During the last recession, newly licensed registered nurses perceived fewer job opportunities but reported higher commitment to their employers, a better work environment, fewer injuries and worked hours than newly licensed RNs reported during better economic times, according to a…
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Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, N.C., shut down its seven operating rooms for two weeks due to an infestation of drain flies, according to a Citizen Times report.
Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center has formally affiliated with Diagnostic Clinic of Longview, a multi-specialty clinic with 132 physicians.
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston will open an outpatient center at a facility it once planned to open as a hospital, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
Miami-based public Jackson Health System and labor union American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees will ask Miami-Dade County Commissioners to resolve their dispute rather than seek formal mediation for their ongoing labor negotiations, according to a Miami Herald…
Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center, more than 150 physicians and three community health centers have joined to form Arizona Connected Care, an accountable care organization, according to an Arizona Daily Star report.
The Beryl Institute announced it has released a "body of knowledge" of 14 separate domains and related objectives on patient experience and is seeking public comment on the framework.
Neuroimaging has been the fastest growing cost of stroke hospitalization, according to a study in the Annals of Neurology.
Cognitive task analysis can help train surgery residents on laparoscopic appendectomy by separating the major operative steps and decision points, according to a study in the American Journal of Surgery.
Patient flow is affected by numerous factors, including available supply, patient volume, efficient practices and staffing. Therefore, patient flow issues at hospitals can arise in many forms, such as excessive demand, inefficient, costly processes and long wait times. Russ Richmond,…