New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order lifting the state's COVID-19 vaccine requirement for workers at regulated healthcare settings, his office said in a June 12 news release.
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With an eye on addressing the physician shortage in Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey signed the Physician Workforce Act into law, according to a June 12 report in The Shelby County Reporter.
A proposed regulation drafted by the New York State Department of Health requires hospitals to assign at least one nurse for every two patients in critical care units.
About 3.1 million registered nurses are employed in the U.S., and California is the state with the highest employment level in RNs, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
2022 was the worst year on record for acts of violence against healthcare facilities and personnel on the global level, according to a new report from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition.
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On June 8, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly ceremonially signed a bill to increase the criminal penalties for people convicted of battery of a healthcare provider.
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine lowered care costs for employees by establishing a 24/7, copayment-free telemedicine program, according to a study published June 9 in the American Journal of Managed Care.
Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has issued body cameras to its security personnel as an additional safety measure, according to a June 8 news release.
Women, people in minority groups and those in the LGBTQ+ community experience disproportionately high rates of workplace mistreatment in the academic medicine setting, a study published June 6 in JAMA found.
As HHS finalizes the end of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of CMS-certified healthcare facilities, hospitals and health systems have varied approaches to their own rules.