Tower Health’s Reading (Pa.) Hospital has named Michael Kleinschmidt, PharmD, its vice president of operations.
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AHCA/NCAL urges CMS to reissue temporary nurse aide training waivers
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living urged CMS Oct. 3 to reinstate a blanket waiver allowing nursing homes to employ temporary nurse aides.
Labor Department invests $80M into nursing workforce
The U.S. Labor Department invested $80 million of funding in support of nursing training programs Oct. 3.
A look at New York’s battle against 3 disease outbreaks
Public health officials across New York are attempting to cope with the threat of three simultaneous disease outbreaks — COVID-19, monkeypox and polio — which emphasizes how the nation’s public health infrastructure is not equipped to handle multiple o…
7 hospitals seeking CEOs
Here are seven hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.
CVS, Walmart face lawsuits over homeopathic products
An appellate court reversed lower court dismissals of two lawsuits that have been filed against CVS and Walmart, which accuse the retail pharmacy chains of selling homeopathic products that have no clinical benefit next to drugs that do work.
10 spine ASCs to know
There are more than 3,500 orthopedic ASCs in the U.S., according to 2021 CMS figures, but many of them do not offer spine surgery.
Salt intervention shows negligible effect on hospitalized heart failure patients, Cleveland Clinic finds
A Cleveland Clinic trial found the salt intake of heart failure patients may not be as harmful as previously thought.
ED boarding times hit unsafe levels when hospitals face capacity strain: study
During the first year of the pandemic, emergency department patients who were awaiting to be admitted were held in the ED for a median of 6.58 hours, exceeding the four-hour period recommended by The Joint Commission, according to findings published Se…
Physician’s license suspended after performing unauthorized cosmetic surgeries at ASC
Burien, Wash.-based family practice physician and cosmetic surgeon Kristine Brecht, MD, had her license suspended after she was caught performing plastic surgeries she had been ordered to stop performing, local NBC affiliate KING5 reported Sept. 30.
