Experts have long known that where a patient lives can have an effect on health outcomes, but a new study from NYU Langone finds that it can also affect how likely a patient is to fill their prescription for heart failure medications.
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'They cannot close another hospital': Community fights to keep Beth Israel open
Manhattan residents on Dec. 14 rallied against Mount Sinai’s plan to close its Beth Israel campus in July, according to a PIX II report.
Healthcare needs more Swifties, Dr. Pronovost says
Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, the chief quality and clinical transformation officer at Cleveland-based University Hospitals, told Becker’s “healthcare should sit up and take notice” of Taylor Swift’s influence.
Will rising nurse pay mean higher healthcare costs? It's complicated
The year 2023 was full of labor union wins — in healthcare and beyond. Now hospitals nationwide must grapple with higher nurse salaries, teeing up further tensions with insurers, employers and the potential for increased premiums.
US fines drugmakers for hiking prices faster than inflation
On Dec. 14, the Biden administration imposed penalties on the makers of 48 prescription drugs that saw price increases higher than inflation rates.
33 C-level job openings with CHS
Community Health Systems, a for-profit hospital operator based in Franklin, Tenn., is seeking leaders for numerous C-level executive positions within its 71 hospitals.
Ransomware gang threatens Fred Hutch with data leak
Ransomware gang Hunters International is claiming responsibility for a November cyberattack on Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center that led to patients receiving blackmail threats, Bleeping Computer reported Dec. 15.
13 of 20 most popular drugs are in shortage
More than half, or 65%, of the nation’s 20 most commonly prescribed medications are in constrained supply.
Health systems ranked for best company culture
Three health systems have been praised for their company culture, putting them on workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform Comparably’s 2023 list of the 200 best company cultures.
UCSF Health's AI chief zeroing in on 'keyboard liberation'
San Francisco-based UCSF Health is aiming to deploy healthcare artificial intelligence tools “enterprise wide,” according to Sara Murray, MD, chief health AI officer and associate chief medical information office of the health system.
