UNC Health’s chief nurse executive, Cathy Madigan, DNP, FN, will retire Nov. 17, the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based system said in a LinkedIn post.
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Medical devicemaker reports 1 death, 10 injuries from surgical product
Olympus, a medical supply company based in Pennsylvania, warned customers that its High Flow Insufflation Unit may suddenly over-inflate air into a patient’s body without a warning. One death and 10 serious injuries have been reported to the FDA.
How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in Q3
All four of the nation’s most prominent for-profit health systems have now reported third-quarter financial results. Here is a summary of some key numbers for Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, Dallas…
Drugmaker, CEO agree to pay up to $50M in false claims suit
Nostrum Laboratories and its founder and CEO, Nirmal Mulye, PhD, agreed to pay between $3.8 million and $50 million to settle allegations of underpaying Medicaid rebates.
Louisiana hospital cautions workers against 'disrespect' amid unionization push
University Medical Center in New Orleans is warning workers against bullying as registered nurses call on management to allow a union election.
Hospitals' unnecessary stent use costs Medicare $800M a year
More than 229,000 unnecessary coronary stents were performed at U.S. hospitals from 2019 to 2021 — a rate of one every seven minutes, according to a newly published report from the Lown Institute.
A case for HR leaders on public boards
Corporate boards of public companies are lacking people experts, like chief human resources officers, who offer expertise on talent management, recruitment and retention.
NYU Langone receives $9.8M to spur pediatric innovation
NYU Langone trustees Trudy Elbaum Gottesman and Robert Gottesman gave $9.8 million to the department of pediatrics at NYU Langone Health to help spur innovation in pediatric research.
New Jersey hospital innovation director appointed to FDA committee
Naveena Yanamala, PhD, director of the Center of Innovation at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, has been appointed to the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health Patient Engagement Advisory Committee.
U of Nebraska Medical Center's infectious diseases chief to step down
Mark Rupp, MD, chief of infectious diseases at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, will step down from his leadership role in 2024.
