Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health has selected new leaders for its acute and post-acute care division and its ambulatory division, as well as a new chief consumer officer.
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Encompass nurses, supply teams sync care strategies
Twice a year, nurses and supply chain workers at Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health meet up at a Wound Summit to share best skin health practices.
Oregon receives hundreds of complaints over new staffing law
A staffing law passed in 2023 in Oregon has resulted in hundreds of complaints and warnings against at least two hospitals, according to the Oregon Health Authority, which provided data to Becker’s.
Tampa General leans into AI-assisted dictation
Five-hundred physicians affiliated with Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital will be using AI ambient dictation technology from Microsoft’s Nuance to help with documentation.
Airport tech company continues healthcare push
CLEAR, the company known for biometric ID checks at airports, is partnering with InterSystems to enhance patient data management.
Destroy Medline endotracheal tubes, company says
Medline told customers of 89 lots of endotracheal tubes to destroy inventory after receiving reports of the inflation tube tearing and detaching, the FDA said June 11.
New heart disease risk tool finds 40% fewer people need statins: Study
A new risk assessment for heart disease found that 40% fewer people would meet the criteria for a statin prescription, NBC News reported June 11.
CVS-branded drugs recalled 2x more than Walgreens, Walmart generics
Contaminated manufacturing may be what has led generic drugs at CVS to be recalled almost twice as often as generic drugs at Walgreens or Walmart, according to a June 10 report from Bloomberg.
Outdated software causing near misses in pharmacies: Report
A workplace and well-being report has unveiled a new problem in pharmacies: outdated software and broken computer systems.
32 state AGs press Supreme Court for more regulatory power on PBMs
A bipartisan group of 32 attorneys general is urging the Supreme Court to grant them more regulatory power over pharmacy benefit managers.
