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7 hospitals closing service lines

Below are seven hospitals ending services that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 19: 

4 drug shortages to watch in February

Of the hundreds of drugs currently in short supply, there are four shortages to keep an eye on in February, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

States ranked by percentage of female physicians

Washington, D.C., has the highest percentage of female physicians at 49 percent, and Idaho has the lowest at 26 percent.

ShiftMed raises $200M

Digital healthcare staffing company ShiftMed has raised $200 million in a financing round led by Panoramic Ventures.

Florida's NCLEX pass rate falls to 64%, lowest in US

The number of Florida nursing students who passed the National Council Licensure Examination has fallen for the third consecutive year, a new report from the Florida Center for Nursing found. 

5 Google healthcare job openings

Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are five open positions as of Feb. 6:

Minnesota health system hires CIO consultant

Aitkin, Minn.-based Riverwood Healthcare Center has hired Mark Waind as CIO consultant, Aitkin Independent Age reported.

Ohio physician to pay $2.2M for role in drug kickback scheme 

 Hudson, Ohio-based physician Deepak Raheja, MD, was sentenced to prison and must pay $2.2 million after pleading guilty to his role in a pharmaceutical kickback scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said Feb. 3.  

Interim Cleveland Clinic CFO returning to revenue cycle executive director role

Cleveland Clinic’s interim CFO Tony Helton will return to his role as executive director of revenue cycle management following the hiring of Dennis Laraway.

Are CFOs misreading the market on telehealth?

The pandemic made remote care a crucial need, and CFOs adjusted their organizations’ investments accordingly — but now patient sentiment toward remote care appears to be diverging from CFO investment trends in telehealth, according to the “20…