Rite Aid proposed closing nearly a fourth of its 2,100 pharmacies and declaring bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal in a Sept. 22 story.
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HHS preps skeleton crew for government shutdown
A government shutdown would leave HHS with about half of its staff, with 42 percent furloughed on the second day of closure.
60 IT job openings at Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic and NYU Langone
Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic and NYU Langone are all searching for IT-related talent.
How OSF is going into 'margin repair mode'
As Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, CFO Michael Allen told Becker’s that the task ahead is ‘margin repair.’
Stanford, Scripps executives share their thoughtful approaches to growth
Long-term vision is crucial for any hospital and health system. And today, health system executives must balance the need for growth with challenges related to finances, the workforce and operations.
Ransomware group didn't leak data from New York hospitals
LockBit, a ransomware gang, said it would leak stolen data from Carthage (N.Y.) Area Hospital and Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center if a ransom was not paid by Sept. 18, but the hospital officials said that did not happen, WWNY repo…
Cardiology groups want new, independent medical board
Three cardiology groups are submitting a proposal to create a new medical board for cardiovascular medicine that would be independent of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
New York health system CEO ousted
A vigil for the CEO of One Brooklyn Health is to be held Sept. 25 after multiple reports said LaRay Brown had been fired by the board of the three-hospital system.
1 thing missing from price transparency policy
Healthcare price transparency legislation is missing an important piece of information: who owns the providers, health policy experts wrote in Health Affairs.
Joint Commission CEO details new certifications
The Joint Commission is known for setting the standards for quality patient care across the healthcare industry. Achieving accreditation, certification or even voluntary certifications from the body serves as proof that an organization has achieved som…
