California, Washington and Oregon are preparing to lift healthcare worker COVID-19 requirements April 3.
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Certificate-of-need laws should be banned in North Carolina, state treasurer says
North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell has called for the repeal of local certificate-of-need laws, saying that such unnecessary regulations cost the state’s health plan $250 million a year, according to a March 8 The Carolina Journal report.
More customers ready to rebuke companies that miss expectations
The number of consumers engaging in revenge-seeking behavior against companies has more than tripled over the past three years, reflecting dual trends of declining customer experiences and the digitization of complaining.
Atrium gets key approval to build new hospital
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health, a part of Advocate Health, has won rezoning approval from the town of Cornelius, N.C., to build a new 154,000-square-foot hospital, the Charlotte Business Journal reported March 7.
MUSC Health partnership leads hospital to rebrand, switch from Oracle Cerner to Epic
A South Carolina hospital has rebranded and will move its EHR from Oracle Cerner to Epic after its partnership with Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health, The Times and Democrat reported.
8 Massachusetts updates for ASC leaders to know
From top-ranked hospitals to new medical suppliers, here are eight Massachusetts updates since Jan. 3 for ASC leaders to know:
3 deaths reported amid Virginia's meningococcal outbreak
Three have died from complications due to a strain of meningococcal disease, according to a March 8 update on the ongoing outbreak from the Virginia Department of Health.
Kaiser exec: 3 ways to ease healthcare workforce shortage
As the nation’s hospitals and health systems continue to seek solutions to an ongoing shortage of healthcare workers, Anthony Barrueta, the senior vice president of government relations for Kaiser, says simply focusing on hiring is not enough.
4 physicians drug lawsuits in 30 days
Here are four drug lawsuits involving physicians or former physicians that Becker’s has reported on since Feb. 6:
Johns Hopkins, NASA send heart tissue into space
Microengineered human heart tissue is headed to space in an effort to further research on aging and the effects of long space flight.
