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Jefferson's nurse SEAL team: 2 years in | Okla. hospital to close | Top med schools: US News | Hospital opens opioid-free surgery program | Feds probe Texas Children's for alleged fraud

July 23, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 2 years in: Results from Jefferson Health's nurse SEAL team Full story 2. Feds probe Texas Children's for alleged Medicaid fraud Full story 3. Top medical schools for 2024: US News Full story 4. Lower…

Kamala Harris + healthcare: 6 policy notes | Asthma admissions rise after drug discontinued | The presidential care playbook | Hospitals grapple with IT outage: 10 notes | Practicing before NCLEX? Experts weigh in

July 22, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Kamala Harris' healthcare policy positions: 6 notes Full story 2. Pediatric hospitalizations up after popular asthma medication discontinued Full story 3. Ascension hospital nurses file charges against union over dues demands Full story 4. Misaligned…

Global IT outage disrupts hospital care | Optum lays off NPs | Vanderbilt adds APPs to leadership | GLP-1s' emerging role in oncology | Hospitals to CMS: Rethink transplant payment model

July 19, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Global IT outage impacting health systems Full story 2. More layoffs at Optum Full story 3. Oncologists eye GLP-1s' potential role in cancer care Full story 4. Bring imaging closer to your patients with…

Biden scraps $1.2B more in student debt | RNs slam Prime for service cuts | Hospital's delayed closure poses safety risks, execs say | Nurse self-scheduling makes a comeback | Women's health rankings, state by state

July 18, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Biden cancels $1.2B in student loan debt, including for healthcare workers Full story 2. Nurse self-scheduling makes a comeback Full story 3. A delay in hospital closure is posing patient safety risks, execs say…

Best nursing schools by state | NM hospital faces AG probe | 3 systems cutting ED wait times | Northwell's internal staffing agency wins | Support grows for physician-owned hospitals bill

July 17, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Best nursing schools by state Full story 2. New Mexico investigates hospital for alleged care denial Full story 3. 10 years, 4 lessons learned from Northwell's internal staffing agency Full story 4. Nearly half…

10 top reasons for CMS citations | Hospitals tout command center wins | Calif. hospital fined 8 years after patient death | Atlantic Health invests in primary care | US News' 20 best hospitals

July 16, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Top 10 CMS citations for nonprofit, for-profit hospitals in 2024 Full story 2. NASA-inspired command centers boost efficiency at health systems Full story 3. California hospital fined 8 years after patient death Full story…

Physician gender ratios by state | Ballad transforms safety culture | A ripe market for 'faux-zempic' | ED visits for COVID jump 24% | Sizable med school gifts may shift specialty choices

July 15, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Gender ratio of physicians across 50 states Full story 2. A rising market for 'faux-zempic' Full story 3. Pennsylvania hospitals treat victims of Trump rally shooting Full story 4. Experts break down 2024 healthcare M&A trends.…

94 top EDs, per nurses | 2K+ Providence patients possibly exposed to hepatitis, HIV | Where hospitals are winning, lagging on quality: AHA | Lawmakers press VA hospital over safety issues | Hospitals tackle transition to practice challenges

July 12, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 94 top emergency departments, per nurses Full story 2. Providence warns 2,200 patients of potential infection exposure Full story 3. How transition-to-practice challenges have evolved Full story 4. Bring imaging closer to your patients with…

Hospitals confront RN gender pay gap | Root cause analysis with a twist: 1 system's approach | Kaiser med school extends free tuition | Joint Commission's workplace safety resource | Hospitals push back on proposed obstetrical rules

July 11, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Women dominate the nursing field. Why does pay not always reflect that? Full story 2. New York system puts a twist on root cause analysis Full story 3. Kaiser med school extends tuition waiver Full…

GLP-1s spur system to end bariatrics | Top hospitals for nurse communication | Patient dies after pig kidney transplant | Where Redbox meets hospital leadership | CMS floats policies to curb maternal mortality

July 10, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. GLP-1s spur Oklahoma system to close clinic, end bariatric services Full story 2. 418 top hospitals for nurse communication Full story 3. Former New York hospital CMO charged with $1.5M in credit card fraud…