Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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The state of nurse pay, work-life balance
Pay has increased for some nurses, and the same can be said for the number of nurses seeking a higher degree or additional certification — but workplace violence also is on the rise, a Nurse.org report found. -
Healthcare's crush on Apple
A majority of healthcare organizations have embraced Apple's iPhone and iPad as their go-to shared-use smart devices, an April 10 report from KLAS found. -
Sparrow Health System rebrands as University of Michigan Health-Sparrow
Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System has officially transitioned to University of Michigan Health-Sparrow.
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25 New York hospitals have been cited for staffing violations
To date, 25 hospitals have received citations or violations of New York state's clinical staffing law. -
Isolated California hospital gets $2M from payer to stave off closure
L.A. Care Health Plan is giving Avalon, Calif-based Catalina Island Health hospital a $2 million grant to help stay afloat as the hospital looks to make an affiliation arrangement. -
Kaiser's mental healthcare faces scrutiny
A union is accusing Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente of mishandling decisions about mental health services, the Los Angeles Times reported April 9. -
Tower to outsource 675 employees to Ensemble Health
West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health has partnered with Cincinnati-based Ensemble Health Partners to manage the health system's revenue cycle operations.
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Baycare gets $50M donation for children's hospital
BayCare and St. Joseph's Children's Foundation received a $50 million gift from a Tampa family. -
US News delays medical school rankings again
U.S. News & World Report has again pushed back the release date for its best medical schools rankings. -
To predict pressure injuries, new tool 20% better than current 'coin flip'
A machine learning model accurately predicted the risk of about 3 in 4 hospital-acquired pressure injuries, according to a new study. -
RSV vaccine is safe for young, middle-aged adults: Pfizer
The U.S. might soon see an approved respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for adults younger than 60.
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PeaceHealth names CMO of Oregon network
PeaceHealth has named Kim Ruscher, MD, chief medical officer of its Oregon network, the Vancouver, Wash.-based system announced April 9. -
NQF to update 'never event' reporting
The National Quality Forum is aiming to modernize and standardize serious adverse event reporting via a new patient safety effort. -
Sutter Health names service line president
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health appointed Craig Miller as its first system-level service line president. -
Rehab system names CMO, COO
Wallingford, Conn.-based Gaylord Specialty Healthcare recently appointed two executive positions. -
Top hospitals for fair share spending in 49 states
The Lown Institute named the top hospitals for the largest fair share surpluses in 49 states. -
States facing the greatest risk from private equity
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project, a nonprofit watchdog of the private equity industry and Wall Street, has launched the Private Equity State Risk Index to assess the effects of private equity on different states. -
Christus plans freestanding ED in 'key area for growth'
Christus Health plans to break ground on a freestanding emergency department in Henderson, Texas, on April 23. -
Federal court, Philips Respironics enter consent decree
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania restricted Philips Respironics from producing and selling new respiratory devices from several facilities in the U.S., the FDA said April 9. -
Illinois hospital moves to Meditech
Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers moved from four disparate EHR systems to a Meditech Expanse EHR system.
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