Category: ROOT

AMA tracking 60 pieces of 'scope-of-practice' legislation nationwide

The American Medical Association is tracking 60 pieces of legislation that would expand the scope of practice for medical providers, including nurses and pharmacists, allowing them more responsibilities without a physician present, according to a Feb. …

Alabama VA clinic adds ophthalmic lasers for glaucoma treatment

The Central Alabama Veterans Healthcare System has become the first in the nation to add ophthalmic lasers for the treatment of glaucoma at its Montgomery-based VA clinic. 

The gap in Gen Z's college education

When Gen Zers attend their college classes, their minds are often elsewhere, Fortune reported Feb. 16. 

Tenet opening 40K-square-foot medical office building in California

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has submitted plans to construct a two-story, 40,000-square-foot medical office building in Manteca, Calif., according to a Feb. 17 report from the Manteca/Ripon Bulletin. 

100 top rural and community hospitals, by state

The Chartis Group, a healthcare consulting firm, has named its 100 best-performing rural and community hospitals for 2023. 

Pharmacy group praises 2 bills aimed at 'sneaky' PBMs

The National Community Pharmacists Association hailed the Senate Judiciary Committee for its decision to greenlight two bills targeting pharmacy benefit managers. 

Want to lower physician burnout by 26%? Hire a scribe, study says

Hiring a remote scribe could soothe burnout rates among physicians by 26.8 percent, according to a study published in HealthCare.

Top 100 critical access hospitals, state by state

The Chartis Group, a healthcare consulting firm based in Chicago, has named its 100 best-performing critical access hospitals for 2023. 

Here's what a CEO thinks is hurting ASCs' market access

Daniel Larose, MD, is worried that increasing Medicaid coverage  is hurting ASCs’ access to specific markets. 

10 women making moves in healthcare

The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by Becker’s since Feb. 10: