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Nurses keep pressure on CDC to reject looser mask guidelines

Newly released survey findings from National Nurses United indicate a significant proportion of hospital nurses don’t have regular access to N95s or other types of respirators, a situation the nation’s largest union of registered nurses claims could wo…

The latest on measles spread in the US

A ninth case of measles has been confirmed in connection with the outbreak in Philadelphia, the city’s health department reported Jan. 17.

Year in review: Thinking differently, acting boldly

There’s no such thing as an uneventful year for the health care industry, but 2023 nonetheless stood out as particularly eventful. From staffing shortages and Medicaid changes to progress in artificial intelligence and the imperative to advance health …

Epic makes AI-powered clinical documentation widely available

Epic has made an AI-powered system that automates clinical documentation during patient and physician encounters widely available. 

Health systems, hospitals getting new IT execs

Here are five hospitals and health systems appointing new IT executives to their teams, as reported by Becker’s since Dec. 12:

Healthcare cash bonuses dip

Work bonuses took a dive in 2023, Bloomberg reported Jan. 17. 

Houston hospital leader ordered to pay $11M, prison time

Syed Rizwan Mohiuddin, former president of United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $11 million in restitution of conspiracy to defraud the federal government, the Houston Chronicle…

Emory restructures, cutting campus CEOs

Another health system is doing away with campus-level CEOs. 

CFOs getting more CEO jobs

More CFOs are moving to CEO or president roles, but finance executives must be well-versed in what drives growth to find success in the corner office, Bloomberg reported Jan. 16.

Physician assistant pay by specialty

The median total cash compensation paid to physician assistants varies by specialty, according to one survey.