New York grants nurse practitioners full practice authority
The American Hospital Association pushed back on the findings in a Tuesday statement, saying hospitals provide many community benefits not included in the report.
HHS to request provider data on billing practices under new White House plan to ease medical debt
The department will use this information in grant determinations, and to shape data and policy recommendations to the public. It will also share potential violations with enforcement agencies.
Can digital therapeutics become profitable?
As more software-based treatments gain FDA clearance, they still face hurdles ahead in getting insurance reimbursement and garnering adoption among patients and physicians.
Tax breaks to many nonprofit hospitals exceed charity care provided, Lown Institute finds
The analysis compared the value of hospitals’ tax exemptions to their charity care and community contributions, finding that 227 out of 275 systems gave much less than they received.
Higher education can help solve America’s nursing shortage
By adapting new tactics, building more flexible ways to credential new nurses and making academic progression more accessible, learning institutions can take critical steps to strengthen America’s core of nurses, the authors argue.
More than 4K Stanford nurses vote to strike in California
The nurses’ demands in new contracts focus on recruitment and retention of nursing staff “amid an industry-wide shortage and nurses being exhausted after working through the pandemic, many in short-staffed units,” the union said.
Which healthcare workers are most likely to quit their jobs?
Following massive job losses at the start of the pandemic, turnover rates have mostly improved for healthcare workers — except for physicians and those working in long-term care, according to new research in Health Affairs.
Going beyond HIPAA compliance is worthwhile
Just because HIPAA doesn’t require the use of data governance technology doesn’t mean you can do without it.
Healthcare staffing outlook: A more competitive market and higher rates of burnout
The healthcare industry has faced unprecedented staffing challenges over the past two years. Learn what the leaders of CHG Healthcare’s staffing brands had to say about the competition to attract and retain providers in 2022.
‘Interesting anomaly’: Hospital M&A fell to record low in Q1
Hospital M&A activity in the first quarter bucked last year’s trends as both the amount and size of deals shrank, according to Kaufman Hall.