While the quits rate was lower nationally at the end of November, the quits rate in the healthcare and social assistance sector stayed relatively consistent.
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Optum, SSM Health end partnership
St. Louis-based SSM Health and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum have ended their administrative partnership around inpatient care management, digital transformation and revenue cycle management, an SSM Health spokesperson confirmed with Becker’s.
HCA's latest hospital executive appointments
Brent Burish will serve as CEO of two HCA Healthcare hospitals in St. Petersburg, Fla.
More women are advance-ordering abortion pills
Advanced provision requests for abortion pills have skyrocketed since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, The New York Times reported Jan. 2.
Nurse practitioners' key focus areas in 2024
The nurse practitioner profession is the fastest growing profession in the U.S. As it continues to expand in 2024, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners has named 5 critical trends it is paying particular attention to.
U of Pennsylvania researchers unveil new AI tool for pathology research
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia developed a tool that uses artificial intelligence to image cells and provide insight into gene activity.
Tufts Medicine taps new CFO
Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine has named Andrew DeVoe CFO, effective mid-February, according to a Jan. 3 press release shared with Becker’s.
Macroeconomic factors causing a push for automation
Macroeconomic forces such as inflation, shortages in labor and challenges in reimbursement persistently drive healthcare organizations to increasingly adopt automation, Bain & Co. reported Jan. 3.
Federal government takes aim at AI transparency in healthcare
The federal government is making efforts to regulate the utilization of artificial intelligence within the healthcare sector.
Maryland health system closing hospital, unveils $134M medical center
After sharing plans to close its Havre de Grace, Md.-based UM Harford Memorial Hospital on Feb. 6, the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health, a member of the University of Maryland Medical System, has unveiled its new $134 million UM Upper Che…
