Category: ROOT

Rush Health ‘earn-as-you-learn’ program aims to staff supply chain

A new “earn-as-you-learn” program will pay trainees to learn the supply chain, then funnel them into positions at Chicago-based Rush Health, the Chicago Sun Times reported Oct. 27. 

Ohio probes physician who said COVID-19 shot magnetizes recipients

The State Medical Board of Ohio is considering whether Sherri Tenpenny, DO, a Cleveland-based osteopathic medicine physician known for spreading vaccine misinformation, should lose her license or face other penalties, cleveland.com reported Oct. 27.

Biden appoints Dr. Stephen Klasko to education sciences board

President Joe Biden has appointed Stephen Klasko, MD, an executive-in-residence with venture capital firm General Catalyst and a former health system CEO, to the National Board for Education Sciences, the White House said Oct. 27.

Why rural hospitals aren’t interested in new designation

The Rural Emergency Hospital designation is set to take effect in January, but many hospitals aren’t interested in the program, Politico reported Oct. 27. 

Cancer deaths continue to decline while diagnoses hold

Cancer death rates decreased by 2.1 percent each year from 2015 to 2019 even as the number of diagnoses remained the same or increased, according to National Cancer Institute researchers.

Missouri hospital closes two pharmacies

Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System is closing two pharmacies in the Lake of Ozarks area, LakeExpo reported Oct. 27.

Northwell Holdings invests $1M in company founded by RWJBarnabas surgeon

Northwell Holdings, the venture capital arm of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, has invested $1 million in medical device company Lazzaro Medical, which offers robotic surgery tools for tracheal repair.

Former New Jersey hospital employee claims she was fired for ending relationship with CEO

A former employee of Hudson Regional Hospital in Secaucus, N.J., has filed a lawsuit against the facility and its CEO, alleging she was fired for breaking off her relationship with him, The Jersey Journal reported Oct. 25.

ASC that closed due to ‘adverse business conditions’ struggling to collect payments

The Surgery Center of Fort Collins (Colo.) is working on collecting past due bills more than two months after it announced it was closing for good, according to BizWest reported Oct. 26.

Georgia spine ASC to implement AI-powered management tools

Spine Center Atlanta partnered with Ospitek, which provides artificial intelligence tools for patient pathway management and business intelligence.