Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
UMass Memorial president on tackling patient flow issues
Emergency department boarding remains at crisis levels even as the pandemic dwindles — and capacity problems will likely persist for hospitals through the next decade.Prisma Health outlook revised to negative, may face downgrade
Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health had its outlook revised to negative amid sustained operating pressures, S&P Global said July 13.Urgent need for safe nursing standards, nurse-to-patient ratios: American Nurses Association
Hospitals throughout the country may be launching a wide variety of initiatives to attract and retain nurses and build future pipelines, but creating standards for safe staffing — including minimum nurse-to-patient ratios — is the top priority when it comes to shoring up healthcare facility nursing departments, according to a July 13 American Nurses Association news release.
The downside of remote work for women
The women's workforce has largely benefitted from the pandemic-spurred surge in remote work offerings. Millions of mothers with young children who left the workforce in 2020 found balance with the ability to work from home, and there are now more women in the labor force than ever.Google AI, 5G, virtual nursing: Innovation at Mayo, Cleveland Clinic, Intermountain
As artificial intelligence proliferates and virtual nursing expands, hospitals and health systems have been highly focused on innovation. Here are 17 projects Becker's reported on in the past month.Hospitals, health systems getting big grants for EHRs
Small, rural and safety-net hospitals across the U.S. are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding and community grants to purchase and install EHRs.'Only 2.8%?': Hospitals balk at Medicare's proposed outpatient pay increase
The American Hospital Association has raised concerns about CMS' proposed outpatient hospital payment update of "only 2.8 percent" as the industry continues to battle persistent financial headwinds.
OSF exploring how AI could reduce ED wait times
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare has employed a team of researchers to create machine learning models that can help reduce emergency department wait times, WCBU reported July 13.VA opposes stricter oversight for Cerner EHR rollout
The Department of Veterans Affairs is pushing back against legislation that would require it to report codified improvement metrics for any new deployments of the Oracle Cerner EHR system, Washington Technology reported July 13.Workers to hold pickets at 50 Kaiser facilities
Members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions plan to hold pickets to protest what they say is a short staffing crisis and its effects on patients and caregivers.Epic's workforce grew 18% in 2 years
Epic's workforce has grown in the last two years as the company continues to transform.
CMS floats 2.8% outpatient pay bump for 2024: 7 takeaways
CMS has released its Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule for 2024, which would raise Medicare outpatient payment rates for hospitals and ASCs next year.Mayo Clinic names leaders of new biotech innovation hub
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic named two leaders for its Discovery Oasis biotech innovation hub set to be built next to its hospital in Phoenix, Ariz.Connecticut AG sues nursing school after abrupt closure
Stone Academy, a for-profit nursing program in West Haven, Conn., which shut down in February, is now facing a lawsuit from the state's Attorney General William Tong alleging violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.WHO warns of sweetener that may cause cancer; FDA disagrees
A World Health Organization analysis classified non-sugar sweetener aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans, but the FDA disagrees with the assessment.'If we knew then what we know now…': How to clinically, operationally approach AI
The fact that artificial intelligence is poised to not only change the way hospitals provide patient care, but also transform operations, is a foregone conclusion.3 Apple healthcare job openings
Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices.10 inpatient rehab hospitals with the lowest readmission rates, per CMS
Becker's has compiled a list of the 10 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals with the lowest readmission rates per CMS's Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Provider Data.CMS considers hospital price, data transparency changes in 2024
CMS proposed changing the hospital price transparency regulations to make them more accessible to patients and more strictly enforce compliance for 2024.新米exico bridges rural care gap with micro-hospital
Albuquerque (N.M.) ER and Hospital has opened a new fully licensed micro-hospital, KOB reported July 13.
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