CMS on Aug. 29 addressed frequently asked questions regarding the ongoing BD BACTEC blood culture media bottle shortage. 

California Nurses Association members are condemning a proposal to end births and intensive care services at the 49-bed Santa Paula (Calif.) Hospital on Oct. 15, relocating them to the 272-bed Ventura County Medical Center about 15 miles away.

Sutter Health supply chain leader Tim Miller has accepted a position as senior vice president and chief supply chain officer for Houston Methodist, according to a Sept. 6 post on his LinkedIn page. 

At Atrium Health, based in Charlotte, N.C., the use of AI-powered clinical documentation tools is showing potential in reducing physician burnout and streamlining workflows.

Eight hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle vice presidents. 

By 2033, employment growth in mental health professions is expected to triple that of average job growth in the U.S., according to a CNN analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

The goal of any hospitalization is to resolve the issue that brought the patient to our doorstep in the first place. Focus is the watchword. Whether it's routine care or quality improvement work, most of our efforts pinpoint the single diagnosis for which the patient was admitted to the hospital. 

Union-represented nurses at Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health's Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children have filed an unfair labor charge against the medical center, according to a Sept. 5 Facebook post from the union.

As more countries report mpox infections, the United States is preparing for an mpox strain more severe than the version that recently circulated the world, NBC News reported Sept. 6. 

The chief of staff role has been described as "one of the hardest jobs that you can have," according to an October 2023 McKinsey article.

Physician assistants might be granted interstate practice by spring 2026.

Lisa Scardina, who led clinicians and physicians at Providence for years, recently told Medpage Today that enhancing human connection is one of the best methods to combat burnout in healthcare. 

HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tenn., has appointed several new CEOs at hospitals in multiple markets this year.

RCM technology — such as automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning — is the top revenue cycle investment priority for health systems over the next year, according to a Sept. 9 report from consulting company Guidehouse. 

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health was met with some uncertainty when it launched its pharmacogenomic program in March 2022 and became one of the first health systems to standardize genomic testing.

Internal promotion to CEO was the most common result of COO turnover this year, according to a Crist Kolder Associates report. 

UChicago Medicine's chief equity officer, Brenda Battle, BSN, RN, will retire at the end of the year, the academic health system said Sept. 9. 

Kaufman Hall's most recent July 2024 "National Hospital Flash" report shed a light on financial stability that is continuing to spread across hospitals in the U.S. 

Black Directors Health Equity Agenda, a Chicago-based coalition of Black board directors, seeks to address health disparities in public hospitals and community health centers with a $1.5 million grant from Kaiser Permanente.

Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health is expanding its virtual care capabilities across its hospitals.