About 16,000 of Getinge’s Cardiosave Hybrid and Rescue Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps have been recalled in 2023, according to the FDA.
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Getinge's cardiac device sees 5th recall notice in 2023
About 16,000 of Getinge’s Cardiosave Hybrid and Rescue Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps have been recalled in 2023, according to the FDA.
9 CIOs who worked for Epic, Cerner
While hospital and health system CIOs come to the IT leadership roles from a variety of backgrounds, some made stops at EHR vendors such as Epic and Cerner earlier in their careers.
What 7 hospitals have been fined for price transparency violations
CMS issued fines to three hospitals in late July for price transparency violations, bringing the total number of hospitals that have been fined to seven.
Medical data breaches cost healthcare $39B: Report
From 2017 to July 2023, data breaches have cost healthcare organizations more than $39 billion, according to a new report from Comparitech.
'There's nothing new going on': ANA president pushes for nurse scheduling changes
If hospitals listened to nurses and acted on their suggestions, staffing challenges likely would be much less severe, Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, RN, president of the American Nurses Association, told Becker’s. But this is not happening, she said.
Medical City Healthcare names chief development and integration officer
John Thresher has been named chief development and integration officer for Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare, effective Aug. 21.
Hospitals forced to pay 5 to 10 times more for cancer drugs
The cost of carboplatin and cisplatin — lifesaving chemotherapy medications — have skyrocketed, forcing some hospitals to pay five to 10 times more than before the drugs were reported in short supply in the United States, according to an Aug. 17 NBC Ne…
One year on, what has the Inflation Reduction Act achieved?
President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law Aug. 16, 2022, with the $739 billion reconciliation package including several significant healthcare provisions.
Texas HHS secures $984M for hospitals
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has secured $984 million in annual funding to support private hospitals across the state, according to an Aug. 17 news release from the office of Governor Greg Abbott.
