Physicians at ChristianaCare in Delaware have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to vote on joining the Doctors Council, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union.

In 2023, patient falls were once again the most common sentinel event reported by healthcare organizations, according to a May 15 report from The Joint Commission.

After the FDA instructed healthcare facilities to avoid using two Getinge heart devices because of quality and safety concerns, the company stopped promoting the products. 

With an increasing number of healthcare organizations embracing AI tools, many healthcare groups are calling for federal oversight of the technology that would balance innovation with patient safety and data integrity, Politico reported May 15. 

Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health entered into a 3-year agreement with AI clinical platform Regard in a bid to streamline documentation for its clinicians. 

Kevin Mahoney, CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia, has made it his mission to address and find solutions for the ongoing workplace violence concerns in healthcare.

Although the number of nurse practitioners and physician associates who work in primary care continues to rise, an increasing number of these advanced practitioners are shifting into speciality care, according to a Milbank Memorial Fund report.

An effort to reduce emergency department wait times is proving successful for Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health.

Rod Hochman, MD, is preparing to retire as president and CEO of Providence at the end of 2024, capping off a 45-year career in healthcare, including nearly two decades with the Providence family of organizations.

Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, N.Y., unveiled its two-bed, $2 million epilepsy monitoring unit May 15, according to a news release shared with Becker's. 

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's revenue cycle management arm Conifer Health Solutions "has been an incredibly valuable asset" to the for-profit system, CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said. 

AdventHealth Winter Garden (Fla.), part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, is getting a $145 million expansion.

As the demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to grow, Trevor Martin, chief information security officer at UW Health, is raising questions about the motivations and preparedness of job applicants in the field, The Cap Times reported May 15.

Novo Nordisk is investigating the potential of Ozempic, Wegovy's active ingredient and two other drug candidates as treatments for alcohol-related liver disease. 

Jim and David Mangan are two years apart in age, work about two hours from each other, and lead pharmacy operations at two different health systems in Massachusetts. 

GOBankingRates released a study May 15 that determined the total cost of raising a child in America's 50 largest cities, based on both childcare costs and cost of living for each city.

Nurse assistants are in chronic shortage across Massachusetts, and the language of the state certification test could be acting as a stumbling block for immigrants trying to become certified, GBH reported May 14.

Philadelphia-based Jefferson and Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network have signed a definitive agreement to merge into a 30-hospital system with more than 700 care sites. 

As hospitals and health systems seek to create more access points to meet demand for healthcare, they are particularly focused on access to care for underserved communities. 

Hospital and health system CFOs have seen a lot of movement over the last few days.