The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum have selected three hospitals and health systems for stand-out patient safety efforts, the organizations jointly announced Feb. 13.
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The only cancer that has seen survival rates fall in the past 40 years
Uterine cancer diagnosis and mortality rates both continue to increase, according to the latest data from the American Cancer Society. It is also the only cancer for which survival rates have continuously fallen over the last 40 years.
5 cities where inflation is still elevated
The Miami metropolitan area saw the highest increase in inflation compared to last year, a recent WalletHub report found.
Employment of anesthesiologists across states
More than 37,400 anesthesiologists are employed in the U.S., according to the most recently available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 25.
University of Georgia to start a medical school
The University of Georgia plans to establish an independent medical school, a significant step for a state in the lower quartile for active physicians per capita.
University Hospitals names director of behavioral health institute
Cleveland-based University Hospitals has selected Jeanne Lackamp, MD, to lead behavioral health efforts across the system, according to a Feb. 13 news release sent to Becker’s.
2 years, $2B in allegedly fraudulent catheter orders
CMS and the FBI are investigating an alleged catheter fraud scheme that is estimated to have cost Medicare about $2 billion in two years, The Washington Post reported Feb. 9.
Best large, midsize health system employers: Forbes
Fifty-five of America’s best large and midsize hospitals and health systems were named among Forbes’ best midsize employers for 2024.
Celebrities tackle hospital price transparency at Super Bowl
Rapper Jelly Roll, country music artist Lainey Wilson and singer-songwriter Valerie June took aim at healthcare price transparency during the Super Bowl, MM+M reported Feb. 9.
Meet Boston Children's ChatGPT 'unicorn'
Boston Children’s Hospital’s ChatGPT expert is teaching physicians and artificial intelligence how to understand one another better. And he is one of a “small handful of people on the planet” qualified to do so.
