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FTC reverses its decadelong support for PBMs

The Federal Trade Commission is backing away from its past advocacy statements for pharmacy benefit managers after a change in “current market realities.”

Adult care home owner gets 21 years in patient's death

A nursing home owner was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the homicide of a patient.

Shuttered Miami heart transplant program gets green light to resume

Miami Transplant Institute has been found to have “zero deficiencies” and will reopen its program, the Miami Herald reported July 21.

8 workforce trends influencing 2023

This year has been a tumultuous one for the workforce as layoffs rise and the economy wavers. These eight trends help paint the picture of the current labor force: one that values flexibility as companies tug it back, and grapples with the merging of n…

Massachusetts health system taps CEO

New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health named David McCready president and CEO. 

'Transformative' $200M gift to provide free medical education perpetually at NYU Langone's Long Island campus

Generations of medical students, focused on careers in primary care, will have access to full scholarships at NYU Langone’s Mineola, NY.-based NYU Long Island School of Medicine thanks to a “transformative” $200 million gift from benefactors Kenneth an…

'Transformative' $200M gift to provide free medical education perpetually at NYU Langone's Long Island campus

Generations of medical students, focused on careers in primary care, will have access to full scholarships at NYU Langone’s Mineola, NY.-based NYU Long Island School of Medicine thanks to a “transformative” $200 million gift from benefactors Kenneth an…

Pennsylvania system makes 4 leadership changes

Independence Health System, the organization formed by the merger of Butler (Pa.) Health System and Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health System, appointed four leaders to its executive team, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.

60 hospital and health system CISOs and CPOs to know | 2023

Cybersecurity is becoming a top priority for many healthcare organizations, as they are facing an unprecedented number of cyber threats and data breaches. Across the nation, hospitals and health systems have recruited CISOs and CPOs to execute strong c…

How Novant's 'stupid stuff' initiative saved providers 26M EHR clicks

Carl Armato heard a consistent sentiment as he was rounding on physicians: The amount of time they spent in the EHR was creating a burdensome workload. This led to a resolution-focused initiative launched several years ago at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based …