On April 17, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices added more recommendations to its list of medical abbreviations that should never be used.
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2 MU Health Care urgent clinics to close ahead of larger facility opening
Columbia, Mo.-based University of Missouri Health Care has shared plans to close two of its urgent care facilities and open an expanded urgent care clinic in Jefferson City, Mo., on May 30.
AdventHealth names hospital CEO
Michelle Fuentes has been named president and CEO of AdventHealth Castle Rock (Colo.), effective May 27.
Lee Health projects $1B gain in 10 years with private nonprofit conversion
Lee Health, a public hospital, would realize $1 billion more net patient revenue over the next decade if it becomes a private nonprofit system, according to a report in the News Press.
Providence's data-driven value-based care approach
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is investing in technological infrastructure and patient-centric care to navigate the complexities of value-based care, Semira Singh, director of informatics at the health system, told Becker’s.
Contracted ED providers at Ascension St. John strike
At least a dozen physicians and physician assistants who work in the emergency department at Ascension St. John in Detroit began a 24-hour strike on the afternoon of April 18, according to The Detroit News. The contracted clinicians are employed by Tea…
3 CEO retirements in 3 days
Becker’s recorded three health system CEOs’ retirement announcements between April 16 and April 18, adding to a growing list of exits in 2024:
Novant, CHS push back against FTC's 'distorted' antitrust case
Winston-Salem, N.C.,-based Novant Health has fired back against a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that aims to prevent the health system’s acquisition of two hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.
Worker confidence wanes
U.S. workers’ confidence has dropped by two points since January, according to LinkedIn’s most recent Workforce Confidence survey.
Trinity splits hospital president's duties in succession plan
Shelleye Yaklin is retiring as president of Trinity Health Grand Haven (Mich.) after 17 years in the role, leading its parent system to reassign leadership responsibilities amongst other hospitals’ executives.
