While some hospitals and health systems are seeing mass layoffs, others are seeking to bolster their workforce by directly appealing to the newly unemployed. To that end, numerous hospitals have taken to social media to tout job offerings following siz…
Here are five things to know about the first round of negotiated Medicare drug costs, set to be rolled out Sept. 1 by CMS, according to a fact sheet from the agency.
Kentucky is the first and only state to decriminalize medical errors. Kelly Jenkins, MSN, RN, executive director of the Kentucky Board of Nursing, told Becker’s the law will provide more psychological safety to nurses.
The healthcare industry has traditionally been slow to change, but it’s changing rapidly now, and health systems need to adapt and evolve to grow, according to Kyle Fisher, CFO of Indianapolis-based Community Health Network.
A jury found Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital negligent in its treatment of a pregnant woman, resulting in a stillbirth. The hospital was ordered to pay $17 million, CTPost reported Aug. 12.
Greenfield, Iowa-based Adair County Memorial Hospital is partially reopening nearly three months after it was damaged by an EF4 tornado, ABC affiliate KCCI reported Aug. 12.
Several hospitals that are part of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health have added new CEOs to their executive teams.
Service Employees International Union has notified Richland, Wash.-based Kadlec Regional Medical Center of its plan to strike for eight days beginning Aug. 20.
Hospitals’ latest financial results point to the beginning of a slow and sustained recovery, Fitch Ratings said in an Aug. 12 report shared with Becker’s.
From healthcare access and continued workforce shortages to adapting to new technologies and combating high costs for both patients and providers, healthcare’s challenges continue unabated.
