The profession of nursing finds itself at a critical juncture. In the past year, headlines have chronicled escalating workplace violence against health care workers, a rise in strikes and job actions as clinicians call for safe staffing and fair conditions,…
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A 420-bed medical center in Palm Beach County, Florida, faced a significant challenge in its OB/GYN hospitalist services. As a level one trauma center with a complex patient mix, the facility relied heavily on collaboration among service lines. Yet, the…
Penn Medicine’s Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital and Lancaster Nursing & Rehabilitation Center have reported two cases of Legionnaires’ disease, LancasterOnline reported March 27. The hospital treated a patient with Legionnaires’ in early February, and the individual has since been discharged,…
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and Guyana’s Ministry of Health have launched a national quality improvement program focused on advancing patient safety and hospital care through digital, data-driven strategies. The initiative began with a two-day leadership workshop held…
Revenue cycle management company Currance has named Tara Richardson vice president of revenue cycle operations, according to a March 30 LinkedIn post. Ms. Richardson joins the company with more than 35 years of healthcare operations experience. She most recently served…
Eram Ahmed was named assistant CFO of HCA Florida Englewood (Fla.) Hospital on March 16, according to a March 30 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthare. Prior to her new role, Ms. Ahmed served as…
Healthcare is at an inflection point and leaders are reflecting on a simple question as they plan for the next few years: is the future of this industry bright or dark? The answer is neither simple nor unanimous. But it…
The U.S.-Iran war is disrupting maritime trade and pushing oil prices above $100 a barrel, putting several medications at risk of shortage due to reliance on regional production and petrochemical inputs, according to a March 30 report from The Hill.…
In March, Oracle Health expanded the capabilities of its note generation tool and moved more hospitals onto its EHR, readying to resume its U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rollout. “The ultimate signal of success is that the organization moves faster…
San Francisco ranked No. 1 and Brownsville, Texas, ranked last in WalletHub’s 2026 list of the healthiest U.S. cities. The personal finance website compared 182 cities — including the 150 most populous U.S. cities, plus at least two of the…