Spirit Lake, Iowa-based Lakes Regional Healthcare named Bryan Williams, MSN, RN, as vice president and chief nursing officer, effective Sept. 26, 2022.
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FDA delays meeting to discuss 1st OTC birth control pill
The FDA has postponed its advisory meeting to debate whether HRA Pharma’s birth control drug Opill should be authorized for over-the-counter use.
Florida ASC welcomes its 1st patients
The Surgery Center of Florida in Wesley Chapel has welcomed its first patients, QHR Health News reported Sept. 22.
Galen partners with HCA Houston to open 4th Texas campus
In partnership with HCA Houston Healthcare, Galen College of Nursing will open its fourth Texas nursing education campus in Houston next year.
Nursing groups update guidance on mitigating workplace violence
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership and the Emergency Nurses Association on Oct. 25 updated their guidelines to mitigate workplace violence based on the latest research.
Execs could lose bonuses for financial statement errors, SEC says
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved a rule that requires public companies whose financial statements contain errors to recoup their executives’ bonuses and other incentive pay, according to an Oct. 26 report from The Wall Street Journal.
How declining pay is pushing physicians to ASCs
If CMS’ proposed physician fee cut of 4.42 percent takes effect, the move has the potential to further push physicians to ASC settings.
AMA: 7 things young physicians need to know about burnout
Physician burnout is at an all-time high, with three out of five physicians expressing that they feel exhausted, according to an Oct. 26 report from the American Medical Association.
Site of $34M medical office building wins economic revitalization designation in Iowa
The site of a $34 million medical office building in Westerfield, Iowa, has been approved as an economic revitalization area, Current reported Oct. 17.
Covenant Health using digital interventions to help increase breast cancer screening
Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health partnered with digital health company Lirio to use digital interventions to increase mammography screenings.
