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”…

The Texas measles outbreak seems to be tapering off after the number of U.S. measles infections more than tripled 2024’s case count.  On May 16, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported only one new measles infection since its…

The FDA released a new regulatory framework for COVID-19 vaccines that maintains the existing approval process for high-risk groups but sets more rigorous standards for healthy individuals under 65, moving away from the agency’s earlier one-size-fits-all approach. Drugmakers will now…

Four U.S. states and two other countries are experiencing a Paraburkholderia fungorum outbreak from two ultrasound gel products, the CDC reported May 13.  As of May 8, the CDC is aware of 40 P. fungorum isolates from ultrasound gels produced…