The healthcare industry generates about 30% of the world’s data. However, historically this data has been locked in silos and healthcare organizations have failed to generate real-time operational and clinical insights at scale. A new generation of unified data ecosystems,…
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Will Carroll, PharmD, has joined Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health as vice president and chief pharmacy officer after three years at Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health. Dr. Carroll assumed his new role Nov. 3, according to a spokesperson for the 27-hospital…
Healthcare added 46,300 jobs in November, roughly in line with the 12-month average of 39,000, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS released its November jobs report Dec. 16 — the agency’s second since…
Trinity Health, a 92 hospital system headquartered in Livonia, Mich., is nearing completion of its $800 million EHR rollout and expects to be the largest single‑instance Epic user in the country next year, according to CEO Mike Slubowski. Mr. Slubowski…
As uncertainties and rapid changes continue to rear their heads in the healthcare industry, hospital and health system finance leadership roles are expanding far beyond traditional number-crunching. From emphasizing cross-functional collaboration and strategic leadership to homing in on solid communication,…
At NMHS, virtual nursing is an enterprise-wide model serving a 400-bed flagship hospital and seven community hospitals. With virtual nurses completing 90% of discharges and 70% of admissions, NMHS has proven what’s possible when digital care is built for frontline…
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Heather Wilf, MSN RN, CAVRN
Manager Virtual Care, North Mississippi Health Services
Marcia Murphy, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC, NE-BC, CCRN, CPHQ
Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Vitalchat
About a dozen states are experiencing a surge in emergency department visits related to a new combination of fentanyl and a sedative 100 to 200 times more potent than xylazine, The New York Times reported Dec. 15. The dangerous drug…
The University of Texas at San Antonio and its academic medical center, UT Health San Antonio, have received a $30 million gift. Here are four things to know: 1. It is from the Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation and is intended…
This episode explores the critical role of post-fracture care (PFC) in improving patient care and optimizing healthcare systems. Two program coordinators highlight real-world examples of how PFC can reduce the risk of subsequent fractures and lower healthcare costs. They also…
B. Braun Medical has launched a “supply assurance program” aimed at strengthening the resilience of the medical device and pharmaceutical supply chain. The program guarantees 45 days of inventory on hand at key distributor warehouse locations — compared to the…