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Las Vegas system to host career fair for local colleagues facing layoffs

Las Vegas-based University Medical Center of Southern Nevada will host a two-day career fair to help workers affected by layoffs at another Las Vegas hospital, Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center, according to a Jan. 12 news release shared with Beck…

Major regulatory changes, consolidation projected for the Southeast

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are expected to rebound in the Southeast in 2023, and the Carolinas stand to be a premiere arena for that activity, JDSupra reported Jan. 11.

How Geisinger shot up 7 spots in Gartner's supply chain ranking

As Gartner began listing the top 10 of its 25 healthcare supply chain ranking, the Geisinger supply team got nervous during its Microsoft Teams meeting, Kate Polczynski, Geisinger’s vice president of enterprise supply chain, told Becker’s. 

MedPAC pushes Congress for slight hospital pay bump in 2024

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission on Jan. 12 recommended that Congress provide hospitals with a 1 percent increase over current Medicare rates in 2024 to offset inflationary pressures and maintain access to care for Medicare beneficiaries, Axios…

Dr. Fannie Gaston-Johansson, pioneering nurse educator and researcher, dies at 84

Fannie Gaston-Johansson, PhD, RN, pioneering nurse educator and researcher, died Jan. 7 at 84.

6 hospital, health system CEOs exiting their roles

Between Jan. 9 and Jan. 13, six hospital and health system CEOs announced departures. 

Cancer mortality rate dropped by 33% since 1991, but prostate cancer is on the rise: American Cancer Society  

U.S. cancer deaths dropped by 33 percent over the past three decades, according to the American Cancer Society. Cancer mortality rates peaked in 1991.

Transcarent partners with Cleveland Clinic for virtual second opinions

Self-insured employers who use the Transcarent health platform will now have access to virtual second opinions from Cleveland Clinic specialists.

Transcarent partners with Cleveland Clinic for virtual second opinions

Self-insured employers who use the Transcarent health platform will now have access to virtual second opinions from Cleveland Clinic specialists.

FDA issues Olympus 2 warning letters

Olympus Medical Systems Corp. and one of its subsidiaries, Aizu Olympus Co., were issued two warning letters by the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health following facility inspections.