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Alabama hospital laying off 95
Union Springs, Ala.-based Bullock County Hospital laid off 95 employees beginning April 9, according to regulatory documents filed with the state.
Providence Oregon taps chief executive
Jennifer Burrows, RN, was named chief executive of Providence Oregon, effective May 6, according to a message to staff from Joel Gilbertson, chief executive of the Providence Central Division.
800 California hospital nurses plan strike
Members of California Nurses Association/National Nurses United plan to hold a 24-hour strike from May 1-2 at Washington Hospital Healthcare System in Fremont, Calif.
Intermountain to exit Kansas with clinic changes
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is making changes with three Kansas clinics, effectively ending its operations in the state.
4 RCM companies making executive moves
Here are four revenue cycle management companies that have made executive leadership moves since March 25:
Tenet's CEO-to-worker pay ratio over the past 5 years
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare CEOs were paid between 189 and 452 times more than the health system’s median employee between 2019 and 2023, according to proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Joint Commission unveils new accreditation
The Joint Commission has created a new telehealth accreditation program for eligible hospitals, ambulatory and behavioral healthcare organizations. The program will launch July 1.
Why healthcare should start outside the hospital
There are two issues in healthcare that Bruce Swords, MD, is highly focused on: Physicians struggling to stay independent, and systems focusing on solely acute care instead of preventive medicine.
4 Ozempic updates
Debates are swirling about surgery disruptions, a baby boom phenomenon and additional uses for Ozempic and other glucagon-like peptide-1 medicines.
How healthcare's view of AI has shifted
Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2023, generative artificial intelligence has gathered buzz, with many healthcare workers, leaders and staff expressing concerns about using “unregulated” technology. But has this sentiment changed?
