Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope and Eli Lilly have partnered on an oncology-based pharmacy residency program. Wafa Samara, PharmD, vice president and chief pharmacy officer at City of Hope, shared news of the partnership in a Dec. 29 LinkedIn post. …
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The Drug Enforcement Administration will extend COVID-19-era telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications through Dec. 31, 2026, delaying a return to pre-pandemic requirements that generally mandate an in-person medical visit. Here are five things to know:
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AdventHealth Redmond, a 230-bed hospital in Rome, Ga., has named Hudson Sutton as executive director of operations, according to a Dec. 30 news release. Mr. Sutton began his career at Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth in December 2021 as an administrative…
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For Billy Laing, CFO of City of Hope Cancer Center Phoenix, the path to successful healthcare growth starts in the boardroom and runs through the physician’s office. “Your physicians are your heartbeat,” Mr. Laing told Becker’s. “I think some organizations…