An unsanitary factory in India manufactured over-the-counter eye drops that the FDA last month warned consumers to stop using, according to inspection reports obtained by Bloomberg.
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Providence CEO calls on leaders: 'Get out from behind the screen'
Rod Hochman, MD, advocated for more in-person collaboration in a recent interview snippet published to LinkedIn.
Bring the medical supply chain onshore, lawmakers say
Two legislators in charge of influential House committees are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to rapidly onshore medical supply manufacturing and end its dependence on China, CNN first reported Nov. 8.
Private equity firm completes $1.8B acquisition of NextGen
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare.
St. Luke's Hospital CEO to exit
Michelle Fortune, BSN, will exit her role as CEO of St. Luke’s Hospital in Columbus, N.C., on Dec. 31.
Allegheny Health Network rolls out teleICU to 6 hospitals
Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health, both based in Pittsburgh, have launched a new teleICU program spanning across six hospitals.
Mayo Clinic, Cardinal Health create 1st surgical gown with pockets
Cardinal Health now sells the nation’s first surgical gown with chest pockets designed to hold a surgical instrument in operating rooms, which the medical supply company invented with physicians at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic.
Who CMIOs report to
Chief medical information officers are most likely to report to chief medical officers, a new survey found.
Los Angeles safety net hospital in danger of closing without more funds
MLK Community Hospital leaders are sounding the alarm that the Los Angeles-based safety-net hospital may run out of money to pay bills as early as next year, the Los Angeles Times reported Nov. 10.
'Internal disaster': Cyberattack at California hospital causes ambulance diversions
Oceanside, Calif.-based Tri-City Medical Center is responding to a cyberattack that they are designating as an “internal disaster” forcing them to divert ambulances, local news outlet KGTV reported Nov. 9.
