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Arkansas system names interim CEO

LaDonna Johnston, RN, was named interim president and CEO of Searcy, Ark.-based Unity Health.

Cancer centers' masking approaches vary in wake of viruses' resurgence

This is the first year since the COVID-19 pandemic began that hospitals must independently decide if and how to implement masking, and cancer centers across the country are taking different approaches.

Nurses at Tenet hospital vote to unionize

Nurses at Framingham (Mass.) Union Hospital have voted to join the Massachusetts Nurses Association. 

Nitrosamine measures might disrupt anesthetic supply, Dr. Eric Tichy says

Hospitals should start conserving supply of short-term anesthetics as drug manufacturers become more conservative with nitrosamine measures, according to Eric Tichy, PharmD. 

Pharmacist becomes Philadelphia hospital CEO

Former health system pharmacy leader Shawn Parekh, PharmD, recently became CEO of a Philadelphia hospital. 

CHRO turnover dips

Chief human resources officers are seeing lower turnover rates than they did previously, Fortune reported Jan. 19. 

EMTALA-abortion debate heads to Supreme Court: 2 legal updates

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act has emerged as a pivotal issue in the abortion debate, as legal disputes unfold that could hold far-reaching implications for the country, The New York Times reported Jan. 18.

Waystar fights lawsuit after buying Olive AI

Waystar is fighting a lawsuit from an Ohio economic development organization over its purchase of Olive AI, Columbus Business First reported.

How much CIOs can expect to earn in '24

Top IT leaders can expect to be paid healthily in 2024, with base compensation ranging from $175,000 to $500,000 and above, CIO reported.

The work improvement strategies actually boosting nurse leader satisfaction

Enabling nurse leaders to take days off when needed and supporting work-life balance are the two most effective strategies organizations have used to improve leader job satisfaction, according to an American Organization for Nursing Leadership Foundati…