Nearly 40% of American hospitals operate with negative margins, and while efforts to optimize revenue have accelerated in recent years, cost containment continues to lag. Healthcare organizations have ...

A pharmacy leader at Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health will become the first chief pharmacy officer of University of Maryland Medical System, based in Baltimore, on July 21. Andre Harvin, PharmD, ...

David Masterson has been appointed president of Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Va., effective in July. Mr. Masterson has served as president of Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, ...

The smooth and efficient functioning of operating rooms (ORs) is critical to patient care, patient flow and hospital operations and revenue. However, outdated communication systems, fragmented ...

Mailed self-collection kits improved cervical cancer screening rates among racial or ethnic minority populations, according to a study published June 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine. For the study, ...

A physician leader at Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is joining Cleveland-based University Hospitals as physician-in-chief and chair of the medicine department, according to a June 9 news release. ...

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham added oncology care to its Home Hospital program to alleviate capacity issues within acute care facilities, while also providing a way for cancer patients ...

Owens & Minor, a healthcare supply company, said June 5 it mutually agreed to end its planned acquisition of Rotech Healthcare, a home medical equipment company.  The $1.36 billion cash transaction ...

Rush University College of Nursing has created a new certification program to encourage more nurses to pursue nurse educator roles. The Nurse Educator Certificate Program is a five–course, 12-credit ...

An HHS-led investigation found a Kentucky organ procurement organization ignored growing consciousness in dozens of potential transplant donors, The New York Times reported June 6.  The case centered ...

Here are seven new shortages and discontinuations, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Editor’s note: The drugs listed are in alphabe ...

Kristen Taylor, MSN, RN, has been named chief nursing officer of St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands Hospital in Texas. Ms. Taylor will also oversee nursing operations at St. Luke’s Health Springwoods ...