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How health systems are redesigning healthcare jobs
As healthcare continues to grapple with workforce challenges, organizations must look at how they can harness the power of technology and innovative processes to alleviate the strains on their workers, Murielle Beene, DNP, RN, senior vice president and…
Sutter Health workers picket outside psychiatric hospital
Approximately 150 healthcare workers picketed outside the Sutter Center for Psychiatry hospital in Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 8 to protest wages and claim the system is “anti-union,” according to a Nov. 8 report from The Sacramento Bee.
Where RCM leaders' sights are set for automation: KLAS
Autonomous coding is the most common area where revenue cycle leaders are planning to invest in automation in the next 12 to 24 months, according to a Nov. 7 report from KLAS.
'Quiet ambition' could spell trouble for succession plans
The past few years have been riddled with sources of anxiety nationwide: a pandemic, political and social unrest, inflation, job insecurity, a potential recession. As a result, some people’s goals have changed to center their own well-being — as oppose…
Withdrawals and checkups: URMC to provide care at rural banks
University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center is partnering with Five Star Bank to launch health stations that will connect rural patients with live, on-demand telehealth visits.
State attorneys general press FDA on pulse oximeter changes
Twenty-five state attorneys general are calling on the FDA to urgently address the inaccuracy of pulse oximeters when used on people with darker skin.
Lawmakers call for competitive raises for Boston Medical Center workers
A group of Massachusetts lawmakers and Boston officials are supporting efforts to provide unionized workers at Boston Medical Center with higher and more competitive pay.
5 states where patient experience measures declined most: Leapfrog
Patient experience measures declined across five categories for the second year in a row, according to The Leapfrog Group’s fall safety grades report which evaluates more than 3,000 hospitals nationwide.
Remote patient monitoring linked to better outcomes, higher costs
Remote patient monitoring, a technology increasingly used by hospitals and health systems, is associated with better outcomes but higher costs, a new study found.
GPT-4 can triage patients without bias, UCLA Health finds
GPT-4 can diagnose and triage patients as well as physicians — and health systems should take advantage of this technology, a study found.
