Valley Health System in Paramus, N.J., has named K. Nadeem Ahmed, MD, as its chief medical information officer, New Jersey Business Magazine reported June 24.
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Lurie Children's namesake philanthropist dies
Ann Lurie, a renowned philanthropist for which the Chicago-based Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital is named, has died at 79, the Chicago Tribune reported June 24.
'Aggressive nurse recruitment is growing,' 130+ nurse groups say
The International Council of Nurses, an organization of more than 130 national nurses associations, is warning about some high-income countries recruiting nurses from vulnerable countries with critical health worker shortages.
6 1st-of-its-kind procedures in 2024
In the first half of 2024, six systems have performed first-of-its-kind procedures and clinical treatments.
Maine physician faces up to 300 years in prison for overprescribing opioids
A Maine physician was found guilty on 15 counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances.
Intermountain adds 40,000 square feet to supply warehouse
For Intermountain Health’s supply chain strategy, 40,000 more square feet means more than $12 million in annual savings.
Ohio nurses seek felony status for using bodily fluids as weapon
Nurses in Ohio are asking state lawmakers to amend a proposed bill to increase the legal penalties associated with using bodily fluids as a weapon against healthcare workers, according to the Dayton Daily News.
Critics skeptical of states' proposals to ban public masking
North Carolina and New York are among states weighing bans on public mask wearing amid heightened tension surrounding protests on the Israel-Hamas conflict. While lawmakers say such measures wouldn’t target medical mask wearing, critics are skeptical a…
HCA hospital CMO to join AdventHealth
Effective July 8, Andrew Weinfeld, MD, will become chief clinical officer of Advent Health’s East Florida Division.
Rush pilots 1st cloud platform in healthcare supply chain
Rush University System for Health is piloting the healthcare industry’s first supply chain cloud-based platform, which connects providers, suppliers and distributors.
