More systems and universities are turning to externship programs to shore up their nursing pipelines and help nursing students gain practical experience.
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Lawrence General's 'bold move' to buy 2 Steward hospitals, and what's next
Abha Agrawal, MD, an internal medicine physician, joined Lawrence General Hospital as CEO in January. Four months later, Steward Health Care went bankrupt and left two nearby hospitals at risk of closure.
Trump creates department of government efficiency: 5 details
President-Elect Donald Trump announced the development of a new governmental department with the goal of restructuring agencies, cutting waste and improving efficiencies, according to Reuters.
UChicago Medicine taps new health equity officer
Effective Jan. 6, Catina Latham, PhD, will become UChicago Medicine’s senior vice president for community health transformation and chief equity officer.
AHA to CMS: Healthcare navigators are a valuable resource
The American Hospital Association expressed support for the use of healthcare navigators by hospitals and health systems to help patients find, access and understand financial assistance programs designed to pay for healthcare services, according to a …
UAB launches healthcare leadership certificate program: 5 notes
The University of Alabama at Birmingham will offer a new program for healthcare executives in the spring.
Where breast cancer screening is headed: 20 notes
Research and innovation have steadily driven advancements in breast cancer screening since Congress enacted the Mammography Quality Standards Act in 1992.
Providence CEO: 'Old-school M&A is dead'
November started with a flurry of hospital mergers and acquisitions.
A flurry of anesthesia updates in 1 month
Here are 9 updates and moves on anesthesia groups, policies and providers since Oct. 10, as reported by Becker’s:
Florida physician practice to pay $1.3M to settle false claims allegations
A Florida ophthalmology practice has agreed to pay $1.3 million to resolve federal allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims for medically unnecessary cranial ultrasounds.
