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7 new roles for modern healthcare C-suites

As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, so must its C-suite, according to David Lubarsky, MD, CEO of Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health. 

3 eyecare acquisitions in the last 30 days

From a software acquisition to a therapeutic company, here are three eyecare acquisitions Becker’s has reported on in the last 30 days. 

Physician signing bonuses over the last 5 years

Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare laid out how signing bonuses for physicians have shifted over the last five years in their report, “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”

Washington State University awarded $2.6M to improve infectious disease modeling

Washington State University received $2.6 million in federal funding to better understand and predict how infectious diseases behave and spread in healthcare settings and other small populations.

HCA Healthcare strengthens partnership with Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare donated $1.5 million to Tennessee State University.

When layoffs hit, are remote workers more vulnerable?

Seventy-eight percent of employees worry remote workers will be first to go when organizations make cuts, according to a recent survey. Their fears may be warranted, according to a recent article from management consulting firm Korn Ferry. 

Lawmakers want clarification on closed Iowa hospital’s emergency designation eligibility

A pair of Iowa lawmakers want CMS to clarify if the recently shuttered Blessing Health Keokuk (Iowa) hospital will be eligible for a future rural emergency hospital designation despite its closure. 

Yale researchers urge transparency from FDA’s drug safety signals

The FDA publishes less than a third of research for drug safety updates, and Yale researchers said the “spontaneous reporting” highlights the need for greater transparency. 

The smartest move 3 ASC leaders made in 2022

Building and relocating to a new surgery center, increasing investment in nurses, adding an EHR platform and outsourcing billing are among the smartest moves these three ASC leaders made in the last year.

Former New Jersey PA sentenced for role in $1M healthcare fraud scheme 

Willingboro, N.J.-based former physician assistant Aaron Jones, 28, was sentenced to two years in prison for a scheme that defrauded payers millions of dollars, Press of Atlantic City reported Oct. 5.