Attitudes of elitism aren’t just a sign of poor teamwork in healthcare — they are a sign of incompetence.
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Flawed data inflated US maternal mortality rates, new study says
New research calls into question the severity of the nation’s maternal mortality crisis, finding that flawed data has inflated death rates over the past two decades.
Father, son dead in apparent murder-suicide at AdventHealth Florida hospital
Highlands County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an active shooter situation at around 11:26 a.m. on March 14 after a 66-year-old man fatally shot his son and himself after bringing the son to AdventHealth Sebring (Fla.) hospital, local authorit…
40 cancer centers commit to advancing patient navigation services
Forty comprehensive cancer centers have committed to using new billing codes to provide navigation services for cancer patients as part of the Biden administration’s Cancer Moonshot.
Physicians at Mass General Brigham hospital vote to unionize
Physicians at Salem (Mass.) Hospital, a Mass General Brigham facility, have voted to form a union with Council 93 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
FDA approves 1st MASH therapy
On March 14, the FDA approved the nation’s first medication to treat noncirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with fibrosis, or fatty liver scarring.
NYC Health + Hospitals serves 1.2M plant-based meals
Since 2022, NYC Health + Hospitals has provided more than 1.2 million plant-based meals to patients, boasting a 90% satisfaction rate among recipients, the New York City-based public health system said March 14.
How Mark Cuban's drug company nabbed its 1st health system partnership
After months of 10 p.m. Saturday emails about utilization trends and “pain points” at Community Health Systems, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. secured its first hospital system partnership. Compared to other drugmakers, CHS leaders called the relationsh…
More states cut residency requirements to get international graduates working
Tennessee was the first state to scrap residence requirements for international medical graduates almost a year ago, and 13 more states have followed or are attempting to follow suit, MedPage Today reported March 14.
Health systems, disruptors back AI nonprofit
Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, Amazon, CVS Health and more are joining the Coalition for Health AI, also known as CHAI, an organization looking to increase transparency regarding healthcare AI.
