Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care, one of the top-ranked healthcare groups in the country, reported a significant decline in its overall income for 2022 as expenses rose and as investment values slumped.
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Travel nurse vs. RN pay gap for all 50 states
Travel nurses in South Dakota earn an average of 287 percent what RNs in the state earn, the highest gap of any state.
MaineHealth, Northern Light Health partner to launch health tech startups in $500K program
Portland-based MaineHealth is investing $500,000 in a program to launch health tech innovators in partnership with Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health and the Roux Institute at Northeastern University in Portland.
Harvest times, competing with the coasts on salary: The world of a rural health system CIO
Running health IT for a rural health system presents a unique set of challenges — and opportunities. Just ask Brad Reimer.
5 trends ASCs need know in 2023
Here are five key trends ASC leaders need to know in 2023:
The cost of diagnostic errors in the ER: 5 study notes
A new study led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that estimates 370,000 patients may suffer serious harm as a result of misdiagnosis in U.S. emergency departments every year is being met with strong criticism from medical societies rep…
Viewpoint: Safety work relies too much on clinicians' heroism
A national patient safety effort that standardizes best practices across all U.S. hospitals is required to achieve and sustain meaningful improvements in patient care, five patient safety experts said in a NEJM Catalyst article published Dec. 12. …
CEO to retire after 35 years at Kentucky system
President and CEO Kristie Whitlatch, MSN, BSN, is retiring from King’s Daughters Health System in Ashland, Ky.
113 House members call on leadership, president to halt looming Medicare cuts
A group of 113 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to President Biden and House and Senate leadership to prevent looming Medicare cuts from going into effect, including the 4 percent statutory Pay-As-You-Go sequester.
American Society of Anesthesiologists issues new guidance for physicians
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has issued new guidance on the monitoring and reversal of neuromuscular blockade medication during general anesthesia in the peer-reviewed medical journal Anesthesiology.
