Louisville, Colon., February 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) today announced the winners of the 2024 Distinction of Supply Chains of Distinction Award. North America. This prestigious award recognizes the GHX Exchange connectivity provider organization that has driven best-in-class efficiency by best performing the “full order” metric in the calendar year of 2024. This is a measure of an organization's supply chain performance. Winners for this year's class will be recognized at the 2025 GHX Summit. May 13th-16th, 2025in Atlanta, Georgia. GHX Supply Chains of Distinction Award 2024 Logo …
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The chief executive of NHS England has announced her resignation, to make way for the “radical reform” being sought for the health service to take place. Amanda Pritchard, the first woman to hold the top position at NHS England, will step down in April, at the end of this financial year. “I believe that the step change now required would be best served by new leadership in NHS England” Amanda Pritchard Ms Pritchard has been chief executive of the organisation since August 2021, leading the health service through the latter part of the Covid-19 pandemic. She was previously NHS England’s…
In the five years Quinn has worked as a licensed counselor, they have seen the astonishing positive impact that gender-affirming care can have on young patients’ lives.“You talk to these kids, and they can have such complicated experiences with depression and social anxiety, and then you start providing hormones and gender-affirming care, and you see this dramatic difference in how they are able to engage with the world,” explained Quinn, who is going by a pseudonym. “It’s so clear that this is what helps our trans young people to be contributing to society and fully themselves, to meet expected life…
A new self-rating scale has been developed to assess the care provided by nurses visiting the homes of patients receiving terminal cancer. Its development and evaluation was reported in a new study published in the American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine®. The development of an early draft version of the scale, Home Hospice Nursing Care Scale (HHNCS), began with a descriptive methodology survey provided to 118 tumor nurse specialists and certified tumor nurses related to certified tumor nurse stations and facilities. HHNCS includes items rated on a 4-point Likert scale, with scores corresponding to no implementation of items at…
As the Providers Unite Day of Action reaches Parliament, The Carer editor Peter Adams has been marching alongside other community care and support providers from across the UK. The rally is part of a protest against the impact of the autumn Budget on adult social care. The Nuffield Trust calculated that the changes announced in the budget will cost independent care providers in England an extra £2.8bn in 2025-26: £940m in additional national insurance and £1.85bn in extra wage costs. Martin Jones MBE, CEO of Home Instead UK & International, says:“Today’s Providers Unite Day of Action highlights the action that…
As war in Ukraine passes a grim milestone, the global nursing community has made fresh calls for peace and the protection of healthcare workers. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) said the three-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a “stark reminder” of the devastating impact of war on everyone, and of the “profound burden” nurses continuing to work in conflict zones bear. “With this cruel war continuing, there are no safe places for nurses” Tetyana Chernyshenko On 24 February 2022, Russian troops began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, a huge number of civilians and soldiers have…
A Pivotal Moment for Social Care: Today, on the 25th of February 2025, we stand at a critical crossroads for social care within our communities. Thousands of care and support providers, some accompanied by recipients of care, are joining us in a coordinated Day of Action centred in Westminster and simultaneously from multiple locations around the country. The Providers Unite Picnic is more than just a date on the calendar; it is a call to action, a moment to recognize, affirm and value the essential role of social care in our society. Millions of individuals, carers, service users, families, and…
Troy, Miami County – Residents at a Miami County rehabilitation facility tested positive for Legionare's disease.(Download: Free Whio-TV News App for alerts when news goes off)April Steinberg, the administrator of Troi Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, confirmed the incident with News Center 7 on Monday, February 24th. Legionnaire's disease is a type of pneumonia that can become serious.Trend Stories:Breathing with small droplets of water containing bacteria can cause someone to get sick. It does not come from person to person, but instead spreads from artificial water sources such as pipes, showers, and bathtubs.According to Steinberg, residents are currently receiving treatment at…
The controversy between United Healthcare and Hartford Healthcare has led some patients to scramble to find a new doctor ahead of the April 1 deadline. Some patients on United's health insurance plans recently received a letter on April 1, stating they were dropping Hartford Healthcare, one of the state's largest care providers. “I think there's something wrong with the system that locks people into the network,” said Elizabeth Bart, Simsbury resident. Burt has a Medicare advantage. This is one of three types of plans under United, which was affected by the conflict. Other plans include the sale of United to…
How does private equity work in the healthcare industry? Partnering or selling private equity can be an attractive option, especially for healthcare providers looking to retire, or because of small practices that require administrative assistance or better negotiation skills for insurance reimbursement. He said it could be. But economists and health analysts say there is still much to learn about the short-term and long-term benefits and risks of private equity investments. A 2023 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found an increase in “hospital-acquired adverse events” such as Falls and Infections after private corporations acquired the…