to a Jan. 10 blog post from the Drug Channels Institute.

Genesis administrator named president of Illinois hospital network

Edward Rogalski, the administrator of two Genesis hospitals, has been named president of the board of trustees for the Princeton-based Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network. 

LeanTaaS acquires Hospital IQ to create $1B company

LeanTaaS, a healthcare software and analytics company used by 150 health systems, has acquired Hospital IQ, a healthcare workflow automation company, creating a combined company valued at more than $1 billion. The Hospital IQ acquisition comes after Ba…