Category: ROOT

'Nurses make great leaders,' say 5 Hackensack Meridian bedside-to-C-suite executives

Five female leaders at Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health started their careers tending to patients at the bedside. But somewhere along their career tracks, all five set their sights on the top of the leadership ladder. 

Former California physician convicted of illegally prescribing drugs 

Former Santa Rosa, Calif.-based pain management physician Thomas Keller has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for illegally prescribing Schedule II and IV controlled substances, the Justice Department said April 7. 

The young workforce: What Gen Z is looking for in a job

Generation Z is the future of the U.S. workforce, and workers between the ages of 18 and 34 are looking for different opportunities in the workplace than their older counterparts, according to LinkedIn’s “2023 Workplace Learning Report.”

New Mexico governor caps medical malpractice damages for independent ASCs

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed the Medical Malpractice Act into law, capping malpractice claims at $1 million for independent healthcare facilities, including ASCs, urgent care centers and free-standing emergency rooms, according to …

Temple University Health CFO to join WVU Health System

Morgantown, W.Va.-based West Virginia University Health System has named Nicholas Barcellona as senior vice president of finance and CFO.

New York building housing Optum clinic sold

Summit Development has sold a 490,000-square-foot medical office building in Chappaqua, N.Y., according to an April 10 report from Commercial Property Executive.

Medicaid directed payments need more oversight, government watchdogs say

Government accountability agencies say Medicaid directed payments need closer monitoring and better transparency, Kaiser Health News reported April 10. 

Providence reevaluating services offered at California hospital

Administrators at Providence Mission Hospital, which has campuses in Mission Viejo and Laguna Beach, Calif., are reexamining the programs and services offered at both hospitals, The Orange County Register reported April 7.

Stockdale launches healthcare real estate fund, acquires LA medical office building

Los Angeles-based real estate firm Stockdale Capital Partners has launched a healthcare real estate fund and purchased a 147,000-square-foot medical office building in Los Angeles for an undisclosed price, according to an April 10 report from Globest.c…

Dr. Sidney Wanzer, pioneer of physician-assisted death, dies at 93

Sidney Wanzer, MD, pioneering advocate for physician-assisted death, died March 28 at 93.