At HCA Healthcare, our compassion extends beyond patient care to our more than 309,000 colleagues, and extends to being there for each other in difficult times. Through the generosity of our colleagues, the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund ensures that our colleagues do not have to face challenges alone. Hope Fund is a 501(c)(3) charity run by colleagues for colleagues. People who donate to the Hope Fund help co-workers and their families who are facing financial hardship due to natural disaster, illness or injury, domestic violence, death of a loved one, or other unexpected circumstances.On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helen made…
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Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse’s largest nursing home and its union have spent millions of dollars over the past six years training nearly 50 of its own employees to become nurses.Last month, Loretto celebrated 13 graduates of its newest class of certified nurse apprentices.Offering promotions to nursing home staff is not new. What’s notable about Loretto’s program is that students are paid a full-time salary and BOCES training is provided free of charge.What is the cost? Approximately $65,000 per student.Ms. Loretto pays students full-time salary and benefits for 11 months while they participate in the BOCES program. The program tuition itself…
Hospitals and other health care businesses would be required to adopt minimum cybersecurity standards and undergo annual audits under a new bill introduced Thursday by two prominent senators. The Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act, introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), would allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support hospitals. , which would provide $1.3 billion to “solve serious problems.” Liability for companies that fail to meet cybersecurity standards.” Wyden said the bill was needed because “giant companies like UnitedHealth are ignoring Cybersecurity 101, and American families are suffering as a…
Improving leadership communication is critical to retaining healthcare workers. Physicians cannot address the great challenges plaguing the entire healthcare industry, but they can improve the lives of healthcare workers who have made many sacrifices over the past four years. “Leadership has always been an important tool in improving working conditions for clinicians, and it is imperative that we pay attention to it now, as we face a health system crisis due to burnout and turnover.” “I feel that way,” said Dr. Amy Young, a professor at Ross University and an expert on leadership and communication. University of Michigan Business School…
10 notable AI quotes from the past 5 days Takeaway: “(AI) isn’t perfect, but people are seeing small productivity savings.”—AI “Bull” George Li, co-director of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute. (sauce: “Will AI fail?” Wall Street skeptics sound the alarm. ” new york timesSeptember 23) Objection: “Overbuilding something that the world has no use for, or is not ready for, usually ends badly.”—AI “Bear” Jim Covello, head of equity research at Goldman Sachs. (sauce: “Will AI fail?” Wall Street skeptics sound the alarm. ” new york timesSeptember 23) “(T)echnology is increasingly central to our healthcare experience.” But if we leave…
CHICAGO – Facing a nearly $1 billion budget deficit, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday issued a $1.1 billion levy against Favorite Healthcare Staffing, a Kansas-based company that staffs the city's immigrant shelters. He sidestepped questions about the billion-dollar wage hike. The change order and contract extension come as the city has reduced the number of shelters from 27 to 16 and expelled immigrants through its temporary residency program. At the height of the city's migrant crisis, nearly 14,000 people were living in city-run shelters. Currently, that number is approximately 5,300. When asked directly about the pay raise, Johnson dodged…
electronic billing company Paytus We have started a partnership with Altera Digital Health. of new contract Paymentus’ electronic bill presentation and payment platform will be added to Altera’s suite of healthcare IT solutions, the company announced Thursday (Sept. 26). “Medical billing is a historic pain point for patients and providers alike.” dushyant sharmaPaymentus founder and CEO said in a news release. “Together with Altera, we are delivering a modern and convenient Paytus customer billing experience to healthcare providers and patients as a component of our healthcare IT platform, resulting in improved patient satisfaction and more efficient and secure back-office operations.…
The measure introduced Thursday directs the Department of Health and Human Services to create new minimum cybersecurity standards for the healthcare sector and requires the department to ensure that healthcare institutions under the new rules It requires an annual audit.Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act — led by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. and Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia. — Amends the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to create a new “Healthcare Providers, Health Plans, Clearinghouses, and Trading Parties” Act that specifically focuses on health care operations critical to national security. Directs HHS to establish “mandatory minimum…
County health officials warned Thursday that current or former residents, employees and visitors of a La Jolla nursing home may have been exposed to tuberculosis. The potential exposure is related to The Cove at La Jolla Post Acute Care Center, located at 7160 Fay Ave., with dates of potential exposure ranging from February 17th to September 16th. Health officials say the exposure appears to involve drug-resistant tuberculosis, and some drugs commonly used to prevent the lung disease may not be effective. Anyone who believes they may have been infected was encouraged to call the county Tuberculosis Control Program at 619-692-8621.…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Approximately 900,000 people in the United States live in assisted living, and approximately 15% may move into a nursing facility each year. However, little is known about the risk factors associated with such relocation. To achieve this goal, researchers at the University of Michigan School of Nursing examined data on U.S. nursing home residents over an eight-year period to determine which residents moved into nursing homes and which residents remained in nursing homes. Now I understand why. The study results are published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. They identified risk factors at the…