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Medical boards rarely discipline physicians for misinformation

A University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (N.C.) study found that medical boards rarely discipline physicians for misinformation, despite growing concerns over medical misinformation spread.

AHA's lame-duck session wish list

The American Hospital Association sent congressional leaders a list of priorities it would like to see the legislature address before the end of 2024:

4 hospitals launching, expanding nurse externship programs

More systems and universities are turning to externship programs to shore up their nursing pipelines and help nursing students gain practical experience.

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.