NYC Health + Hospitals is launching a new educational initiative to bolster its behavioral health nursing workforce. Four notes: 1. The initiative, called the Behavioral Health Nursing Career Ladder, will provide educational and financial support for 24 staff members to…
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HHS is terminating another $60 million in federal funding to Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University, citing the institution’s alleged “failure to address anti-Semitic harassment and race discrimination,” the agency said May 19. Four things to know: 1. The move marks the…
A California jury has awarded $147 million in damages to medical device reprocessor Innovative Health after finding that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Biosense Webster illegally restricted hospitals’ access to clinical support when they used reprocessed catheters instead of new ones. …
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This episode, recorded live at the Becker’s Hospital Review 15th Annual Meeting, features Lisa Roy, President and CEO of Optimum Energy. Lisa discusses how healthcare organizations can navigate financial pressures, aging infrastructure, and evolving care models through strategic capital deployment…
This episode, recorded live at the Becker’s 3rd Annual Spring Payer Issues Roundtable, features Angie Kalousek, Senior Director, Clinical Strategy and Programs at Blue Shield of California. Angie shares how her organization is innovating in value-based care, virtual delivery, and…