A survey of nurses at HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Texas) revealed its nurses were burnt out. One-quarter were considering leaving the profession, 58 percent reported depressive symptoms and 65 percent reported burnout. HCA Houston is responding with a variety of wellness initiatives, the Houston Chronicle reported Oct. 18. 

Leading health systems are building financial success through digital and cultural transformation.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health zeroed in on four workplace conditions to climb 74 spots on Fortune's "best companies to work" list, according to an Oct. 17 article from media company Worth. 

Interoperability is one of healthcare's biggest dilemmas, with providers trapped between growing needs for expanded use of health data and a host of compliance, legal and regulatory constraints. 

Healthcare was built for stability, so it often fails to keep up with change—especially the volatility and uncertainty facing the industry today.

As clinical leaders and administrators, we often find ourselves on both sides of a contract labor seesaw. Perhaps you can relate. A mitigating event occurs (such as a global pandemic), which increases the need for contract labor positions. Budgets for the following year include room for these positions but carefully outline a plan to ramp down.

After 60 years, Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, N.Y., has rebranded to Good Samaritan University Hospital. 

The No Surprises Act took effect on January 1, 2022, and establishes federal protections against surprise medical bills. While the legislation serves a legitimate patient protection purpose, it has many providers puzzled and technologically unprepared to comply. 

Clinician burnout is a major health care issue. It affects both clinician and organizational well-being as well as patient care. Although reducing burnout is a top priority for many healthcare organizations, a more strategic approach is needed to increasing wellness for the long run.

GE has filed Form 10, a form used to register securities for possible trading, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as part of its process to spin off GE Healthcare.

After going by the temporary moniker BHSH System, Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health rolled out a name for their combined system Oct. 11: Corewell Health.

Walmart's new Healthcare Research Institute gives customers the chance to enroll in healthcare research, aims to improve diversity in clinical trials and support interventions and medications for underrepresented communities. 

Preparing for unforeseen pandemics like SARS-CoV-2 is now more imperative than ever. If there’s one thing that COVID-19 taught the healthcare community, it’s that preparation for a variety of contingencies is essential for success in areas such as healthcare staffing and workforce solutions.

NYC Health + Hospitals, New York City's public hospital system, has switched to primarily plant-based meal offerings at three of its hospitals — with a 95 percent satisfaction rate, Food Management reported Oct. 6. 

UPMC intends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent within the next eight years, according to an Oct. 4 news release shared with Becker's.

A wellness initiative at Cleveland Clinic has effectively improved its employees' health, saving the system $180 million in healthcare costs over the past few years, according to Michael Roizen, MD, the clinic's emeritus chief wellness officer. 

Health systems are focusing on becoming a whole-person healthcare provider, a break from the historic emphasis on acute care.

Berkeley Heights, N.J.-based Summit Health and New York-based CityMD unveiled a new brand refresh to highlight their partnership following a 2019 merger.

Finvi, a leading provider of enterprise workflow automation software built to accelerate revenue recovery and simplify the payments process, announced today expanded functionality of its Artiva HCx solution to better support post-acute care providers including home health, skilled nursing facilities and long-term care hospitals.

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