Never has more change come more rapidly to the health care industry. In North Texas, not-for-profit providers are collaborating with retailers on walk-in clinics at neighborhood drugstores and aligning with elite national providers. This week, Dallas-based Methodist Health System said it was becoming part of the Mayo Clinic's nationwide Care Network. Similarly, Baylor Scott & White Health is working on an agreement to become part of the Cleveland Clinic's national cardiology network. Meanwhile, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp., one of the nation's largest for-profit hospital companies, is busy collaborating across the country. In El Paso, it is partnering with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to build a new hospital.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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