The Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees International Union, has reached a tentative labor contract with New York City on behalf of 2,300 resident physicians and fellows at NYC Health + Hospitals.
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UPMC taps 3 leaders for hospital roles
Pittsburgh-based UPMC has named new hospital leadership following Susan Hoolahan’s recently announced retirement plans.
Healthcare cost caps weaken hospital finances: Fitch
Nonprofit hospitals in states with healthcare cost caps face a tougher road to financial strength, according to a May 30 report from Fitch.
DOJ rejects Steward's Optum sale timeline in bankruptcy filing
The Justice Department has rejected bankrupt Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s suggested auction timeline for its physician group Stewardship Health to be sold to UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary Optum.
Young healthcare workers report stress, burnout related to racism: 3 new findings
Healthcare workers ages 18 to 29 are experiencing added stress and burnout caused by workplace racism and discrimination, according to a blog post released May 29 going into further detail of survey findings released in February.
Shouldn't Instructions for Use be Useful?
Consider the ubiquitous blood pressure cuffs and the glucometer as a microcosm for what is wrong with medical instrument cleaning instructions in healthcare today.
Pennsylvania AG reaches agreement with UPMC-Washington Health to advance merger
Pittsburgh-based UPMC and Washington (Pa.) Health System have reached an agreement with Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry to preserve affordable healthcare access in the area after UPMC and WHS filed a letter of intent to merge last June.&nb…
New York City hospital, Med-Metrix strike RCM partnership
The Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City has entered into a 10-year partnership that will make Med–Metrix its exclusive revenue cycle management services provider.
3rd human bird flu patient experiencing different symptom: CDC
A third human case of H5N1 avian flu has been confirmed in the U.S. according to a May 30 CDC update. The agency says it is linked to the ongoing national outbreak in livestock and poultry.
California hospital gets immediate jeopardy warning amid CRNA credentialing issue
Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, Calif., has been cited for immediate jeopardy by CMS, the California Department of Public health confirmed to Becker’s May 30.
