South Carolina lawmakers have introduced Senate Bill 553, which would allow physician assistants with 6,000 hours of training to practice without a supervising physician.
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Abortion pills, Walgreens and calls for a boycott: How we got here
As #BoycottWalgreens trends on social media after the national pharmacy chain changed its plans to distribute abortion pills in states where they’re legal, Walgreens is losing a two-sided battle, The Washington Post reported March 8.
Hospital ghosts? Report says Microsoft's BioGPT riddled with inaccuracies
Microsoft’s BioGPT medical generative artificial intelligence tool is riddled with inaccuracies and misinformation that could be dangerous to patients, Futurism reported.
What will health systems prioritize once Gen Z is running them?
Generation Z is inheriting a troubled healthcare system: staffing shortages, caregiver burnout, pandemic aftershocks, financial woes. But these industry challenges are not scaring young people away from healthcare — they’re motivating them to run towar…
Why this C-suite role is staging an exodus
Corporate CFOs’ tenures are decreasing. Industry pressures and C-suite tensions could be to blame, according to CNBC.
The ANA's 2023 Innovation Award recipients
The American Nurses Association named two nurses as recipients of its 2023 Innovation Awards on March 8. The awards celebrate nurse-led innovations that aim to improve patient safety and outcomes.
Telehealth startups are going all in on weight loss drugs
Weight loss drugs have gained attention across social media and celebrity circles over the last year, fueling a rise in digital health startups that offer online prescriptions for drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro.
'Follow the money': 13 leaders on management trends in 2023
As hospitals sever service lines, physician pay continues to drop and supply chain disruptions persist, healthcare industry professionals see both opportunities and challenges going forward.
20 hospitals with smallest CEO-to-worker pay ratios
CEO pay at large has been a target of criticism by workers in recent months, including physicians and travel nurses, and the issue has surfaced as healthcare professionals negotiate their own pay.
Hackensack Meridian appoints nurse to top hospital role
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health has promoted Caitlin Miller, BSN, RN-BC, to president and chief hospital executive at Bayshore Medical Center, a 204-bed hospital in Holmdel, N.J.
