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How Kaiser uses AI to track patient deterioration
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has been developing artificial intelligence tools that track patient deterioration for more than a decade, The Washington Post reported Nov. 7.
Can AI save hospitals from the staffing crisis?
Some hospital leaders are optimistic that artificial intelligence could liberate their clinicians from hours of administrative work and return them to the bedside.
Why chief of staff is 'one of the hardest jobs you can have'
The role with origins in politics and the military has made its way into some large health systems, and can be clouded with obscurity given its variability and intensity.
Labor initiatives abound but need coherence, Kaufman Hall says
In a post-pandemic world still beset by inflation pressures and labor costs and shortages, many health systems are carrying out initiatives to boost employee retention and lessen reliance on contract labor.
Kaiser calls union's ask of 43% raise 'not reasonable'
As hundreds of pharmacy and imaging workers for Kaiser Permanente strike, a spokesperson for the system told CBS affiliate KPIC their union’s ask for a 43% raise over the next four years is “frankly, not reasonable.”
Nebraska system taps COO
Callaway (Neb.) District Hospital and Medical Clinics has named Cassie Penn its next chief operating officer, local newspaper Sandhills Express reported Nov. 6.
Cedars-Sinai launches 3-year ED expansion
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has begun an emergency department expansion project that will add nearly 17,000 square feet to the space and increase the number of care spaces to 100.
'Nursing prone to this kind of violation': Nurse sues rehab center for unpaid meal breaks
A nurse is suing a rehabilitation center for automatically deducting 30-minute meal breaks from her wage despite being routinely interrupted to care for patients, a Faruqi and Faruqi law firm press release said Nov. 1.
Hospitals shake up performance metrics for patient centricity
Despite years of talking about patient centricity and developing strategies for patient-driven care, many hospitals still miss the mark, according to Kaufman Hall.
3 health system rebrands
Here are three hospital rebrands, and potential rebrands, that Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 23:
