Hospital groups and healthcare think tanks are urging CMS to revise its proposal to address medication shortages, which have been persistent for decades and have struck multiple therapeutic areas in 2023.
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Why human creativity is essential to healthcare safety
Integrating human factors is essential for the future of healthcare safety and sustainability, but many systems are working against the system instead of toward it, an op-ed piece in Science Direct written by five physicians said.
Tennessee hospital promotes CFO to CEO
Macon Community Hospital in Lafayette, Tenn., has tapped a successor to Thomas Kidd, its retiring CEO.
Pfizer sets list price for Paxlovid
Pfizer has set the list price for a five-day course of Paxlovid at $1,390, according to an exclusive report from The Wall Street Journal.
Trinity Health taps strategy chief
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health has named Ray Anderson, PhD, executive vice president and chief strategy officer.
19 top jobs for retired physicians
Approximately 1 in 6 retirees are considering returning to the workforce, according to a study from Paychex, a human resources consulting firm.
Optum Insight CEO out, replacement named
Neil de Crescenzo, former CEO at Change Healthcare, has departed as CEO of Optum’s data and analytics arm after less than a year and has been replaced by Roger Connor, UnitedHealth Group’s executive vice president of enterprise operations and services.
Why this Boston hospital is paying its patients' energy bills
Boston Medical Center is the first hospital in the nation to give patients a discount on their energy pills, thanks to their new Clean Power Prescription program, WBUR reported Oct. 18.
Health data still being transmitted to Big Tech, study finds
Healthcare websites continue to transmit patients’ personal and health data to Big Tech companies, Bloomberg reported.
7 health system CIOs who took on innovation roles
When Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital CIO Scott Arnold took on innovation duties Oct. 12, he joined a growing club of health system IT chiefs with the dual role.
