On March 28, U.S. News & World Report released its latest over-the-counter medicine and health products ranking.
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Former Mount Sinai exec joins RWJBarnabas Health
RWJBarnabas Health has appointed Robin Ferrer, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer of Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., the health system said March 25.
C-suite leaders aren't seeing eye to eye with CISOs
Sixty-six percent of chief information security officers said senior leadership doesn’t understand their role within the organization, while 31% of C-suite executives admitted to struggling with understanding the tangible return on investment in cybers…
Not just number crunchers: How healthcare CFOs' roles are evolving
Health system CFOs have historically been known for number crunching and being good stewards of a given organization’s portfolio of assets. While these are still core responsibilities for modern CFOs, their roles are becoming increasingly involved in s…
Zepbound in shortage
Patients, pharmacists and physicians are reporting a strained supply of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s new weight loss drug, as the drugmaker and the FDA say the medication is available, according to Bloomberg.
Hospitals slow to embrace CPR alternative
A new method to resuscitate cardiac arrest patients often proves more effective than CPR, but various implementation hurdles have prevented many hospitals from using it, according to a March 27 article in The New York Times Magazine.
AdventHealth names chief clinical officer of West Florida Division
Rajan “Raj” Wadhawan, MD, will step into the role of chief clinical officer for AdventHealth’s West Florida Division on April 21, the Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based system said March 27.
HCA provided $3.7B in 2023 charity care
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare provided around $3.7 billion in charity care, uninsured discounts and other uncompensated care in 2023, according to its annual impact report.
Mercy taps chief legal officer, senior vice president
St. Louis-based Mercy has tapped Jennifer Brown as chief legal officer and senior vice president, effective April 1.
UnitedHealth pays $3.3B to providers following Change hack
UnitedHealth Group said it has paid out more than $3.3 billion to providers affected by the Feb. 21 cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, CNBC reported March 28.
