Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would limit the number of patients a nurse can legally care for in hospitals, reigniting a long-standing debate over the benefits and consequences of mandated staffing ratios.
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Teladoc lays off 6% of non-clinician staff
Virtual care company Teladoc is laying off 6 percent of its staff, or 300 positions, in its non-clinician workforce, MarketWatch reported Jan. 18.
Cleveland Clinic anticipating $200M loss for 2022
Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Tom Mihaljevic, MD, said Jan. 18 the health system is anticipating a $200 million operating loss in 2022 during the health system’s annual “State of the Clinic” address.
Privia Health launches 9th ACO with Beebe Healthcare
Arlington, Va.-based Privia Health has teamed with Beebe Healthcare, a nonprofit system in Lewis, Del., to launch Privia Quality Network — Delaware, which is Privia’s ninth ACO in its 11th state.
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital workers stage walkout
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital employees, who are members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, staged a walkout Jan. 17 outside the Boston-based facility, according to hospital and union statements shared with Becker’s.
Health systems boost tech spending to tackle cost, labor pressures
Hospitals and health systems are increasing spending on technology and software that can improve productivity and alleviate cost and labor pressures, according to Bain & Company and Klas Research.
CMS takes steps to improve nursing home safety, transparency
The Biden-Harris administration and CMS are enacting new rules aimed at reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications and increasing transparency about nursing home citations to families.
Washington hospital rebrands, gets new EHR system
Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital will spend more than $100 million to install a new electronic health records system and change its name to reflect its affiliation with Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System.
Harvard Medical School pulls out of US News rankings
Boston-based Harvard Medical School has withdrawn from U.S. News and World Report’s rankings and will no longer submit information to the publication, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 17.
Viewpoint: Patients overestimate the benefits of clinical trials, and physicians may be complicit
Studies show some physicians mislead some patients to believe phase 1 clinical trials will be effective in treating their cancer, Mikkael Sekeres, MD, chief of hematology at Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, wrote in an article posted …
