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St. Jude Children's graduate school taps dean
Steven Varga, PhD, is the new dean of Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Physician nixes retaliation lawsuit against Massachusetts hospital, CEO
Richard Zelman, MD, formerly an interventional cardiologist at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass., has ended his lawsuit against the hospital and its CEO, according to a Feb. 1 report from the Cape Cod Times.
BJC HealthCare's approach to flexible scheduling for nurses
Amid today’s staff shortages and other workforce challenges, it is more crucial than ever that hospitals and health systems have a leg up when it comes to recruiting and retaining nurses. And multiple organizations are increasingly examining options th…
20th drugmaker curbs 340B drug discounts, nonprofit says
Another pharmaceutical company plans to restrict 340B drug discounts to community pharmacies, nonprofit organization 340B Health said Feb. 1.
Oracle Cerner continues Canadian expansion, signs 10-year EHR deal with Nova Scotia
EHR and software giant Oracle Cerner signed a 10-year deal with the Nova Scotia Health Authority and Halifax-based IWK Health to implement an EHR system for 1 million patients in the Canadian province.
City of Hope cancer treatment centers rebrand
Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope is renaming its subsidiary, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, to the City of Hope brand.
6 hospitals, health systems scaling telehealth programs
Below is a list of five hospitals and health systems that rolled out or announced new telehealth services since Jan. 17:
UCSF, Cedars-Sinai partner on researching EHR interventions for kidney injuries
Researchers at San Francisco-based UCSF Health and Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai have collaborated on a study assessing the effectiveness of an EHR contrast tool to predict the risk of kidney injury for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interv…
Iowa hospital names CEO amid employee assault investigation
William Kiefer, DNP, RN, has been named CEO of Ottumwa (Iowa) Regional Health Center as law enforcement investigates the death of an employee who committed a series of assaults at the hospital.
