The grant will advance careers in an industry short on labor.
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Medically unnecessary ambulance rides soar in New York after ACA expansion
Medically unnecessary rides may add to city congestion, slow response time to actual emergencies and threaten the health of those in need.
Social determinants of health data can be difficult to collect and share, but it’s imperative to success
It’s the early days of data sharing and community partnerships when it comes to SDOH, but there are things providers can do now.
Social determinants of health data can be difficult to collect and share, but it’s imperative to success
It’s the early days of data sharing and community partnerships when it comes to SDOH, but there are things providers can do now.
Midwest systems, Sanford and UnityPoint Health, announce merger
The combined company would have 76 hospitals in 26 states and nine countries.
Shorter rotations in intensive care units mitigate burnout among physicians
Nearly half of the 10,000 critical care physicians practicing in the U.S. reported symptoms of severe burnout.
Nonprofit hospitals in Virginia garnish wages more often than for-profit hospitals, yielding only small payoffs
More than 70% of Virginia hospitals that garnish wages are nonprofit, and the money collected is only a tiny percentage of revenue.
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries run higher risk of readmission compared with traditional Medicare
HEDIS data underreported hospital admissions for at least three medical conditions, and the excluded admissions had higher readmission rates.
Repeat emergency department users changed how they used EDs after gaining Medicaid coverage
Patients in Medicaid expansion states shifted their ED usage toward more critical injuries and illnesses.
Partners HealthCare names Dr. Anne Klibanski as president and CEO
The former interim president and CEO becomes the first female chief executive of Partners in Boston.
