Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne is ending its longtime partnership with Medical Center Anesthesiologists and will transition to a new anesthesia services provider, Vituity, effective May 31.  In a statement to local news outlets, MercyOne attributed the change to unresolved financial…

In 2024, 54.4% of physicians reported feeling valued by their employer, up from 50.4% in 2023, according to a May 27 American Medical Association report. The AMA’s “Organizational Biopsy” report surveyed nearly 18,000 physicians across 43 states and more than…

On May 22, an FDA advisory committee unanimously recommended COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers target the JN.1 variant in their formulations.  The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee made the same recommendation in summer 2024, suggesting COVID-19 vaccine makers focus on…

Reducing care variation is central to health systems’ broader efforts to improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency. But aligning physicians around evidence-based practice — especially when it means doing something differently than how they were trained — can be a…

State regulators issued an immediate jeopardy warning to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash., in late April, after determining the facility failed to properly screen and supervise patients with suicidal ideation, according to records obtained by InvestigateWest.  On…

Using precision digital engagement to educate, support patients prior to care, sets the stage for optimal TEAM performance For a variety of reasons, people with Medicare undergoing surgery may not be well-prepared for their procedure or care for themselves properly…

Within the next 12 months, 61% of more than 12,000 nurses surveyed by AMN Healthcare said they plan to leave their current employer, switch departments, retire, return to school, or work part-time, per diem or in a virtual role.  High…

Kaiser Permanente Colorado is transferring physicians from two hospitals to four others as it strikes new partnerships, The Denver Post reported May 21.  In January, cardiologists, surgeons and orthopedic physicians employed by Kaiser Permanente began leaving Denver-based St. Joseph Hospital…

NYC Health + Hospitals is launching a new educational initiative to bolster its behavioral health nursing workforce.  Four notes: 1. The initiative, called the Behavioral Health Nursing Career Ladder, will provide educational and financial support for 24 staff members to…

Teaching hospitals are sounding the alarm on a provision in the massive House budget reconciliation bill that would significantly limit the amount of federal student loans medical students can borrow.  The legislation — dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”…