Between January and June, NCLEX pass rates increased for both licensed practical and vocational nurse candidates, according to second quarter results of 2023 pass rates across the U.S., released Aug. 3 by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
Ivy leagues have long served as a symbol of prestige, marked by high costs and low admission rates. But this year, top universities have begun to question their own elite classifications, examining the relevance and practicality of chasing a “top-tier”…
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. has teamed up with numerous companies, including pharmacy benefit managers and independent pharmacies.
Highmark Health is bumping up its in-office work days for hybrid employees from two days a week to three, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported Aug. 3.
Staffing and benefits costs continue to hamstring hospitals and health systems across the U.S.
Three days into August, four health system CEOs — and two CFOs — have shared plans to leave their roles.
A patient escaped a Maryland psychiatric hospital after an accomplice shot out the window and drove them away, police told ABC affiliate WMDE Aug. 2.
Colorado lawmakers have expanded the ability for physician assistants to practice without supervision from a medical doctor. The law will take effect Aug. 7.
The University of Tennessee Medical Center has named Robert Craft, MD, as senior vice president and chief academic officer, effective Aug. 1. He will also serve as the fifth dean of the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine.
Hospitals are increasingly adopting the concept of “discharge lounges” to improve patient experience and throughput.
