Hawaii Pacific Health Names Terence Young Executive Vice President of Oahu Operations
Terence Young has been named executive vice president of Oahu operations for Hawaii Pacific Health (HPH), one of the state’s leading health care organizations, effective July 1. In his role, he will serve as chief executive officer of HPH’s three Oahu medical centers – Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Pali Momi Medical Center […]
Opinion | The Truth About What Health Information Exchanges Can and Cannot Do
Turbow is a primary care physician and health services researcher. Ali is a family physician and vice chair of research. Most people think their doctor has access to all their health information, no matter where they were seen. You’ve probably experienced this firsthand: a patient arrives for an appointment, only for you to lack access […]
Eric Balmir Says Pediatric-Ready Drugs Are on the Horizon
Eric Balmir, MS, PharmD, serves as vice president and chief pharmacy officer at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. MedPage Today met with Balmir, who earned his doctorate from the University of Florida in Gainesville, in a conference room inside the D.C. hospital for an hour one afternoon in late July. Joining Balmir was a […]
‘Like Trying to Soak Up a Lake With a Napkin’: What We Heard This Week
It’s like “trying to soak up a lake with a napkin.” — Shawn Ryan, MD, vice chair of the legislative advocacy committee for the American Society of Addiction Medicine, noting the current situation of opioid treatment providers, who say they are bleeding cash and unable to keep staff in the face of rising drug overdose […]