April 2024

Mark Cuban’s company ships drugs to CHS

Paige Twenter – Becker’s Hospital Review Community Health Systems’ hospitals in Texas and Pennsylvania now stock epinephrine manufactured by Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. The deal is part of a partnership announced March 7, which connects Mark Cuban’s drug manufacturing facility in Dallas to nine hospitals owned by Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems. “This

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Study discusses how and why nurses can develop their advocacy skills to build influence among policymakers

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Nurses advocate on behalf of their patients in health care settings every day but often hesitate to speak up in other settings, especially when policy and politics are involved. A nurse-turned-legislator says it’s crucial for nurses to develop the confidence and competence to add their voices to important

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Healthcare just one part of Americans’ pricing nightmare

Molly Gamble (Twitter) – Becker’s Hospital Review Critiques of out-of-pocket spending in healthcare have long centered on the erratic nature of prices, with comparisons resting on sticker stability in other industries — a reference point that may not be as valid today as it once was. Christopher Beam, writing fellow at The Atlantic, delves into

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Nursing schools struggle to sustain enrollment, new data show: 4 notes

Erica Carbajal – Becker’s Clinical Leadership Enrollment in BSN programs at nursing schools across the U.S. held steady in 2023, though fewer students are entering in master’s and PhD programs, according to new data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. The AACN conducts a national survey of nursing schools with baccalaureate and higher

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Inside healthcare’s imposter problem

Alexis Kayser (Email) – Becker’s Hospital Review It has been over a year since the FBI and Justice Department disclosed “Operation Nightingale,” which cracked open a fake nursing degree scheme at three now-shuttered schools. More than 7,600 fraudulent diplomas and transcripts were sold to aspiring nurses, who paid $10,000 for the documents — without completing

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