The fill rate for Tamiflu, the nation’s most popular flu prescription drug, is nearly 100 percent higher than it was this time last year, but the drugmaker has said it has “sufficient supply.”
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Ohio’s measles outbreak grows: 4 notes
At least 44 unvaccinated children in the Columbus, Ohio, region have been infected with measles since the first few cases were confirmed in early November, according to a dashboard run by the city’s health department.
Kent Hospital taps Dr. Tom Wold as chief medical officer
Warwick, R.I.-based Kent Hospital has selected Tom Wold, DO, to serve as its chief medical officer, effective Dec. 12, it said in a Facebook post.
10 hospitals seeking chief nursing officers
Below are 10 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers.
Athenahealth looks to go public again
EHR vendor Athenahealth is looking to go public just 10 months after it was bought by Bain Capital and another private equity firm for $17 billion, the Boston Globe reported Nov. 28.
6 recent hospital, health system CEO moves
The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported by Becker’s since Nov. 22:
When layoffs arrive ‘quickly and less thoughtfully’
Layoffs can take two or three months when orchestrated well, but pressure to move quickly in a weakening economy can leave companies at odds with employees and at greater risk of giving improper notice, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 28.
Houston hospitals largely unaffected by boil water advisory
The city of Houston operated under a boil water notice Nov. 28, which posed little disruption to hospitals’ patient care or operations, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Fired CEO sues MetroHealth over alleged open meetings law violations
Akram Boutros, MD, who was fired as president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth System, has filed a lawsuit against the organization’s board of trustees and board Chair Vanessa Whiting.
Columbia University, Bassett Healthcare partner on digital cardiovascular health
New York City-based Columbia University is partnering with Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network to bring digital cardiovascular care to the rural New York system.
