Walgreens is on a mission to attain provider status for its pharmacists.
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Research points to concerns amid growing concierge medicine trend
Concierge medicine is a growing model in healthcare, but some are concerned about its impact on patients who cannot afford the fees, CBS News reported June 20.
Standardizing OR staff hand-offs boosts patient safety: Study
After auditing 23 surgical cases, researchers found that hand-offs happened in 82.6% of cases, but only 34.4% of critical information was communicated through the exchange. A new surgical hand-off process for operating room staff, dubbed “SHRIMPS” coul…
Adventist Health Hanford settles HIPAA lawsuit for $10K
Adventist Health Hanford (Calif.) reached a settlement with the state of California to pay $10,000 in civil penalties to resolve violations related to unauthorized protected health information disclosure.
Virginia hospital appoints new CFO
Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Va., has appointed Samantha McMillian as CFO, effective June 1.
UW Health's solution to limited pharmacy hours
As pharmacies trim operating hours, Madison, Wis.-based UW Health is improving convenience and increasing access with medication kiosks.
Lifespan to undergo Brown rebrand
In a move designed to bolster healthcare, medical education and biomedical research, Lifespan Health and Brown University, both based in Providence, R.I., finalized their expanded affiliation agreements.
2 Advocate Health executives to exit
Advocate Health’s chief diversity, equity equity and inclusion officer is stepping down from her role at the end of August, and the Charlotte, N.C.-based system’s chief nursing officer plans to retire in December, according to a memo obtained by the Mi…
Steward Louisiana hospital lays off 23 employees, including leadership
West Monroe, La.-based Glenwood Regional Medical Center, part of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, has laid off 23 employees.
Auction for some Steward hospitals delayed 3 weeks
Dallas-based Steward Health Care has extended the auction date for some of its 31 hospitals and its physician group, Stewardship Health, by three weeks.
