University Hospital in Louisville, Ky., will form a committee and hire a consultant to address questions about the safety-net hospital's future after its participation in a proposed merger was halted by state officials, according to a Courier-Journal report.
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The majority of surveyed nurses reported spending one-quarter of their twelve-hour shift on indirect patient care, according to a recent study by Atlanta-based staffing and technology company Jackson Healthcare.
On Jan. 25, Asit Gosar with Objective Health, a specialized group within McKinsey & Company, discussed strategies for hospitals to improve their margins in a webinar presentation and subsequent Q&A session for Becker's Hospital Review.
UMass Memorial Health Care, based in Worcester, Mass., has informed employees it will cut 700-900 positions, or 6 percent of its workforce, according to a Boston Globe report.
CMS has redistributed its Medicare-funded residency slots, increasing the number of slots at 88 teaching hospitals, according to an AHA News Now report.
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