In late August, the first 10 drugs subject to price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were announced. The White House and Medicare have both stated their intention to reduce drug costs for Medicare enrollees and taxpayers.
Experts from the … Read More »
USC Mann’s Steven W. Chen, PharmD, associate dean of clinical affairs, was honored as a finalist for the Los Angeles Business Journal Award for Outstanding Healthcare Innovator.
Aside from his leadership role at the pharmacy … Read More »
Chris Allen previously served Keck Medicine as interim CFO while also working as the CFO of Keck Medical Center of USC. He began his new role in an official capacity on Aug. 31.
Allen has been recognized by multiple professional organizations, … Read More »
John Peeples, FACHE, will transition from his current role as vice president and chief human resources officer for USC Arcadia Hospital (USC-AH) to serve as the executive administrator of employee and labor relations, HR policy and compliance for Keck Medicine … Read More »
Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, and postdoctoral research scholar Yiqi Christina Lin, PhD, have discovered how the brain produces pregnenolone — the progenitor of all neurosteroids. The findings, published in The… Read More »
The 2023 Los Angeles Business Journal Health Care Awards recognized Keck Medicine of USC’s Senior Vice President of Health Affairs Steve Shapiro, MD, MHA, as Health System Executive of the Year.
Five finalists were also … Read More »
Alcohol-associated liver disease accounts for 50% of liver-related deaths. However, the most effective treatment so far — early liver transplantation (ELT) — has drawn controversy for not requiring the patient to abstain from alcohol for a predetermined period of time. … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC experts recently answered common questions about updated protective measures for staying healthy and safe during the respiratory virus season — including a newly approved vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, which … Read More »
Earlier this month, USC Thoracic Surgery held an unusual all-staff meeting. Instead of talking about best practices or quarterly plans, they started out with some stretching and then moved into a simple mindfulness activity.
The full-day event was a team retreat, … Read More »
Alan S. Wayne, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and senior vice president of academic affairs and pediatrician-in-chief at … Read More »
On Thursday, July 13, 2023, Keck Medical Center of USC celebrated the 10th anniversary of the nurse-run Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program, which is a life-supporting intervention that provides heart-lung bypass support outside the body. The event, which took place … Read More »
Researchers from USC Stem Cell and the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that cartilage-building fibroblasts and tissue-protecting immune cells called septoclasts share an interplay that makes it possible for lizards to regenerate their tails.
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Keck Hospital of USC has received the American Heart Association’s “Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold Plus Award” for 2023.
The award marks a commitment to improving outcomes for heart failure patients through measures that include improved medication adherence, … Read More »
Tadren Kennedy, MPH, MBA, will assume the role of chief operating officer for USC Verdugo Hills Hospital on Aug. 14. His appointment was announced by Armand Dorian, MD, the hospital’s CEO, in an Aug. 7 memo.
Kennedy will report directly to … Read More »
A study led by Jesse Berry, MD, of the USC Roski Eye Institute, has discovered a way to use the fluid inside the eye to provide a yes or no diagnosis of … Read More »
Becker’s Hospital Review has placed USC Arcadia Hospital on its 2023 list of 153 “Great community hospitals.”
The selections were based on several outside rankings and ratings organizations, including U.S. News & World Report, Healthgrades, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid … Read More »
Ike Mmeje, MHSA, joined Keck Medicine of USC in March 2023 as president and CEO of USC Arcadia Hospital (USC-AH).
Since then, he has taken charge of furthering Keck Medicine’s mission to broaden patient access to specialized health care and research … Read More »
On Aug. 2, Steven D. Shapiro, MD, senior vice president for health affairs, announced Sarah Van Orman, MD, MMM, as USC’s new vice president and chief campus health officer, effective Aug. 1.
Reporting directly to Shapiro, Van Orman, who has overseen … Read More »
David Peng, MD, MPH, has been named the chief clinical officer for USC. The announcement was made Aug. 2 by Steven D. Shapiro, MD, senior vice president for health affairs at USC.
Peng has previously … Read More »
Susan Bailey Gurley, MD, PhD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Medicine and holder of the Kenneth T. Norris Chair in Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of … Read More »