Category: ROOT

Nurse practitioner and CEO of Wyoming clinic talks rural care challenges

Sundance, Wyo., is home to 1,032 people and Crook County Medical Services District Sundance Clinic. It’s also the hometown of clinic CEO, Micki Lyons, DNP, MSN, who drives 180 miles a day to return to the community she grew up in and care for it. 

Best, worst cities for physicians to start a career 

Atlanta is the best city to start a career, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Federal judge blocks Florida's youth gender-affirming care ban

A federal judge in Florida has blocked the enforcement of a statewide ban on gender-affirming care for transgender adolescents, such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy or surgeries. 

Physician specialties with the most deals in 2022

In 2022, dental had the most deals of all the physician specialties analyzed in VMG Health’s “Annual Healthcare M&A Report 2023.”

'Are we going to be ready?' Kettering Health leader on cardiology's challenges

Alina Joseph is not your traditional heart and vascular services leader. 

10 specialties with the largest increases, decreases to travel nurse pay

The average weekly travel nurse pay in May in the U.S. was $2,488, down nearly 10.4 percent from $2,776 during the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.    

ChatGPT fails urologist exam

ChatGPT scored less than 30 percent on the American Urological Association’s Self Study Program for Urology, a 150-question practice exam widely used by urologists in training.

3 health systems opening new AI centers

Many hospitals and health systems are opening new centers dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence in healthcare. Here are three hospitals and health systems who have announced plans to open new AI dedicated centers, as reported by Becker’s since…

Meditech lost 2,056 beds in 12 months

Meditech lost six hospitals from its network last year and 2,056 hospital beds.

Organizations relieve $25M in medical debt for Michigan county residents

Forty thousand Muskegon County, Mich., residents had debt relieved after a local nonprofit healthcare organization partnered with RIP Medical Debt, mlive.com reported June 5.