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Why hospital rankings like US News probably aren't going away

While some health systems have soured on rankings systems such as U.S. News & World Report, many patients still rely on them for finding healthcare, USA Today reported July 12.

4 ways to improve digital healthcare access: AHA

Accessing healthcare digitally hasn’t improved as much as patients and providers would like, so the American Hospital Association has formulated four recommendations for making it easier.

How nursing leaders expect generative AI to change the profession

Health system nursing leaders told Becker’s they’re exploring how generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT can make nurses’ jobs easier and expect the technology to alter the profession in the coming years.

Deficiencies led to patient death at California hospital: State probe

Deficiencies at California Medical Center in Los Angeles led to the death of a patient hours after she had a C-section in March, according to a newly released investigation from state regulators.

Texas Children's outlook revised to negative

The Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital system had its outlook revised to negative amid ongoing costs for its $485 million Austin campus project and declining days of cash on hand, S&P Global said July 12.

MetroHealth rolls out $2.6M initiative to improve autism services

Cleveland-based MetroHealth is launching a three-year, $2.6 million initiative to improve care and support services for children with autism who are transitioning to adulthood.

Hospital rejects nurses' claims that bankruptcy filing was 'unnecessary'

Residents, nurses and local politicians gathered at a town hall meeting in Hollister, Calif., to voice their concerns about the future of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital after the San Benito Health Care District’s recent Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing,&nb…

The emergence of 'The Big Stay'

Among U.S. professionals, it appears job-hopping is diminishing — at least temporarily — and that the nation has entered the era of “The Big Stay.” 

Mass General Brigham innovation chief says only 10% of care can move to the home

Hospital-at-home programs have the opportunity to bring savings to hospitals and health systems and greater comfort to patients, yet only 10 percent of care can realistically move into the home, Stephen Dorner, MD, chief clinical and innovation officer…

Fred Hutch Cancer Center: 4 new ways to approach patient pain management

Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is working to close a gap in communications between physicians and patients about their pain.