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Sobering, disturbing, but not surprising: Jefferson Health's president on financial woes
Twelve percent of U.S. clinicians, care delivery leaders and healthcare executives do not believe their organization’s financial health will ever recover to pre-pandemic levels.
146 hospitals, systems ranked by nurse support
Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque, N.M., ranked highest in the country for nurse organizational support, an MIT Sloan Management Review report found.
10 hospitals with the highest rate of coronary stent overuse: Lown Institute
In U.S. hospitals, unnecessary coronary stents were given to patients every seven minutes between 2019 and 2021, according to a new report from the Lown Institute Hospital Index, resulting in 229,000 unnecessary coronary stents.
CDC debuts tools for hospital leaders to combat employee burnout
The CDC has launched a federal campaign to offer hospital leaders a collection of resources to strengthen workplace policies around employee well-being and to reduce healthcare worker burnout.
Optometry association issues alert over latest FDA eye drop recall
Following on the heels of the FDA’s updated recall list of contaminated eye drops, the American Optometric Association issued an alert Oct. 31 warning individuals to completely halt usage of the 26 products in question.
'A short-term trend that is going to backfire': Will hospitals regret their Medicare Advantage divorce?
Sachin Jain, MD, has a message for Medicare Advantage critics: You’re right.
Hospitals are searching for more pharmacists this year
Compared to 2022, there is a 15% higher demand for hospital pharmacists so far in 2023, according to a recent report from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
Medicaid expansion key as healthcare costs rise, says Logan Health CEO
Medicaid expansion in Montana is set to sunset in 2025, and removing that coverage could limit affordable healthcare in the state, Logan Health President and CEO Craig Lambrecht, MD, said in an Oct. 31 Daily Inter Lake report.
Kaiser taps regional president
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has named Israel Rocha president of its Mid-Atlantic states region.
Half of long COVID-19 patients don't improve after 1.5 years
More than 50% of patients experiencing long COVID-19 did not improve after 18 months, according to new study findings that included more than 800 patients.
