About a third of Americans give the affordability of healthcare a failing grade, a new Gallup poll published Oct. 6 found.
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Novant Health: Nurses should ask these 7 questions when interviewing
Amid today’s recruitment and retention challenges at health systems, Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health advises that nurses consider seven questions when interviewing to ensure they find the right cultural fit.
ChristianaCare opens pediatric center to alleviate hospital ED capacity
ChristianaCare opened a 14-bed pediatric care center on Oct. 5. that will offer emergency care and short-stay inpatient services. The center will be open 24/7.
Study finds possible culprit of pollution-associated heart attacks and stroke
Harvard researchers found particle radioactivity may be a cause of pollution-associated heart attacks and strokes, the American Heart Association reported Oct. 5.
Montrose Regional Health breaks ground on ASC
Montrose (Colo.) Regional Health broke ground on its 80,000-square-foot facility that will house an ASC, The Montrose Daily Press reported Oct. 5.
3 healthcare companies named on Forbes’ biggest layoffs of 2022 list
Three healthcare companies have been named on Forbes’ list of the 64 biggest company layoffs in 2022:
Providence to use predictive analytics tech to enhance cancer care
Santa Monica, Calif.-based Providence Saint John’s Health Center has partnered with Project Ronin to implement the company’s cancer intelligent platform to enhance decision making for treating cancer patients.
ServiceNow secures $250M HHS IT maintenance contract
ServiceNow has been awarded a five-year $250 million IT maintenance contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Providence promotes new chief data officer
Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health has promoted Mark Premo to chief data officer and group vice president.
Epic overhauls sepsis algorithm
Epic has made changes to its sepsis prediction model in a bid to improve its accuracy and make its alerts more meaningful to clinicians.
