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Human Resources
Hospitals' Use of Volunteer Staff Runs Risk of Skirting Labor Laws, Experts Say
The U.S. health system benefits from potentially more than $5 billion in free volunteer labor annually.
Telehealth
Telehealth Brings Expert Sexual Assault Exams to Rural Patients
TeleSANE services are expanding across the country in rural, sparsely populated areas.
Innovation
Using Digital Health to Fight Healthcare Misinformation
Researchers at the University of Illinois and OSF HealthCar are working on a digital health app that would enable providers...
Innovation
Intermountain Funds Denver Clinic Expansion, Part of Innovative SDOH Project
The health system is contributing $250,000 to quadruple the size of an community health clinic in Denver, part of a...
Strategy
Hurricane Ian Provides Acid Test for NCH Healthcare Emergency Plan
Paul C. Hiltz, president and CEO of Naples-based NCH discusses the health system's response to the cataclysm.
Strategy
UPMC Pledges to Halve Greenhouse Emissions by 2030
The health system says the initiative demonstrates its commitment to 'building a more climate resilient infrastructure.'
Finance
Northwell Health Surpasses $1B Donation Goal
The money will be used to make improvements to hospitals and clinical programs, make advances in research, and fund endowments.
Strategy
Rural Hospitals Facing Multiple Rising Financial Pressures
AHA examines the causes behind 136 small hospital closures since 2010.
Strategy
Diana Ramos Named CA Surgeon General
She succeeds Nadine Brooks Harris, MD, the state's first surgeon general.
Marketing
Adventist Health Howard Named Nation's 'Most Socially Responsible' Hospital
66 hospitals nationwide earned the "most socially responsible" designation by the Lown Institute.
Pharma
Ukraine-Russia War Pushes Big Pharma Into Mixed Response
While some global pharma companies continue to manufacture and sell products in Russia, several large pharma companies said they are...
Human Resources
To Families' Dismay, Biden Nursing Home Reform Doesn't View Them as Essential Caregivers
Biden's reforms don't address residents' rights to have contact with informal caregivers ? family members and friends who provide emotional...