In this episode, Rebecca Napier, Vice President of Finance and Administration at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, shares how the institution is addressing healthcare worker shortages and expanding access across the state. She discusses innovative planning for…
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In this episode, Jeremy Stephens, Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President at Tidelands Health, shares how the organization is reducing reliance on travelers, developing a robust student pipeline, and preparing for growth through new facilities and expanded partnerships.…
In this episode, Cheryl Reinking, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, DipACLM, Chief Nursing Officer at El Camino Health, discusses how strategic investment in nurse education, career pathways, and workforce development is improving retention, safety, and patient care outcomes.
Eight national hospital associations are urging CMS to revise a statement in its drug acquisition cost survey, saying the language in one of its frequently asked questions misleadingly implies hospitals are required to respond. In a Jan. 12 letter, the…
In this episode, Scott Becker outlines 12 key forces reshaping healthcare, including physician shortages, rising costs, payer dominance, widening gaps between health systems, and more.
In nonpsychiatric settings, primary care physicians consider 17% of their patients as “difficult,” particularly those who have anxiety or depression, according to research published Jan. 12 in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers at Clement J. Zablocki Veterans’ Administration Medical Center…
Digital health equity gaps exist in patient portal engagement, even among older adults with chronic conditions who could benefit most from digital tools, according to research in the American Journal of Managed Care. Here are six takeaways from the Jan.…
Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Health System has selected Terri Poe, DNP, to serve as inaugural chief nursing executive. Dr. Poe has served as vice president and chief nursing officer of UAB Hospital — UAB Medicine’s flagship facility — since 2014. In…
Modest but meaningful increases in clinical billing productivity could, when aggregated across many clinicians, help justify AI scribe costs, according to research published in JAMA Network Open. Here are four takeaways from the Jan. 9 study by researchers at University…
For years, hospital pharmacy supply chains were built around one central assumption: reliability. Manufacturers would produce, wholesalers would deliver, and health systems could operate with minimal inventory on shelves. That model no longer holds. As shortages of generic injectables, oncology…