South Texas College in McAllen is the first college in the nation to offer a registered apprenticeship program for nursing, the organization said July 31.
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Some injectable drugs to sidestep Medicare negotiations until 2030s
Injectable versions of some widely used cancer drugs may be excluded from the new Medicare price negotiations until the 2030s, Reuters reported July 28.
Hospital margins improve to 1.4%
The median year-to-date operating margin index for hospitals improved to 1.4 percent in June, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest “National Flash Hospital Report,” which is based on data from more than 1,300 hospitals.
HCA lowers risk amid Envision's bankruptcy, American Physician Partners collapse
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has taken steps to secure its physician management strategy after Dallas-based Envision Healthcare filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.
Why Cleveland Clinic went with private 5G over Wi-Fi for its newest hospital
Cleveland Clinic outfitted its newest hospital with a private 5G network to make its internet more stable and secure and give it the capacity for advances in medical imaging and augmented reality.
EHR work linked to clinician burnout among all specialties
A July 20 study published in JAMIA found that higher levels of EHR stress were associated with higher levels of burnout among physicians in all specialties.
Happy 100th birthday to chemotherapy pioneer
Cancer care pioneer Irwin Krakoff, MD, celebrated his 100th birthday July 20.
Why brain eating amoeba infections are becoming more common
Emerging from one of the hottest months on record, concerns are mounting from experts over how rising temperatures could also mean a rise of instances of fungal and brain eating amoeba infections.
What hospitals think of Cerner in 2023
Oracle Cerner customers reported challenges with the revenue cycle, poor communication and reliability issues, as the software scored a 67.6 in a 2023 performance report from KLAS Research.
Summer COVID-19 bump spurs 'tripledemic' concerns
The U.S. is seeing early signs of a COVID-19 bump, and while many experts don’t believe it will materialize into a significant surge, there is concern as to whether there will be enough vaccine uptake to stave off a simultaneous surge of flu, COVID-19 …
