The Sackler family, former owners of OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma, sought advice from Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on how to avoid negative press related to the opioid crisis, according to ProPublica.
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HHS has named former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer, MD, as chair of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services.
As more and more patients seek care in lower-cost outpatient settings, health systems are working to meet the demands of this migration by expanding nonacute offerings. This expansion requires the acquisition or development of new care locations, which will transform…
One of the biggest mistakes I have observed by professionals of all career levels is not investing the time or energy to find and secure a sponsor.
Although women still account for most of the nursing workforce, the number of men in the profession has risen substantially in recent decades.
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The Cook County (Ill.) Board voted this week to amend an ordinance that will give it more control and oversight of the county-run health system, including the ability to help select its next CEO, according to the Chicago Sun Times.
Large-scale adoption of pay transparency laws could reduce persistent pay disparities between men and women, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper.
A labor union plans to invest $150 million between now and Nov. 3 in support of electing pro-union candidates this year, according to a Feb. 27 union memo obtained by Becker's Hospital Review.
Sister Therese Gottschalk, a former executive in St. Louis-based Ascension's system, died Feb. 24. She was 88.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems recently approved raises for several executives, and the company's board appears to have someone in mind to succeed chairman and CEO Wayne T. Smith if he should decide to step away, according to the Nashville…