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CMO
Nationwide IV Fluid Shortage Could Change How Hospitals Manage Patient Hydration
Hospitals are facing seasonal strains on their already limited IV fluid resources.
Innovation
New Technology Helps Intermountain Improve Liver Transplants
The OrganOx replicates conditions inside the human body to keep livers viable during the journey from the donor to the...
Innovation
Innovative Tech Helps Surgeons 'See' What They're Doing
Healthcare providers are using AR and VR technology to improve surgical outcomes. Is it working?
CMO
Banner Health Initiative Reduces Surgical Site Infections
The performance improvement effort was implemented at every one of the health system's hospitals.
CFO
4 Ways CFOs Can Battle Low Reimbursement
CFOs are seeing more resource-intensive services that do not reimburse well, or at all.
Technology
Smart Phone Apps + Health Coach = Better Surgical Outcomes, Says UPMC
A digital platform developed at UPMC helps patients prep for surgery and speeds recovery.
CMO
Health System CMO Shares Impact of Change Healthcare Cyberattack
With prior authorizations disrupted, Davis Health System is performing fewer elective surgeries after the cyberattack.
CMO
4 CMO Predictions for Healthcare in 2024
Physician leaders will need to respond quickly to opportunities and challenges this year.
Human Resources
Scripps-Affiliated Docs Pay $6.8M to Settle Age Bias Suit
Scripps Clinical Medical Group says their now-rescinded mandatory retirement age for surgeons complied with California law.
CMO
Patients Facing Death Are Opting for a Lifesaving Heart Device — But at What Risk?
The manufacturer denied liability in two patient deaths.
CMO
Patients Expected Profemur Artificial Hips to Last. Then They Snapped in Half.
Over the past two decades, more than 750 Profemur hips have fractured at the neck.
CMO
Thousands Got Exactech Knee or Hip Replacements. Then, Patients Say, the Parts Began to Fail.
More than 1,100 patients have sued Exactech since it began recalling artificial knees, hips, and ankles, starting in August 2021.