Experts estimate that the arrivals of least 10,000 foreign nurses have been postponed indefinitely by the United States’ mismatched demand and supply of immigrant visas, Bloomberg reports.
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Google's plan for AI in healthcare
Google has a plan for incorporating artificial intelligence into its healthcare offerings and now its lobbyists are working to influence future regulations, according to Politico.
50 states ranked by overall health in 2023
United Health Foundation released its 2023 America’s Health Rankings Dec. 5, which analyzes the overall health of the 50 states and this year identifies a record-high and rising prevalence of chronic conditions.
34 hospital and health system innovation programs to know | 2023
Becker’s is excited to honor 34 hospitals and health systems with innovation programs.
CommonSpirit division CFO 'optimistic' heading into 2024
With 2023 coming to a close, Becker’s connected with Shelly Schorer, CFO of the California division of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, to discuss the continued financial challenges plaguing the healthcare industry and to get her thoughts moving into…
US metros where hospital employment is growing, shrinking
Over the past decade, hospital jobs have grown in most major U.S. cities — but not all of them, according to a Dec. 1 analysis from Sechel Ventures.
Texas hospital executive, physicians agree to pay $880K to settle kickback allegations
A former executive of Little River Healthcare — a critical access hospital in Rockdale, Texas, — and three physicians have agreed to pay $880,199 between them to resolve False Claims Act allegations, including alleged violations of the Anti-Kickback St…
New Jersey hospitals no longer in divert status after Ardent attack
Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, N.J., and Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, N.J., are no longer refusing ambulances after a cyberattack on Ardent Health Services caused the hospitals to divert them, patch.com reported Dec. 4.
Senators call out US Anesthesia Partners for alleged role in anticompetitive scheme
Two U.S. senators say it’s time for U.S. Anesthesia Partners and its parent company, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a private equity firm, to pay the piper following the Federal Trade Commission’s anticompetitive scheme lawsuit in late September.
CVS CIO exits
CVS Health CIO and Executive Vice President Roshan Navagamuwa has left the company to pursue a new role, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
