At any given moment during the workday, there are multiple tasks vying for a person’s attention. Leaders are beginning to take note of this “concentration crisis” — and the threat it presents to productivity and creativity.
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How UNC Health reduced nurse turnover by 20%
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has reduced nurse turnover by 20% with its UNC Health for Me program.
Allina physicians' unionization among largest in US
More than 400 primary care physicians affiliated with Minneapolis-based Allina Health System have voted to unionize, potentially creating the largest private-sector physicians union in the U.S., according to The New York Times.
3 Alabama hospitals to close maternity units
Two Alabama hospitals will stop providing maternity care at the end of October, with another following suit a few weeks later, NBC reported Oct. 15.
Tennessee hospital names CFO
Tennova Healthcare-Cleveland (Tenn.) has named David Solomon CFO, effective Nov. 8.
COVID down. RSV, flu up: 4 notes
New weekly COVID-19 admissions are down for the fourth week straight, according to the latest data from the CDC. Meanwhile, flu and respiratory syncytial virus are starting to rise.
Mass General Brigham CEO downplays Dana-Farber split
Mass General Brigham President and CEO Anne Klibanski, MD, shared a muted reaction to longtime affiliate Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s decision to partner with another Boston health system for cancer care in a recent op-ed with the Boston Globe.
8 most popular specialties by active physicians
Emergency medicine has the most active physicians of eight specialties studied in a recent Statista report.
Healthcare workforce lost 145,213 providers from 2021 through 2022
An estimated 145,213 healthcare providers left the workforce from 2021 through 2022, according to an Oct. 16 report from Definitive Healthcare.
California raises minimum wage to $25 an hour for healthcare workers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that mandates a $25 hourly minimum wage requirement for workers in hospitals and other medical settings.
