A former associate director at Miami-based Jackson Health System is accused of awarding construction contracts to a vendor in exchange for cash payments and gifts.
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UF Health inks NFL branding partnership
Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health has signed a four-year partnership with the Jacksonville Jaguars to display UF Health brands at the team’s games.
Advocate Health study plays key role in CMS dementia care model
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health Care’s academic core, Wake Forest School of Medicine, completed a multiyear clinical study on dementia care that played an instrumental role in the formation of the CMS GUIDE model.
PA burnout, by specialty
Physician assistants reported high levels of satisfaction with their career choice (86.7%), but they are seeing a slight increase in burnout symptoms across all specialties.
Dayton Children's appoints pediatrics chair
Dayton (Ohio) Children’s has named Shehzad Saeed, MD, vice president and chair of the pediatrics department.
New AHA guidelines could make millions ineligible for statins: Study
The American Heart Association’s new cardiovascular disease event prediction equations could leave 14.3 million patients ineligible for statin therapy, according to a study published July 29 in JAMA.
15 most expensive medications for Vizient customers
Health systems spent 77% more on semaglutide, the active ingredient of Ozempic and Wegovy, between April 2023 and March 2024, compared to the prior year, according to Vizient’s Pharmacy Market Outlook.
Appetite grows for mail-order pharmacies: Study
Patients are becoming less satisfied with physical pharmacies as popularity rises for online and mail-order services, according to J.D. Power’s 16th annual U.S. Pharmacy Study.
An overlooked safety improvement area for hospitals
Health systems must ensure they’re working to better understand and prevent safety risks among patients with disabilities, said Tejal Gandhi, MD, chief safety and transformation officer at Press Ganey.
Tufts Medicine CEO leads with active listening
In a post-pandemic world, Boston-based Tufts Medicine CEO Michael Dandorph acknowledged that change is a hard, but important, part of growth.
