Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., filed a lawsuit Jan. 10 to stop Hendersonville, N.C.-based Pardee Hospital from expanding its cardiac catheterization services, according to a Jan. 24 report in the Asheville Citizen Times.
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Pharmacy techs paid the most, appear the least in hospitals
Pharmacy technicians have the highest paychecks of all hospital work settings, but most of them aren’t working in hospitals, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Pharmacy techs paid the most, appear the least in hospitals
Pharmacy technicians have the highest paychecks of all hospital work settings, but most of them aren’t working in hospitals, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Walgreens considers selling $2B pharmacy automation business
Walgreens Boots Alliance is weighing whether to sell its pharmacy automation business, which is worth $2 billion, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
Nurses secure big raises: Where, how much and when
Nurses and other workers at hospitals and health systems have secured large raises recently amid contract negotiations with unions. Others have also secured raises through minimum wage increases. Below is a breakdown of the raises, reported by Becker’s…
Tennessee hospital CEO focuses on staff retention, denies hospital is for sale
Management at troubled Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital is working on staff incentives to help retain a robust permanent workforce, the hospital’s CEO said in an update to local officials, according to a Jan. 26 report from The Daily Tim…
Sanford-Fairview asked to delay merger by Minnesota attorney general
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has asked Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Minneapolis-based Fairview Health System to slow down their proposed merger, the Star Tribune reported Jan. 25.
The key to reinvigorating infection control? Getting back to basics, says Mount Sinai's Dr. Aaron Glatt
After three long pandemic years, the time is now for hospital clinicians to refocus efforts on infection control and prevention, said Aaron E. Glatt, MD, chair of medicine, chief of infectious disease and epidemiologist at Mount Sinai South Nassau in O…
Shooting prompts Florida system to boost security
Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Halifax Health is ramping up security at its facilities after a fatal shooting in the Select Medical long-term acute care facility within AdventHealth Daytona Beach, NBC affiliate WESH reported Jan. 24.
6 health systems transferring employees to RCM companies
Here are six health systems that have transferred revenue cycle department staff to RCM companies since July 14:
