As hospitals and health systems increasingly look to remotely monitor patients for a variety of chronic conditions, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is already tracking the diabetes of nearly 40,000 people from the comfort of their homes.
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Ascension St. Vincent breaks ground on $325M specialty hospital
Indianapolis-based Ascension St. Vincent Hospital has broken ground on a $325 million brain and spine hospital, Inside Indiana Business reported Nov. 30.
HCA Florida breaks ground on $88M hospital expansion
On Nov. 29, Davie-based HCA Florida Healthcare broke ground on an $88 million expansion to its Lake City Hospital, ABC affiliate WCJB reported.
Medical terms used by physicians often confuse patients, study suggests
A new study in JAMA suggests patients may be misinterpreting medical terms used by physicians, affecting health outcomes.
NYU Langone Health hires women’s health director
New York City-based NYU Langone Health has named Melissa Fana, MD, director of women’s health for Suffolk County and chief of service for breast surgery at Long Island (N.Y.) Community Hospital.
Stanford Children’s names chief quality officer
Grace Lee, MD, was named chief quality officer at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif. Her role is effective Dec. 12.
Drug overdoses triple among older adults, CDC finds
Rates of death from drug overdoses among seniors has more than tripled in the past two decades, the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics found.
750 NPs on their working relationship with physicians: 4 insights
A majority of nurse practitioners have a positive working relationship with physicians, although most also said they’d like to see their scope of practice increased, a Nov. 30 Medscape report found.
UC Davis Health rolls out low pressure surgery systemwide
UC Davis Health has adopted low pressure surgery as a standard for all laparoscopic procedures performed at the Sacramento, Calif.-based health system.
15,000 Minnesota nurses plan 2nd strike
Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association plan to begin a strike Dec. 11 at 16 hospitals.
