Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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Cedars-Sinai joins White House AI initiative
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has joined a White House-led AI consortium. -
VillageMD taps former Centene exec as president
VillageMD — majority owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance — has selected Jim Murray as president and COO, effective April 1. -
The rise of side hustles
Interest in side hustles accelerated during COVID-19, as many Americans looked for opportunities to boost their income amid rising inflation rates and a turbulent job market. New data suggests this trend has persisted in 2023, with a growing number of U.S. workers pursuing side gigs, Bloomberg reported April 9.
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472 hospitals honored for patient safety, price transparency
Less than 20% of the nation's hospitals were recognized for excellent patient safety ratings and the highest level of adherence to federal price transparency rules. -
Iowa APRN charged with prescribing unnecessary devices
An Iowa advanced registered nurse practitioner is accused of prescribing $1 million worth of unneeded medical devices to Medicare patients, ABC affiliate KCCI reported April 9. -
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.
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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. -
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.
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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. -
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. -
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.
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