Kingman (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center has named Cheryl Porter, MSN, RN, as its new chief quality officer, according to an Oct. 2 news release.
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A case for acing the basics, per Christus' chief clinical officer
Healthcare is ripe for innovation, but that innovation is less impactful if health systems can’t ensure it efficiently reaches patients across the organization. That’s where acing the basics comes in, says Sam Bagchi, MD, executive vice president and c…
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. partners with fertility drug company
As Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. continues to make waves in the pharmaceutical market, it will soon begin to offer Clomid, a common fertility drug, to its customers.
Walmart to drop college degree requirements for hundreds of corporate jobs
Walmart is revising requirements for many jobs, including some at the corporate level, for which it considers college degrees unnecessary.
OCHIN offers Epic to rural hospitals nationwide
Nonprofit digital healthcare innovation group OCHIN is offering its OCHIN Epic EHR system to rural hospitals across the country.
Tampa General expands virtual hospital tool to ICU
Tampa General Hospital is expanding the use of its ThinkAndor Virtual Hospital platform to its intensive care unit.
Takeda pulls lung cancer drug from market
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, a Japan-based drugmaker, is voluntarily withdrawing Exkivity (mobocertinib) in the U.S. after a phase 3 trial failed to confirm the lung cancer drug’s efficacy.
AtlantiCare names CEO
Michael Charlton was named president and CEO of Atlantic City, N.J.-based AtlantiCare.
Trinity drops union recognition at hospital
Trinity Health Grand Haven (Mich.) Hospital, part of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, has withdrawn recognition of SEIU Healthcare Michigan as the bargaining agent of about 200 employees.
Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases
From a New York cardiologist agreeing to relinquish his practice as part of a settlement agreement, to a nurse practitioner convicted in a $200 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s reported since Sept. 19:
