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50 highest paying nurse jobs in 2023

Chief nurse anesthetist is the highest paying nurse job in 2023, according to an article on Nursing Process.

UF Health tests program to improve surgical patient outcomes

Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health is testing a new blood management program to prevent unneeded transfusions among surgical patients, according to an Aug. 13 report from Mainstreet Daily News. 

BJC reports $443.7M profit ahead of merger

St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare has reported operating income of $115 million for the year to date ending June 30.

BJC reports $443.7M profit ahead of merger

St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare has reported operating income of $115 million for the year to date ending June 30.

7 changes in the EHR market

The U.S. EHR market is constantly changing, due to such factors as health system consolidation and hospitals migrating from legacy EHRs.

The most challenging IT roles to fill in healthcare

More specialized and experienced roles such as information security, data and cloud experience are the most challenging roles to fill for hospitals and health systems, according to Brad Reimer, CIO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health.  

McLaren appoints director of government and regulatory affairs

McLaren Health Care has appointed Madeline Watts as director of its government and regulatory affairs. She assumed the position after Allisyn Mattice-Eskau took a corporate attorney position within the Grand Blanc, Mich.-based health system.

Why Brigham and Women's quietly serves vegan meals

After complaints piled up about “Meatless Mondays” at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, leaders pivoted to a new strategy: Removing the words “vegan” and “vegetarian” from the cafeteria’s menu, NPR reported Aug. 11. 

Barnes-Jewish team performs 1st for US robot-assisted organ transplants

A surgical team recently performed the nation’s first robot-assisted liver transplant at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Aug. 14. 

A look at Epic, Microsoft's partnership

Epic Systems and Microsoft have had a long-standing partnership, but have since expanded their alliance as they look to develop and integrate generative AI into their products, as well as make Microsoft’s cloud platform compatible with running the larg…