Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his administration took key steps to begin implementing the Nurse Licensure Compact across the state, according to an Aug. 22 news release.
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Piedmont hospital appoints chief nursing officer
Piedmont Walton Hospital in Monroe, Ga., has named Stevanie Reynolds, MSN, RN, as its new chief nursing officer.
Meet the 6 nurse 'living legends' named by the American Academy of Nursing
The American Academy of Nursing has named six nurses as honorees of its 2023 annual “Living Legends” designation.
Cross-market mergers can lead to increased patient prices, report says
While larger health systems tend to tout the supposed benefits of consolidation, cross-market mergers in particular could be leading to higher prices and potentially lower quality of care, according to an Aug. 23 KFF report.
AI in medicine is both 'overhyped' and 'underhyped,' says Stanford's dean
Lloyd Minor, MD, dean of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford University School of Medicine, says artificial intelligence’s long-term effects on medicine are “underhyped,” Politico reported Aug. 23.
Allina Health reports $122M Q2 loss
Minneapolis-based Allina Health opted not to fill 150 open positions, as the health system lost $122.7 million between April and June, the Star Tribune reported Aug. 23.
Top 7 disruptors by patient familiarity
As healthcare disruptors continue to enter the fray, Americans still aren’t all that familiar with some of them.
What Epic looks for in a network engineer
EHR giant Epic is searching for a network engineer to join its Madison, Wis.-based campus.
CVS Health laying off employees in at least 9 states
CVS Health said Aug. 1 that it is eliminating 5,000 “non-customer-facing positions” across the company. According to WARN documents filed in August, those layoffs are taking place across at least nine states.
Digital nursing staffing platform raises $80M
Nursa, a digital nurse staffing platform designed to combat hospital staffing shortages, raised $80 million in series B financing.
