Hartford, Ky.-based Ohio County Hospital has saved more than $40,000 a year by converting all of their nurses to salaried positions. The change came about during COVID, when 50% of night shift nurses in the medical-surgical unit were staying for…

The Association of American Medical Colleges has updated its Electronic Residency Application Service to streamline the application process for both medical school graduates and programs.  The ERAS platform, managed by AAMC, now includes new data, tools and interview management features…

Last year’s flu season was among the most severe since 2010, according to newly published data from the CDC. During the 2024-25 flu season, the hospitalization rate was 127.1 per 100,000 population, according to the report, published Sept. 11. The…

The impact of timely respiratory diagnosis in decentralized care settings As hospitals and health systems across the nation gear up for another potentially unpredictable respiratory season, the importance of timely and accurate diagnosis of respiratory illness once again takes center…

Progress in addressing chronic disease mortality in the U.S. is stalling, according to a study published Sept. 10 in The Lancet.  While noncommunicable disease mortality declined in all high-income western countries between 2010 and 2019, the U.S. experienced the smallest…

Treating chronic disease and population health just became easier for Sentara Health. The Norfolk, Va.-based health system rolled out a remote patient monitoring and chronic care management program in partnership with HealthSnap. The initiative launched across 12 primary care sites…

Heart disease and cancer were again the leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2024, according to a CDC report published Sept. 10, which analyzed 99.9% of 2024 death records as of June 1, 2025. At the same time,…

Data from more than 750 hospitals indicate the most effective tool to reduce inpatient falls is sensor technology, according to a Sept. 10 report from Sg2, a Vizient company.  Fall-prevention sensor technologies, such as bed, chair and toilet alarms, can…

The Make America Healthy Again Commission, a newly created advisory body under HHS, published a report on chronic disease and children’s health Sept. 9.  The commission’s “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy” covers a slew of topics, including environmental chemicals,…

NYC Health + Hospitals, an 11-hospital system based in New York City, has saved nearly $250 million through strategies to reduce nurse turnover costs and reliance on travel staff.  In 2024, the health system saved more than $150 million by…