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Essentia fires fewer than 50 employees over flu shot requirement | Tufts nurses may strike on Christmas | 3 ways to reduce excessive blood transfusions | Survey: 87% of physicians say patient trust is decreasing From: Becker's Clinical Leadership &…
Video shows Ga. nursing home staff laughing as patient died gasping for air | Ala. hospital to close | Sutter Health destroys evidence in antitrust case over inflated prices | Antibiotic stewardship reduces C. diff incidence 32% From: Becker's Clinical…
CDC: Flu activity on the rise | Mayo Clinic’s operating income more than doubles | 3 ways physicians can improve care while seeing patients less | 100 hospitals, health systems with great orthopedic programs From: Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection…
Accreditation error leaves Idaho hospital unable to bill Medicare | Viewpoint: Beware of ‘big data’ depersonalizing healthcare | 20 hospitals hiring nurses | More than 50% of physicians have been sued for malpractice, study finds From: Becker's Clinical Leadership &…
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Essentia Health to fire employees without flu shots Monday | Inova hospital cancels up to 150 surgeries over contaminated equipment | 12 stats on primary care compensation | CHS shares continue downward spiral, hit all-time low From: Becker's Clinical Leadership…
How Geisinger, Cleveland Clinic, others are responding to negative patient reviews | 10 median salaries by medical specialty | Hospital groups, health systems sue HHS to halt $1.6B in payment cuts | Hospitalists linked to higher patient mortality rates than…
Nashville General to end inpatient care | Trump selects Alex Azar to lead HHS | 10 states with most, fewest female physicians in 2016 | Study: Readmission reduction program boosts mortality rate for Medicare patients with heart failure From: Becker's…
Texas hospital closes after hurricane damage | 10 states that retain most, fewest physicians post-residency | CHS to sell more hospitals worth $2B in revenue | 85% of patients, providers say healthcare costs disproportionate to quality From: Becker's Clinical Leadership…
Concurrent neurosurgeries safe for patients, study finds | Insurers: Addiction should be treated with same urgency as cancer | 42 states receive ‘F’ for physician quality transparency | SSM Health lays off 350 employees From: Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection…