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Specialty pharmacy group taps president

Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance (HOSP) has named Tim Affeldt, PharmD, vice president of specialty/infusion operations at Fairview Pharmacy Services, as its new president. 

Maui Health workers approve contract

Members of the United Nurses and Health Care Employees of Hawaii, a local chapter of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, have approved a new labor contract with Maui Health in Hawaii.

FDA issues draft guidance for AI-enabled devices

The FDA has released draft guidance for developers of AI-enabled medical devices, offering recommendations aimed at ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the devices. 

'Optimism' for healthcare M&A in 2025: 5 notes

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions decreased 9% between 2023 and 2024, but an increase in deals is expected in 2025, according to PwC.

NYC Health + Hospitals physicians delay strike

Nearly 1,000 physicians at four NYC Health + Hospitals facilities in New York City have postponed their planned strike by one week.

The 25 fastest-growing jobs in the US

Physical therapists and advanced practice providers are among the 25 fastest-growing roles in the U.S. across industries, according to LinkedIn’s annual Jobs on the Rise list.

Several states look to allow pharmacists to prescribe abortion pills

As Washington implements the nation’s most lenient policy allowing pharmacists to prescribe mifepristone, a medication used for abortion, other states are considering following suit, The New York Times reported Jan. 7.

Johns Hopkins, Howard U to 'reignite' health equity alliance

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Washington, D.C.-based Howard University Cancer Center are “reigniting” their established partnership to eliminate health disparities in the Washington, D.C., area.

HCA offers lifeline to Catholic system on 'brink of bankruptcy': 6 things to know

Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center was reported to be on “the brink of bankruptcy” before New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella approved its $110 million acquisition by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare on Jan. 6.

Dignity hospital internist begins term as chief of medical staff

Emily Ryan, MD, is the newly-elected chief of medical staff at Dignity Health-Glendale (Calif.) Memorial Hospital and Health Center, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.