Parkridge East Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn., has named Jarrett Millsaps as CEO, according to a Bowling Green Daily News report.
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The board of directors of Louisville, Ky.-based University Medical Center, the governing entity of University of Louisville Hospital, has issued a new proposal request for potential partners, according to a Courier-Journal report.
According to bankruptcy documents filed by Christ Hospital in Jersey City, N.J., Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services withdrew its bid for the hospital due to "political forces working against it," according to a Jersey Journal report.
In an attempt to reduce a physician shortage, Missouri legislation would allow nurse practitioners to care for patients without physician oversight, according to a KY3 news report.
Some hospital officials in Colorado aren't fond of a price transparency bill that would require hospitals to create payment policies for uninsured patients whose family income is four times the federal poverty level, according to a Denver Post report.
A recent report comparing the salary of orthopedic surgeons to other professionals, such as dentists and lawyers, researchers found orthopedic surgery is less lucrative than the common perception of the profession, according to a Medscape report.
The demand for skillful health IT workers is at a high as hospitals and health systems seek employees who can help successfully implement electronic health records and prepare the organization to meet meaningful use. A Computer Economics study found approximately…
San Francisco-area hospitals saw medication administration accuracy improve after participating in the Integrated Nurse Leadership Program's one-year quality improvement project, according to research published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
Wording in messages to encourage hand hygiene could lead to significant changes in compliance, according to research published in Psychological Science.
The family of an 88-year-old patient has alleged a medication error at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Wash., caused the patient's death, according to a Bellingham Herald report.