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Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: When rural hospitals close, the health implications are significant; the VA pilots behavioral health integrated model; and a small drug company tests waters of cholesterol medicine market.
Also in this roundup of nursing news: nurse saves man from choking on plane and executive moves in the field.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Provonost named chief clinical transformation officer at University Hospitals, and new CEOs at Vail Health and Northern Arizona Healthcare.
Also in this roundup of health care news: Carilion Clinic uses analytical workflow tools that take social determinants into consideration and measure clinical staff’s workflow; AI continues to help physicians; and the surprising lack of insight around ovarian cancer.
Also in this roundup of nursing news: The unexpected way to assess the sickest patients in EDs; nurse saves dying man at Walmart; and executive moves in the field.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: New CEO of South Bay Hospital in Florida; new president of UPMC East and UPMC McKeesport in Pittsburgh; and new chief nursing officer of Parham Doctors’ Hospital in Virginia.
Also in this roundup of weekly health news: suicide rates are on the rise, but not for Latinos; and electric scooters are taking off, but people not wearing helmets has led to more ED visits.
On Thursdays, we highlight an oral history featuring a health care leader who shaped the past and laid the foundation for the future. Since 1978, the AHA has conducted more than 100 interviews as part of this project, and transcripts are available in the oral history collection on the AHA’s…
Also in this roundup of nursing news: nurses are on top of getting their annual flu shots, and added inclusivity training could help nurses as they lead their teams.
Helping patients manage their health requires developing superior IT-enabled services. How should health care providers tackle this challenge?