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A controversial decision by the Alabama Supreme Court temporarily chilled IVF before igniting nationwide pushes to protect access to this type of fertility treatment, leaving drugmakers with questions.

Traditionally, the MBB sat atop of the Vault Consulting 50 Ranking – the gold standard for measuring which consulting firms possess the best industry reputations and provide the best experiences to employees. In 2024, the M is missing from the MBB in the Vault Consulting 50 Ranking. Yes, Bain & Company has ranked #1 for the 4th consecutive year in 2024.

Fact is, the 2024 Consulting Salaries Report, released Tuesday by Management Consulted, doesn’t mince words. 2023 was a disappointing year for consulting pay and benefits, with the report riddled with terms like decline, fewer, and less. Alas, consultants endured the brunt of industry fluctuations – pay-wise, at least.

“The university is dedicated to supporting academic freedom, even in instances in which it disagrees with content,” VCU said in a statement released minutes after the poll’s results were disseminated Monday.

Seven different Mercy hospitals from Oklahoma were recently recognized.

The report from a healthcare consulting firm notes “a widely perceived lack of transparency and coordination between" the VCU and VCU Health boards,” with the aborted project "the most commonly cited example.”

Following years of investment in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the healthcare sector is now grappling with the anti-"woke" movement.

While lack of efficiency in using electronic health records is most correlated with clinician burnout, healthcare organizations want vendors to help them improve EHR experiences, according to the KLAS Arch Collaborative.

Chartis, a comprehensive healthcare advisory firm, recently released a new report, Trends in Health Equity Legislation by State and Implications for Healthcare Organizations. The analysis reveals that the number of new state-based statutes aimed at reducing health disparities and inequities issued each year is on pace to nearly quadruple between 2020 and 2023.

“The developer exploited our desire to partner with the city...to push a grossly one-sided project that offers limited value to VCU Health but saddles us with all of the project’s costs and risks,” then-VCU Health CEO Art Kellermann said days before signing off on the deal.