Nursing workforce planning formulas may carry a structural error embedded since at least 1960, one that has quietly caused hospitals to systematically underbudget nursing staff across decades of textbooks, credentialing programs and government frameworks. The finding raised a pointed question…
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Epic’s past 30 days have brought a leadership shakeup, a fresh round of noncompete lawsuits and signs the EHR giant is still expanding, both at home and abroad. Here are seven Epic updates Becker’s has reported in July:
Lumberton, N.C.-based UNC Health Southeastern has invested close to $2 million in a new MRI machine designed to improve patient comfort and diagnostic imaging, according to a July 27 health system news release. The MRI system includes a larger opening…
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Fla.) will open its new inpatient rehabilitation facility Aug. 6, WKRG reported July 29. The 40-bed, 41,000-square-foot inpatient rehabilitation facility will offer specialized physical, speech and occupational therapies. It will also feature a custom activities of…
The Massachusetts Senate voted July 29 to authorize the commonwealth to seize the shuttered Norwood (Mass.) Hospital site through eminent domain, clearing the path for a new nonprofit operator to take over. “The legislation, S.3231, would initiate a public process…
The FDA has licensed Ezplaz Freeze Dried Plasma, the first freeze-dried plasma product approved for use in the U.S. Ezplaz is indicated for transfusion in adult patients who need plasma when other plasma products are unavailable, including patients with life-threatening…
Ashlee Hafford has been named assistant CFO of Saint Francis Hospital Memphis, according to a July 29 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare. Prior to her new role, Ms. Hafford served as CFO and controller of…
An FDA advisory committee voted 9-3 against Capricor Therapeutics’ cell therapy deramiocel for Duchenne muscular dystrophy-associated cardiomyopathy after concluding the available evidence did not demonstrate the therapy’s effectiveness. The vote followed FDA briefing documents released ahead of the meeting that…
Methodist Health System’s Methodist Charlton Medical Center in Dallas will be renamed Methodist Southwest Medical Center, effective Aug. 1. The new name aligns with the geographic naming convention used across the system’s 12 other hospitals, by ownership and affiliation, according…
The CDC has replaced two top leaders of its Ebola response team, Medpage Today reported July 29. Incident manager Satish Pillai, MD, and deputy incident manager Peggy Honein, PhD, were replaced by Henry Walke, MD, who is the director of…