Rosalind “Roz” Brewer — a former Starbucks and Sam’s Club executive — has stepped down as CEO of Walgreens Boot Alliance after taking on the position in March 2021, the retail chain said Sept. 1.
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California hospital closing maternity ward as family sues over patient death
Inglewood, Calif.-based Centinela Hospital Medical Center is ending maternal child health services on Oct. 25 amid continued fallout over the death of a patient earlier this year.
Nurse survey reveals key opportunities to boost job satisfaction
Amid today’s workforce challenges, it is more crucial than ever that hospital and health system leaders focus on opportunities to bolster engagement with nurses. Jarrard, a healthcare strategic communications consultancy, recently examined these opport…
Hospitals only accept cash, check amid IT outage
An IT issue at Prevea Health and Hospital Sisters Health System has disrupted patient pay capabilities, according to a report from ABC 2.
Healthcare adds 71K jobs in August
Healthcare gained 70,900 jobs in August, following a rise of similar magnitude in July, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
CMS suspends all dispute resolution processes after latest No Surprises Act court loss
CMS said all federal independent dispute resolution processes are temporarily suspended in response to a Texas judge’s latest ruling in a series of lawsuits challenging provisions of the No Surprises Act.
The 'huge gap between hype and reality' for healthcare AI
While generative artificial intelligence will “completely” reshape primary care, there’s still a “huge gap between hype and reality” for healthcare AI, a Mount Sinai Health System leader told Becker’s.
Saint Peter's University Hospital upgraded
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Saint Peter’s University Hospital, the largest part of Saint Peter’s Healthcare, was upgraded to “Baa2” from “Baa3,” Moody’s said Aug. 25.
Intermountain acquires home health agency
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has finalized its acquisition of home health agency Advent Home Health.
OSF develops AI model to predict death
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare researchers have developed an AI model that can predict death in the five to 90 days after the start of an inpatient admission.
