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CMO
COVID Worsened Shortages of Doctors and Nurses. Five Years On, Rural Hospitals Still Struggle.
The U.S. faces a crucial shortage of medical providers, below the projected need for an aging population.
CMO
UnityPoint Health CMO Says Simplicity Drives High Quality Care
Focusing on too many quality measures is counterproductive, this CMO says.
Pharma
An Indian Drugmaker, Investigated by ProPublica Last Year, Has Recalled Two Dozen Medications Sold to U.S. Patients
FDA inspectors found serious problems at a Glenmark factory in India that manufactured the recalled drugs. Another medication made there...
CMO
The Exec: UF Health's New Chief Clinical Officer Wants to Turn Up the Volume on Clinical Outcomes
John Phipps' goals for strategic clinical growth include improving access to primary and specialty care.
CMO
Rural Hospitals and Patients Are Disconnected from Modern Care
Nearly 3 million Americans live sicker, shorter lives in the hundreds of rural counties where doctor shortages are the worst...
Innovation
What's Lost: Trump Whacks Tiny Agency That Works to Make the Nation's Healthcare Safer
Survey data gathered by AHRQ provides much of what is known about hospitalizations for thousands of medical issues.
Technology
Some CT Scans Deliver Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say. Regulators Want to Know More.
There is scant regulation of radiation levels as the machines scan organs and structures inside bodies.
CNO
HL Shorts: This Mercy Health CNO's Strategy for Workplace Violence Prevention
Preventing workplace violence takes a collaborative effort, says this CNO.
Innovation
NYU Langone Enables Patient Check-Ins Through a Palm Scan
Announced at HIMSS25, the partnership between the New York health system and Amazon enables patients to confirm their identity in...
Payer
Home Improvements Can Help People Age Independently. But Medicare Seldom Picks Up the Bill.
It's unclear how the Trump administration will approach senior care.
CMO
MT Renews Accused Cancer Doctor's License Despite Criminal, Civil Inquiries
Questions about whether oncologist Dr. Thomas Weiner would be permitted to continue practicing medicine intensified after a ProPublica investigation exposed...
CMO
Health Clinic Workers Brush Up on Constitutional Protections as Immigration Raids Loom
California's AG says staff should not obstruct immigration agents but are under no obligation to assist with an arrest.