PAs urge AMA to drop ‘scope creep’ campaign
“Your campaign against ‘scope creep’ is a thinly veiled effort to maintain outdated practices, rather than confronting the urgent issues we face today.”
September 2024
Mercy’s ‘cup of tea’ approach to curbing unprofessionalism
“You could definitely roll out a program like this and have a lot of resistance and reluctance because it’s not clearly understood what the intention behind it is.”
Mercy’s ‘cup of tea’ approach to curbing unprofessionalism Read More »
Lawmaker accuses CVS, Cigna, UnitedHealth execs of making false statements to Congress
Jakob Emerson – Becker’s Hospital Review A federal lawmaker investigating pharmacy benefit managers is accusing top executives from CVS Health, Cigna Group and UnitedHealth Group of making false statements during a committee hearing in July. On Aug. 28, Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, called on three PBM executives
Lawmaker accuses CVS, Cigna, UnitedHealth execs of making false statements to Congress Read More »
When DNRs are misunderstood as ‘do not treat’
Because resuscitation lacks a clear definition, some health systems are clarifying the language of DNR orders to “do not attempt resuscitation” or “allow natural death.”
‘Howls of protest’ over nursing school change
Publish date: September 4, 2024 By Ronnie Cohen KFF Health News One of California’s two programs for training nurse-midwives has stopped admitting students while it revamps its curriculum to offer only doctoral degrees, a move that’s drawn howls of protest from alumni, health policy experts, and faculty who accuse the University of California of putting
Hospital CEOs’ top financial worries
Kelly Gooch – Becker’s Hospital Review Financial challenges were the second-most pressing concern for hospital CEOs in 2023, according to the American College of Healthcare Executives’ annual survey of top issues confronting hospitals. The latest survey, published in January, marked the second consecutive year that hospital CEOs have ranked workforce challenges, financial challenges, and behavioral
10 states facing largest RN shortages by 2036
Kelly Gooch – Becker’s Hospital Review Georgia could see the largest shortage of registered nurses by 2036, with an estimated 34,800 vacancies, according to a March report from the Health Resources and Services Administration, a federal agency of HHS. The finding comes as health systems nationwide brace for the “silver tsunami” of older Americans reaching
Feds warn of Iran-based hackers targeting healthcare
Laura Dyrda (Twitter) Becker’s Health IT The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency alongside the FDA and Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center released a new warning Aug. 28 about Iran-based ransomware attacks against U.S.-based entities, including healthcare organizations. The warning details cyber actors from Iran, including Pioneer Kitten, UNC757, Parasite, Rubidium and Lemon Sandstorm, using
Feds warn of Iran-based hackers targeting healthcare Read More »
The many reasons we’ve spawned ‘The Anxious Generation’
Michael J. Dowling, President & CEO of Northwell Health – Monday, June 24th, 2024 Fifteen years ago, we started a mental health program geared toward the plethora of college students struggling with severe anxiety, depression and bipolar and psychotic disorders. Based at one of Northwell’s psychiatric facilities, Zucker Hillside Hospital in New York City, the
The many reasons we’ve spawned ‘The Anxious Generation’ Read More »