Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., faces a state investigation related to its comprehensive emergency psychiatric program after allegations of a 1:53 nurse-patient ratio spread on social media, according to nurse.org.
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California medical center names Suzanne Martinez chief nursing officer
El Centro (Calif.) Regional Medical Center named Suzanne Martinez, RN, chief nursing officer, NBC affiliate KYMA reported Dec. 21.
$4.3T US healthcare spend represents 18.3% of GDP: 8 notes
U.S. health care spending increased 2.7 percent in 2021, reaching $4.3 trillion or $12,914 per person, according to CMS.
HHS boosts Tamiflu access amid generic shortage
As demand for a popular flu drug increases during the worst flu season in more than a decade, HHS expanded access to Tamiflu on Dec. 21 through the Strategic National Stockpile.
Kaiser, Cleveland Clinic, Providence: 20 chief digital officer moves in '22
As hospitals and health systems continued their shift to digital this year, several named their inaugural chief digital officers while other digital chiefs left for new jobs in other industries.
Children's hospitals brace for aftermath of holiday gatherings
While respiratory syncytial virus and the flu may have peaked, hospitals are still seeing high numbers of ill patients, and there is no telling whether holiday gatherings will reverse the plateau, CNN reported Dec. 21.
Joint Commission to overhaul quality metrics, freeze accreditation fees: 6 changes for 2023
The Joint Commission is undergoing sweeping overhaul of its standards, eliminating 168 standards (14 percent) and revising another 14 standards. The commission is looking to make its accreditation programs as “efficient and impactful on patient safety,…
6 in 10 say more price transparency laws should be 'top priority' for Congress: poll
A majority of Americans say further price transparency fixes should be a “top priority” for Congress, a Kaiser Family Foundation poll found.
4 financial trends that will drive health system decisions in 2023: Deloitte
Health system leaders are expecting healthcare decisions in 2023 to be defined by staffing challenges, inflation, patient affordability, shrinking margins and supply chain struggles, according to a recent Deloitte Center for Health Solutions survey.
52% of patients say their symptoms are ignored: survey
Fifty-two percent of U.S. patients said healthcare providers dismiss their described symptoms, according to a new MITRE-Harris poll.
