Category: ROOT

Inspira Health exec retires after putting South Jersey Healthcare 'on the map'

Elizabeth “Betty” Sheridan, RN, has retired from her role as chief administrative officer for Inspira Medical Center Elmer (N.J.) and Vineland (N.J.). 

Gen Z women still expect lower salaries than men

People are more aware of the gender wage gap now than in generations past — yet members of Generation Z still illustrate its presence, Fortune reported Feb. 22. 

UMass Memorial taps 1st female board chair and 1st female, Latina vice chair

Lynda Young, MD, and  Elvira Guardiola were named chair and vice chair of Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health’s board of trustees, respectively. 

Cleveland Clinic, Bellin Health exemplify team-based telehealth, AMA says

The “doctor-does-it-all” approach doesn’t work for in-person healthcare and isn’t effective for telemedicine either, the American Medical Association says.

Arizona nursing school one step closer to shutdown

After more than a year of investigation into the quality and integrity of Phoenix-based Aspen University’s nursing program, it is one vote away from being shut down by the Arizona State Board of Nursing.

Cano Health reports $428M loss for 2022 as membership grows

Miami-based Cano Health reported a net loss of $428.4 million in 2022 on revenue of $2.7 billion as the value-based care group expanded its membership.

A rising tide to change credentialing questions on physician mental health

Credentialing applications for physicians have long included a question about whether or not they had ever received mental healthcare. Now some are advocating for that question’s removal.

Former Washington University School of Medicine dean dies, leaving prestigious legacy

William Peck, MD, the former dean and executive vice chancellor of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, passed away on Feb. 22 at age 89. 

Expanding medical residency programs may help curb physician shortage

Arkansas is in dire need of physicians and nurses, but the shortage is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon, maybe not even by 2035, the state’s hospital association reports.

Physicians see income drop — what happens next?

From skyrocketing inflation to CMS pay cuts, physicians are facing compensation declines affecting their practices and livelihoods.