Mountain View, CA

The average tenure for healthcare CEOs is 7.6 years, according to a Crist Kolder Associates report. This is in line with the average CEO tenure across all industries — 7.4 years. The report measures C-suite executive turnover from Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies. The 21st annual report contains...

Average CEO tenure for healthcare vs. other industries

Healthcare organizations are no stranger to leadership from outside industries. Michelle Johnson, senior partner at executive search firm WittKieffer's healthcare practice, previously told Becker's her organization has seen instances of this working well, especially for cross-functional positions like marketing and operations. "It is another way in which organizations are stretching...

4 leaders entering, exiting healthcare

New York City, NY

Physicians from the New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have shared insights on how to better manage care when an oncology patient transfers from the hospital to a skilled nursing facility setting. Their guidelines, which include strategies for addressing communication barriers between care teams and documenting patient progress expectations, were shared in an editorial published Sept. 3 in JCO Oncology Practice.

10 ways to improve cancer patients' transition to skilled nursing facilities: Viewpoint

Kentucky State

Eminence, KY

After Kentucky pharmacy workers dispensed compounded medications to three children, they were all hospitalized. The Kentucky Board of Pharmacy is investigating the situation. Several sources informed the board Aug. 26 about an alleged medication error at Med Save Pharmacy in Eminence, Ky. An inspection uncovered deficiencies in pharmacist oversight of compounded presentations and missing or inappropriate documentation of compounding records.

3 children hospitalized after alleged medication error

Chicago, IL

A program combining remote monitoring and pharmacist support improved blood pressure in 74% of patients whose blood pressure was previously resistant to treatment. Researchers from Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger conducted the study and will present their findings at the American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Session 2024 in Chicago on Sept. 6, according to a news release from the AHA.

Remote monitoring, pharmacy support improve patients' blood pressure: Study

Springfield, IL

Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System recently reported a cybersecurity incident that occurred last August. The 13-hospital health system identified a cybersecurity breach in late August 2023 and took steps to contain and remediate the impact, according to a note on the HSHS website. The health system worked with a forensic security firm to investigate the incident and found files on the network were breached between Aug. 16 to Aug. 27, 2023.

Hospital Sisters Health System reports cybersecurity breach

Apache Junction, AZ

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When I studied Anthropology in college, I learned that teeth have been indicators of economic status just about forever. Archaeologists look at the teeth in ancient skeletons and know who the rich were based on their tooth decay. During the Renaissance period, it became fashionable for women to blacken their teeth to look like they were better off than they were, because the royals and aristocrats, who could afford sugar and sweets, had more rotten and missing teeth than the poor.

Opinion: Stop Stereotyping Bad Teeth as a Sign of Drug Addiction

Denver, CO

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An opinion piece appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA this week illustrates why the drug problem among people experiencing homelessness in Denver may be so severe. It's because many homeless people aren't addicted to just one drug, but two, according to the viewpoint's author, Benjamin A. Howell of Yale School of Medicine and colleagues.

Fentanyl-meth combo ravages homeless in Denver, so why aren't there better treatments?

Georgia State

The Current GA

A state Supreme Court’s decision reversing a lower court’s ruling that a private contractor was exempt from the Georgia Open Records Act is being hailed as a win for open government.

State Supreme Court rules Open Records Act applies to private contractors working for governments

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Starting in late September, the federal government will relaunch its at-home COVID-19 test program that makes every U.S. household eligible for four free COVID-19 tests to be sent directly to their home.

Every household can get four free COVID-19 tests by mail, starting late September

Blood tests are booming as a way to diagnose a variety of diseases. This year, the FDA approved two blood tests to detect colon cancer, a blood test was developed to diagnose Alzheimer's, and a blood test was found to accurately predict cardiovascular events in women up to 30 years in advance.

Blood tests boom in medicine

Aurora, CO

The City of Aurora’s plan for a homeless navigation campus focusing on “work first” is coming together. The City Council will vote during its study session Monday on a resolution sponsored by council member Dustin Zvonek that spells out how the campus will operate. “The City of Aurora wishes to pursue an alternative to the ‘Housing First’ approach, by setting requirements and expectations for housing to include participation in addiction recovery, mental health, and job training programs to better address homelessness,” the resolution states. “It is inhumane and economically unwise to allow individuals experiencing homelessness to remain on the streets, or simply offer unconditional housing, rather than providing them with the necessary support services that offer a structured path to self-sufficiency and housing.”

Aurora’s ‘work first’ homeless plan: Instilling responsibility

Employees at larger organizations are more likely to unplug on PTO and feel less guilty about taking time off, a recent LinkedIn survey found. Linkedin surveyed 11,150 U.S. employees from June 15 to Aug. 23, according to a Sept. 5 post that outlined the findings. Among those surveyed who work...

Who's most likely to use PTO and unplug?

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(This is a first person, true account of a recent internet scam. All details included are factual. Though their business name was used nefariously by scammers, Dick's Sporting Goods was NOT involved in this incident.)

Inbox Scammers Exposed: My Recent Internet Fraud Experience

A recent study has established clonal hematopoiesis as a new risk factor for a type of heart disease. The study, published Aug. 30 in Nature Medicine, set out to determine if clonal hematopoiesis contributed to atherosclerosis — the formation of lesions in the arterial wall that underlies most cardiovascular disorders — or if it was a consequence of the disorder. Clonal hematopoiesis is a condition that acquires somatic mutations in hematopoietic stem cells.

A new heart disease risk factor

Self-collection kits for cervical cancer screening have begun to ship to healthcare facilities, according to a Sept. 5 report from ABC News. The kits offer patients and physicians an alternative to Pap smears, allowing a patient to administer the swab privately in a healthcare setting. The FDA approved the kits...

Cervical cancer screening self-collection kits en route to providers

There are only 45 cancer centers in the U.S. that offer proton beam therapy, according to data from the National Association for Proton Therapy. Proton beam therapy delivers a high dose of radiation directly to a tumor. It is particularly effective in treating tumors close to critical organs and for children with cancer, according to the organization's website.

45 cancer centers with proton therapy in the US

As major pharmacy chains start rolling out the new COVID-19 vaccine, independent pharmacies report facing shipment delays, resulting in longer wait times for patient vaccinations, NBC News reported Sept. 5. Neal Smoller, PharmD, owner of an independent pharmacy in Woodstock, N.Y., told the news outlet that although he received doses...

Independent pharmacies face delays as COVID vaccines roll out

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare has closed on a $1.5 billion bond amid Moody's raising its rating outlook to "Positive." The support behind the financing led to a total bond offering upsize to $1.5 billion from $750 million. The health system used the senior secured notes, due in 2029, to redeem its 7.25% senior secured notes due next year, to repay outstanding indebtedness, pay related fees and expenses, and to raise funds for pending acquisitions, according to a Sept. 4 news release.

Prime financial outlook improves to 'Positive'

Los Angeles, CA

Specialists from Los Angeles-based City of Hope will now offer second-opinion services to patients at Healthway Cancer Care Hospital in the Philippines. As part of a new collaboration agreement, City of Hope will provide second opinions through real-time, peer-to-peer consultations with physicians at Healthway Cancer Care Hospital, as well as through reports that detail treatment approaches, according to a Sept. 4 news release.

How healthcare CFO tenures stack up against other industries

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