Category: ROOT

'You can't be what you don't see': How DNPs of Color is amplifying diverse voices in nursing leadership

When Danielle McCamey, DNP, CRNP, founded DNPs of Color in 2020, she wanted to create an organization that could move the needle in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion in healthcare — not just offer more lip service to reiterate the challenges aff…

Oracle Cerner in the last 30 days

Here are seven news items about EHR vendor Oracle Cerner reported on by Becker’s in the past month.

US, Mexico ask WHO to issue emergency over fungal meningitis outbreak: 5 notes

The U.S. and Mexico have asked the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern over a fungal meningitis outbreak linked to two surgery clinics in a Mexico border city, a CDC official told CBS News on May 26.

Computer and information systems manager salary by state | 2023

Computer and information systems managers have the highest mean average annual salary in New York, at $217,630, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

6 companies Tampa General is investing in

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has a large healthcare presence in Florida and a sizable venture capital arm to match.

Genetic testing could be the future of heart attack prevention

A new genetic test called polygenic risk score could help some patients reduce their risk of heart attack at a young age, The New York Times reported May 30.

Amazon seeks medical affairs lead

Amazon is searching for a head of medical affairs to join a special projects team working on a “completely new, best-in-class medical device product.”

Texas aims to close 'Dr. Death' loophole

Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that would strengthen the state medical board’s authority to regulate and discipline physicians who may pose a threat to patients. 

Top 10 remote patient monitoring platforms, per KLAS

As healthcare increasingly moves to the home, KLAS Research scored the top remote patient monitoring vendors used by hospitals and health systems in a May 30 report.

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes set to begin 11-year prison term

Elizabeth Holmes, who was convicted of defrauding investors in her now-defunct blood testing startup Theranos, is scheduled to begin serving an 11-year federal prison sentence May 30, The Wall Street Journal reported.