A California law that allowed regulators to discipline physicians for spreading misinformation related to COVID-19 has been repealed, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Oct. 2.
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Commit to going 'all in': Advice from a CFO-turned-CEO
When a CFO decides they want to become a CEO, they must commit to that path, said David Cauble, CEO of Klamath Falls, Ore.-based Sky Lakes Medical Center.
Ascension vs. Trinity vs. CommonSpirit: How the big 3 compare financially
St. Louis-based Ascension, Chicago-based CommonSpirit and Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health are the three largest Catholic nonprofit healthcare systems in the country, operating a total of 370 hospitals.
Florida system taps exec to lead 10,550 nurses
Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System named Patricia “Trish” Shucoski, DNP, RN, to be its next chief nursing executive, effective in December.
Pfizer's Hospira recalls local anesthetics
Hospira, a New York City-based Pfizer company, recalled two lots of lidocaine and one lot of sodium bicarbonate because vials could contain glass particles.
EHR implementations pose financial challenges for health systems
EHR systems can be costly to implement and maintain depending on several factors, including the size and type of healthcare organization, the chosen EHR system, and the complexity of the implementation, which can lead to financial consequences for heal…
Arizona hospital launches rebrand
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth is rebranding its cancer care services, Daily Independent reported Oct. 2.
11 CFO hires in September
UPMC and MetroHealth are among 11 health systems that announced new CFO hires in September, as reported by Becker’s:
How to create programs that last decades, per 7 leaders
Leaders are in a position to create programs and initiatives that could continue with the organization for 100 years, but building durable programs can be tricky.
10 states with the largest dips in travel nurse pay
The average weekly travel nurse pay in September in the U.S. was $2,383, a decrease of 0.2 percent from the previous month and a 9 percent decrease from the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring mark…
