The Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think tank, is expanding its research into hospitals’ financial behavior after receiving a $1.5 million grant from Arnold Ventures, a philanthropic fund.
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Oregon system reminds patients to 'do no harm, make no threats'
Some hospitals are tightening security measures because of an increase of violence against their workers, including St. Charles Health System, a four-hospital system headquartered in Bend, Ore., according to The Bulletin.
FDA OKs updated boosters
The FDA approved Pfizer’s and Moderna’s XBB.1.5-targeted COVID-19 boosters Sept. 11, a day before a CDC panel is poised to discuss a recommendation.
What will — and won't — change about nursing in 50 years
The technology healthcare will use in 50 years is impossible to predict, but nursing leaders agree that the one thing that will not change is the importance of caring individuals at the bedside.
The CDC's dilemma in recommending the new COVID-19 booster
Members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will vote Sept. 12 on for whom the new COVID-19 vaccination will be recommended, but some critics say it should be only for older and immunocompromised populations, KFF Health News repor…
Patients with hepatitis C should test for hepatitis B protection: Study
Patients with hepatitis C should consider being vaccinated again for hepatitis B, a study found.
Telemedicine use dropped 30% for skilled nursing facilities since 2020
The use of telemedicine by skilled nursing facilities has declined by 30 percent in the last three years, according to research published Aug. 18 in JAMA.
Mass General Brigham expands 'hospital at home' program
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham’s is expanding its Home Hospital program to three more hospitals, according to a Sept. 11 news release.
Orlando Health taps new associate chief nursing officer
Orlando (Fla.) Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital has named Heather Moynihan, BSN, RN, its new associate chief nursing officer, according to a Sept. 11 news release.
New Jersey nurses gather outside CEO's home
Unionized workers on strike against Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., recently held a march amid their labor dispute with the hospital.
