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The rise of side hustles
Interest in side hustles accelerated during COVID-19, as many Americans looked for opportunities to boost their income amid rising inflation rates and a turbulent job market. New data suggests this trend has persisted in 2023, with a growing number of …
472 hospitals honored for patient safety, price transparency
Less than 20% of the nation’s hospitals were recognized for excellent patient safety ratings and the highest level of adherence to federal price transparency rules.
Iowa APRN charged with prescribing unnecessary devices
An Iowa advanced registered nurse practitioner is accused of prescribing $1 million worth of unneeded medical devices to Medicare patients, ABC affiliate KCCI reported April 9.
The state of nurse pay, work-life balance
Pay has increased for some nurses, and the same can be said for the number of nurses seeking a higher degree or additional certification — but workplace violence also is on the rise, a Nurse.org report found.
Healthcare's crush on Apple
A majority of healthcare organizations have embraced Apple’s iPhone and iPad as their go-to shared-use smart devices, an April 10 report from KLAS found.
Sparrow Health System rebrands as University of Michigan Health-Sparrow
Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System has officially transitioned to University of Michigan Health-Sparrow.
25 New York hospitals have been cited for staffing violations
To date, 25 hospitals have received citations or violations of New York state’s clinical staffing law.
Isolated California hospital gets $2M to stave off closure
L.A. Care Health Plan is giving Avalon, Calif-based Catalina Island Health hospital a $2 million grant to help stay afloat as the hospital looks to make an affiliation arrangement.
180 hospital and health system chief medical officers to know | 2024
Becker’s Healthcare is thrilled to honor 180 exceptional hospital and health system chief medical officers.
Kaiser's mental healthcare faces scrutiny
A union is accusing Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente of mishandling decisions about mental health services, the Los Angeles Times reported April 9.
