Walgreens Boots Alliance is reportedly looking for a potential buyer for Boots, a $8.8 billion drug store chain located in the UK, Bloomberg reported May 13.
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Healthcare hackers operate like 'Ocean's Eleven'
When hackers target health systems they operate like ‘Ocean’s Eleven,’ Toby Gouker, chief security officer of government health at First Health Advisory told Politico May 14.
Parkridge Tennessee hospital taps new CEO
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Parkridge Health System, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has tapped Caroline Burris as CEO for its Parkridge East Hospital in Chattanooga.
Results are in from Wegovy's longest trial yet: 2 new findings
On average, people taking Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Wegovy see a 10% reduction in weight, which is sustained for four years, according to findings from a major trial published May 13.
30 most trusted health system brands
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is the most trusted health system brand in 2024, according to a May 14 report from branding agency Monigle.
1st state moves to criminalize non-prescribed abortion pills
A bill traveling through the Louisiana legislature is seeking to outlaw possession of unprescribed, FDA-approved abortion pills. If the bill passes, the state will be the first to classify medication abortion as controlled dangerous substances.
From good to great, how to strengthen the CEO-CFO relationship
Even when the going gets tough, Dixon, Ill.-based Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital CEO David Schreiner, PhD, and CFO Austin B. Frazier Jr. have successfully collaborated to evolve and develop strategies, with a little bit of laughter, to strengthen their…
Former health system employee improperly accessed EHR
Minneapolis-based Allina Health said a former employee impermissibly accessed the records of 715 patients in its EHR.
Health system CISO role evolves as ransomware attacks take center stage
Chief information security officers are seeing their roles elevate as hospitals renew focus on cybersecurity and ransomware attack prevention.
Nurse resilience, decompression off balance: Press Ganey
Nurses have a hard time disconnecting from work, and may benefit from additional workplace resources that support them in doing so, according to findings from a new Press Ganey report on nurse resiliency.
