Detroit-based Wayne State University researchers found a standardized hand-off procedure between hospitals to skilled nursing facilities that improved communication and decreased late medication administration.
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Optum partner Owensboro Health continues to report positive operating income
Owensboro (Ky.) Health, which recently agreed to partner with Optum, reported positive income in its second quarter earnings report even as expenses continued to rise.
Phoenix Children's chief innovation officer on AI, predictive algorithms and telehealth
Hospitals are looking to invest in new technologies and work-on innovations that will improve the care patients receive.
Texas hospital completes 11-hour 'historic' surgery to separate conjoined twins
A team of 25 medical professionals at Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Medical Center performed the hospital’s first separation procedure for conjoined twin sisters on Jan. 23. The 11-hour surgery required months of planning and several simulati…
Steward Health Care breaks ground on $254M replacement hospital
Dallas-based Steward Health Care is building a replacement hospital for Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, Texas, Healthcare Design reported Jan. 25.
4 pharmacy trends to watch in 2023: Moody's
The launch of new biosimilars and an uptick in drugmaker transactions are expected to make waves in the pharmaceutical industry over the coming months, Moody’s Investment Service said in a quarterly healthcare report issued Jan. 24.
Oregon Nurses Association push back on $90M cancer center over staffing concerns
The Oregon Nurses Association is raising concerns about St. Charles Health System’s plans to build a $90 million cancer center in Redmond, citing staffing shortages and financial issues, KTVZ reported Jan. 25.
HCA's Mission Hospital sues to intervene in rival's expansion
Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., filed a lawsuit Jan. 10 to stop Hendersonville, N.C.-based Pardee Hospital from expanding its cardiac catheterization services, according to a Jan. 24 report in the Asheville Citizen Times.
Pharmacy techs paid the most, appear the least in hospitals
Pharmacy technicians have the highest paychecks of all hospital work settings, but most of them aren’t working in hospitals, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Pharmacy techs paid the most, appear the least in hospitals
Pharmacy technicians have the highest paychecks of all hospital work settings, but most of them aren’t working in hospitals, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
