The pharmacy team at New Orleans-based Ochsner Health is “pretty much begging” drug companies for critical drugs that are in short supply, according to Ryan Pepper, assistant vice president of pharmacy supply chain.
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The world is vying for healthcare workers
Competition for healthcare talent is intensifying at the global level, leaving some countries with an edge and others at a disadvantage, including the U.S.
AdventHealth Sebring names chief medical officer
AdventHealth Sebring in Florida has appointed Victoria Selley, DO, MSN, as chief medical officer, effective Sept. 5.
UAB Medicine names COO
Lou Baverso was named COO of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System.
16 companies in Jefferson's portfolio
Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University’s venture capital arm, Jefferson Innovation, is focusing on biotech and medical device investments.
UConn Health + CVS' Signify Health team up on value-based care
Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health is partnering with CVS Health subsidiary Signify Health on value-based care.
Another big health system starts billing for MyChart messages
St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare has begun billing patients for MyChart messages, KMOV reported.
Black med students 50% more likely to leave MD training, study finds
Half of Black medical students pursuing an MD degree leave before finishing — an attrition rate that is significantly higher than that of their peers, research published July 31 in JAMA found.
Pfizer laying off 69 in Illinois
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is laying off 69 employees in Lake Forest, Illinois, according to WARN filings published July 25.
Trinity to close New York home health agency, lay off 63
The in-home care arm of Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph’s Health, part of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, is shutting down October 23, pending the discharge of all patients.
