Nurse scientists are calling on hospitals, payers and credentialing bodies to overhaul how they measure nursing care, arguing that today’s metrics capture only a sliver of what nurses actually do. In a viewpoint published Oct. 19 in JAMA Internal Medicine,…
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Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare opened the ChristianaCare Health Center at Aston (Pa.) on Oct. 19, bringing primary care, specialty care, imaging and diagnostics together in a new multi-specialty outpatient facility. The $19.3 million health center helps expand services available to patients…
Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Centennial Medical Center plans a $90 million renovation and expansion of TriStar Centennial Women’s Hospital and TriStar Centennial Children’s Hospital, according to an Oct. 19 news release shared with Becker’s. A spokesperson told Becker’s the project is…
The JAMA Network announced Oct. 15 that it is launching a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to AI and emerging healthcare technologies, with manuscript submissions opening in early 2027. The online-only journal, called JAMA AI, will be the 14th publication in the…
Yasir Tarabichi, MD, who most recently served as chief health AI officer of Cleveland-based MetroHealth System, has joined Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi as executive medical director of AI and digital. Dr. Tarabichi announced the move in an Oct. 19 LinkedIn…
Bon Secours Mercy Health added 10,400 appointment slots: what other health systems can learn
Three lessons from healthcare leaders and organizations creating capacity, improving performance, and realizing more value from existing investments A common misconception in healthcare is that growth always requires additional resources. Increasingly, our team at Nordic is seeing the opposite. Some…
High expectations. Unwavering support. A shared promise. Accountability is a persistent leadership challenge. In research reported by Gallup in March, creating accountability ranked lowest among seven leadership competencies, whether leaders assessed themselves or managers assessed their leaders. That finding should…
For San Juan Regional Medical Center, the sole regional health system for the remote Four Corners area and 180 miles from the nearest major medical center, surgical access is a community lifeline. Yet manual, Excel-based OR tracking created bottlenecks, operational…
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- Carlo Hallak, MD, Physician Informatics Executive, San Juan Regional Medical Center
- John Gaede, CPHIMS, MLS (ASCP), Chief Information Officer, San Juan Regional Medical Center
Roderic Olvera Young has joined York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health as senior vice president and chief marketing and communications officer. Mr. Young most recently was a senior adviser with Andersen Consulting, focused on healthcare and life sciences brand, marketing, digital and…
The American Nurses Association is urging employers to move away from zero-tolerance policies on nurse bullying and incivility in favor of a tiered, restorative approach that weighs context and severity. The recommendation appears in a new position statement on civility…