A second case of rare, locally acquired dengue has been confirmed by California health officials in Long Beach. The report comes just over a week after a first was reported in Pasadena.
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Hospital margins improve in September, but labor pressures must be addressed: Kaufman Hall
Operating margins improved 1.4% in September over the same month in 2022, continuing a general trend in recent months, but health systems must take action against persistent labor pressures, Kaufman Hall said in two separate reports.
Broward Health invests $250M in Epic transition
Broward Health, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is spending $250 million to transition to an Epic EHR system.
Why Apple never got into health clinics
Tech giant Apple had aspirations to get into health clinics, Bloomberg reported Nov. 1.
Hospital and health system CEOs recalibrate amid scarcity
In recent years, hospital and health system CEOs have guided their organizations through financial, operational and workforce challenges, as well as industry changes spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors. Now, they are turning their attent…
Baptist Health South Florida taps chief medical executive
Baptist Health South Florida has appointed Warren Selman, MD, chief medical executive for Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
Health systems revamp the COO role
The COO has had a tough year.
Why staffing is pharmacy leaders' No. 1 concern
As the three-day walkouts among CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid pharmacy employees come to a close, hospital pharmacy leaders shared with Becker’s their workforce concerns.
New strategies to reduce catheter infections and hospital costs
Payal Patel, MD, an infectious disease physician at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, is the lead researcher behind new recommendations for preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections at acute care hospitals worldwide. Employing th…
A quiet 'pharmageddon' walkout
There’s been no way to confirm how many pharmacists and pharmacy technicians have participated at planned walkouts at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens locations nationwide, though estimates and reports suggest a quiet turnout.
