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Louisiana hospital cautions workers against 'disrespect' amid unionization push
University Medical Center in New Orleans is warning workers against bullying as registered nurses call on management to allow a union election.
Hospitals' unnecessary stent use costs Medicare $800M a year
More than 229,000 unnecessary coronary stents were performed at U.S. hospitals from 2019 to 2021 — a rate of one every seven minutes, according to a newly published report from the Lown Institute.
A case for HR leaders on public boards
Corporate boards of public companies are lacking people experts, like chief human resources officers, who offer expertise on talent management, recruitment and retention.
NYU Langone receives $9.8M to spur pediatric innovation
NYU Langone trustees Trudy Elbaum Gottesman and Robert Gottesman gave $9.8 million to the department of pediatrics at NYU Langone Health to help spur innovation in pediatric research.
New Jersey hospital innovation director appointed to FDA committee
Naveena Yanamala, PhD, director of the Center of Innovation at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, has been appointed to the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health Patient Engagement Advisory Committee.
U of Nebraska Medical Center's infectious diseases chief to step down
Mark Rupp, MD, chief of infectious diseases at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, will step down from his leadership role in 2024.
122 healthcare unicorns
Despite a decline in healthcare venture funding, a report from CB Insights, found that there are still 122 healthcare unicorns, or companies with at least a $1 billion valuation.
California's yearslong fight for universal healthcare
California’s recent push for universal healthcare coverage has been a long time in the making.
GE HealthCare reports increased revenues
GE HealthCare reported revenues of $4.8 billion, 5% year-over-year growth, for the third quarter ending Sept. 30.
How Thomas Jefferson is using AI to create its 'digital twin'
Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is expanding the use of a predictive artificial intelligence platform that allows the hospital to create a “digital twin” on which they can test operational scenarios.
