Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has rolled out a virtual nursing program that assigns patients a bedside and a virtual nurse.
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Healthcare settings with the most workplace injuries
Ambulance services had the highest rates of workplace injuries while dentists’ officers had the lowest, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found.
2 health systems outsourcing IT talent
Some hospitals and health systems are outsourcing IT jobs in a move to reduce operating costs and allow their former employees to retain jobs.
Hoag to use AI profiling to expedite cancer care for patients
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag will use AI-based molecular profiling technology to improve the delivery of cancer patient care and outcomes.
OSF to create virtual reality platform
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is creating a virtual reality platform to help combat opioid overdose deaths.
California hospital names COO
Tadren Kennedy was named COO of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, Calif.
180 HCA hospitals by bed count
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, one of the largest for-profit health systems in the U.S., offloaded three Louisiana hospitals in January, bringing the number of hospitals in its portfolio down to 180 across 19 states and the United Kingdom.
180 HCA hospitals by bed count
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, one of the largest for-profit health systems in the U.S., offloaded three Louisiana hospitals in January, bringing the number of hospitals in its portfolio down to 180 across 19 states and the United Kingdom.
FDA warns AstraZeneca over false advertising of COPD drug
No drug has shown to improve all-cause mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — a fact that led the FDA to pen a warning letter to AstraZeneca for its advertising of its COPD drug Breztri Aerosphere.
Only 52 physicians spread misinformation about COVID-19: Study
There are about 1.07 million physicians actively working in the U.S., KFF Health News reported in May, and a study published Aug. 15 in JAMA only found 52 who spread misinformation about COVID-19.
