Patients who received virtual nurse discharges had a 72% relative reduction in readmission compared to traditional, in-person discharges, a recent study found.  The study, published June 12 in NPJ Digital Medicine, analyzed 4,662 adult patient discharges from inpatient units at…

Some surgical assistants are earning 25 times what the surgeons make thanks to arbitration laws, The New York Times reported June 29. Here is what to know. 1. Surgeons and surgical assistants have been capitalizing on the arbitration rule inside…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, one of the biggest U.S. health systems with 69 hospitals, is building a workforce pipeline with the nation’s largest nursing school.  The system is collaborating with Chamberlain University, which is teaching about 40,000 students across 24…

The nursing shortage has passed the point of being a pipeline problem. It is now a structural one — driven by clinical placement constraints, rising student volumes and a growing gap between what new graduates can do and what hospitals…

The American Academy of Physician Associates made strides over the last year to rebrand the PA profession and sunset the term “physician assistant.” AAPA voted to adopt “physician associate” as the official title for the profession in 2021. The organization…

The CDC has raised its Ebola response to its highest response level, signaling that the Ebola response is going to be a top priority for the agency. Raising the response to level 1 activation “reflects the urgency, scale, and complexity…

The nursing workforce is projected to split in two by 2038, with some roles forecasted to exceed demand and others predicted to fall short. Becker’s gathered data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Health Resources and Services Administration’s…

At 11%, California had the lowest up-to-date lung cancer screening rate in 2024, while Connecticut, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania had the highest rate at 28%, according to American Cancer Society data.  The national median rate for up-to-date lung cancer screening in…

The CDC posted an updated charter for its vaccine advisory committee June 25. Here are five things to know:  1. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices provides recommendations to the CDC director on the use of vaccines and immunization program…

The Trump administration is asking Congress for $1.4 billion to respond to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Politico reported June 25. Here are seven Ebola updates to know. 1. The additional funds would go toward building…