Medicare and Medicaid are projected to grow faster than the economy over the next decade and will therefore require initiatives to reduce expenditures without harming patients, according to an Oct. 20 Health Affairs report.
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Physicians, public fight to save Christus hospital residency program
Staff at Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, are airing their concerns about plans to close the hospital’s emergency medicine residency program, ABC affiliate KIII reported Oct. 19.
Banner Health hospital enters lockdown after nearby shooting
A Banner Health hospital in Glendale, Ariz., locked down for a few hours the night of Oct. 19 after a nearby fatal shooting, according to local news outlets.
How Duke Health is bolstering its 'talentforce'
Stabilizing and growing Duke University Health System’s workforce, or “talentforce,” is the primary objective of Craig Albanese, MD, who took over as CEO of the Durham, N.C.-based system in March.
New York C-suite leaders unite in 'show of force' to highlight workplace violence
Workplace violence in healthcare is an increasingly common problem and leaders in New York state are uniting to try and combat it, seeking possible criminal prosecutions as well as taking more coordinated steps to defuse situations.
Highest-paying states for 17 physician specialties
Fourteen states were named as top-paid states for 17 physician specialties in 2022, according to an Oct. 16 report from USA Facts, a nonprofit organization that conducts data analysis.
'We're them and they are us': Inside Advocate Health's community engagement strategy
Gwendolyn Oglesby-Odom, EdD, MSN, RN, began serving as enterprise vice president of community engagement for Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health in September, and she brought more than two decades of healthcare experience to the role.
Flesh-eating parasite now endemic to parts of US, CDC says
Leishmania mexican, a flesh-eating parasite that also causes fever, weight loss, and an enlarged spleen and liver is now endemic to Southern parts of the U.S., CDC experts told CBS News Oct. 19.
Prospect Medical hit with lawsuit over patient data breach
Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings is facing a lawsuit that alleges it failed to protect patients’ health information from a ransomware attack.
Improving clinical trial diversity may start with staff: Boston Medical Center's new research
Patients may be more willing to participate in clinical studies when the research staff is of the same race or ethnicity, according to new findings from researchers at Boston Medical Center.
