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Brian Smolskis has been appointed COO of Lompoc (Calif.) Valley Medical Center.

Hoboken, N.J.-based CarePoint Health System has filed three WARN notices with the state, signaling potential layoffs as it explores financial restructuring options.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a division of HHS, has partnered with other federal agencies and health systems to create a national safety alliance as part of broader commitments from the federal government to reduce preventable harm

The Department of Veterans Affairs has partnered with EHR vendors Oracle Health and Epic to help identify veterans receiving care outside of the VA system.

Starting Oct. 1, a Louisiana law will classify drugs used for abortion — mifepristone and misoprostol — as controlled substances, requiring hospitals to store them in locked cabinets, The Washington Post reported Sept. 17. 

Tom Keller is stepping down from his role as president and CEO of West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare for a new leadership position.

Beth Carlson, WVU Medicine's vice president of revenue cycle, described the Morgantown, W.Va.-based system's approach to payer denials with two words "fail fast." 

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has opened a new centralized "Mission Control Center," marking the first time since the initiative's 2017 launch that all technology and coordination teams have been housed in one location.

Tara Floyd, BSN, RN, is now the inaugural vice president and association chief nursing officer at Children's National Hospital.

Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Medical Center has named Marko Serrano Jr. CFO.