Minneapolis-based Allina Health has named Michael Johnston president of Mercy Hospital — which includes Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, Minn., and Mercy Hospital-Unity Campus in Fridley, Minn. — effective Nov. 20.
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Trustee sues Missouri hospital system over open records act
A board of trustees member has filed a lawsuit against Perry County Health System in Missouri asking a judge to require the system to release documents through the state’s open records act, The Southeast Missourian reported Nov. 16.
Where states are boosting hospital Medicaid payments
For state fiscal year 2023, 29 states increased inpatient hospital Medicaid rates, 25 increased outpatient rates and 27 increased physician rates, according to data from KFF’s annual State Medicaid Budget Surveys published in November.
How 2 hospitals are combating 'quiet quitting' and other workforce trends
Stress, burnout and frustration in the workplace have resulted in workforce trends such as “quiet quitting” and “rage applying,” and hospitals are taking aim at the issues that give rise to these movements.
Novo Nordisk offers staff free Wegovy
Novo Nordisk reimburses its staff who’ve been prescribed the drugs it develops — including its expensive weight loss drug Wegovy, Bloomberg reported Nov. 15. The drugmaker employs about 21,000 people in Denmark.
WHO deems loneliness a 'pressing health threat'
The World Health Organization is elevating loneliness as a “pressing health threat” and organizing leadership to drive evidence-based solutions at a global level.
Social media 'lies' scaring patients away from new $600M hospital, officials say
A New York health system held a press conference to address what it called “rumors, misinformation and lies” being spread on social media that is scaring away patients, the Utica (N.Y.) Observer-Dispatch reported.
2024 labor forecast: 5 trends to know
The U.S. saw some positive labor trends this year, such as strong workforce participation, but it remains to be seen whether there will be a repeat in 2024, according to one new report released Nov. 15.
More than half of patients believe AI will improve healthcare access, Deloitte says
A survey of 2,014 adults from consulting giant Deloitte found that 53% believe generative artificial intelligence could improve access to healthcare.
HHS creates long COVID committee
On Nov. 16, HHS launched an advisory committee on long COVID, a condition that studies have found affects 1 in 10 COVID-19 patients.
