A survey revealed the vast majority of CFOs working for private-equity portfolio companies are worried about their job security, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 27.
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Pennsylvania imposes consent laws for medical students, pelvic exams
Pennsylvania passed a new law requiring physicians to receive patients’ verbal and written consent before allowing medical students to perform pelvic or rectal exams on someone under anesthesia, CBS News reported Nov. 27.
NYU Langone replaces cancer center director after predecessor's firing
NYU Langone Health has named Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD, director of its Perlmutter Cancer Center after terminating the former director over social media use.
HCA hospital in South Carolina names CEO
Stephen Chandler was named CEO of Summerville (S.C.) Medical Center, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
Cost Plus Drugs partners with digital health company
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. has partnered with digital health company Expion Health in an effort to tackle the rising costs of specialty drugs.
AHA letter backs Medicare programs extension bill for rural hospitals
The American Hospital Association is throwing support behind the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act, which would extend for five additional years the Medicare-dependent hospital program and enhanced low-volume Medicare adjustment.
Virus season in full swing: 2 hospital trends to know
Respiratory virus season is in full swing across the U.S., with flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus metrics all on the rise.
Nurses sign petition of no confidence in Hennepin Healthcare CEO
Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association have signed a petition of no confidence in the CEO of Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare.
New Mexico system names CEO
Troy Greer was named president and CEO of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System, effective Dec. 11.
Bankrupt Massachusetts health system closes urgent care center
Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Urgent Care Center is closing to the general public after its parent company, Heywood Healthcare, filed for bankruptcy in October, The Gardner News reported Nov. 27.
