Health systems are squandering the research potential of nurses who split their time between the bedside and the lab, a Penn Nursing scholar argued in a letter published July 4 in The Lancet. Kathryn Connell, PhD, RN, an assistant professor…
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The federal government has not broadly promoted Medicare’s recent $50-a-month obesity-drug benefit, so two GLP-1 manufacturers, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, are touting it themselves, according to Cost Curve. The Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, which launched July 1, allows eligible Part…
The Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of federal grantmaking has drawn nearly 99,000 public comments, with the July 13 deadline to submit comments now days away. The Office of Management and Budget’s proposal, published in the Federal Register on May 29,…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health’s $1.5 billion Pearl innovation district generated an estimated $224 million in economic impact during its first year of operation. Developed through a public-private partnership between Atrium Health and Wexford Science & Technology, the innovation district opened…
Maurice Farwell has been appointed assistant CEO of MountainView Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, N.M. Mr. Farwell has experience in hospital operations, performance improvement and leadership, according to a July 9 LinkedIn post from the hospital. He most recently…
Jonathan W. Curtright, MBA, MHA, stepped into the president and CEO role at Oklahoma City-based OU Health on July 1, bringing more than three decades of healthcare leadership experience and an insider’s perspective after helping lead the academic health system’s…
Irving, Texas-based Christus Health is planning a $28 million micro-hospital in New Braunfels, Texas. The system is planning to construct a 35,000-square-foot facility with 10 exam rooms, three triage/intake rooms, three imaging suites, four inpatient beds and four operating rooms,…
Stayton, Ore.-based Santiam Hospital & Clinics has warned that it faces “imminent insolvency” without expedited state approval of its proposed partnership with Salem (Ore.) Health Hospitals & Clinics, a two-hospital system. The two nonprofit organizations said July 8 they have…
Nicole Runyon has been named COO of TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green, Ky. The 211-bed hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. In her new role, Ms. Runyon will oversee operations for the hospital’s daily processes and…
The U.S. labor force participation rate in June fell to its lowest level in 50 years, outside of the pandemic. What does that mean for the healthcare workforce? The labor force participation rate — the share of people 16 and…