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Physicians per capita, by state | Ascension taps CNO | Calif. system phases out RN supervisors | UnitedHealth sues The Guardian | Atrium hospital hits 0 ED boarders amid high census

June 5, 2025 1. Primary care, specialist physicians per capita, by state Full story 2. Ascension has a new chief nurse Full story 3. Lee Health grew surgical volumes 9% in 1 year. Their leaders unpack how, here. 4. California…

NCLEX pass rates dip | Top hospitals for diabetes care: Leapfrog | Ohio systems tackle nurse educator shortage | Teen Wegovy prescriptions up 50% | CMS rescinds EMTALA guidance

June 4, 2025 1. NCLEX pass rates decline across the board in early 2025 Full story 2. 36 top hospitals for diabetes care: Leapfrog Full story 3. What patients want in 2025. Insights & strategies from CHLA and HCA here.…

Okla. system lays off clinicians | Hospitals challenge Leapfrog scores | Chicago's 1st new med school in 100 years | CNO, CMO exit NY hospital | Hospitals to Congress: Support pediatric GME

June 3, 2025 1. Oklahoma system lays off 10% of workforce Full story 2. Hospitals push back on low Leapfrog grades Full story 3. From training to retention — how Providence, Novant & Trinity CNOs are redesigning front-line care: here.…

The cost of workplace violence: AHA | HHS faces $31B in cuts | Ore. allows nurses to bill Medicaid directly | Prime hospital taps CNO as interim CEO | Calif. hospital faces closure

June 2, 2025 1. Workplace, community violence costs hospitals $18B annually: AHA Full story 2. HHS faces $31B cuts in proposed FY '26 budget: 6 notes Full story 3. AI is fixing OR inefficiencies at OhioHealth. Find out more — here.…

The capacity command center playbook | Mass. hospital to end med-surge care | 8 GLP-1 updates | Ascension's 'digital nudges' boost outcomes | 313 quietest hospitals

May 30, 2025 1. Command centers, explained: Key challenges, lessons and wins from 5 systems Full story 2. Massachusetts hospital to end some inpatient services Full story 3. Healthcare measure definitions keep changing. Stay ahead with AI — here. 4.…

What will replace HICPAC? | Fla. systems tackle OB-GYN deserts | CMS probes hospitals over pediatric gender care | Advocate seeks systemwide Joint Commission accreditation | More US physicians eye Canadian licensure

May 29, 2025 1. What will replace HICPAC? 7 groups react Full story 2. 'We can't keep working in silos': Florida systems tackle OB-GYN deserts Full story 3. Press Ganey's "Healthcare employee experience 2025" report reveals what 2.3M healthcare employees want…

What makes an EHR nurse-friendly? | COVID shot guidance draws scrutiny | NC hospital to reopen | Appointment wait times surge | FDA halts drug trial after safety event

May 28, 2025 1. What makes an EHR nurse-friendly? Full story 2. COVID-19 shot guidance change draws industry scrutiny Full story 3. UMass Memorial cut length of stay through better SNF handoffs. Their strategy: here. 4. Physician appointment wait times climb: 4…

CDC tweaks COVID shot guidance | 24 top Magnet hospitals | GLP-1 scripts surge | Cleveland Clinic tightens copay policy | ED visit rates by state

May 27, 2025 1. CDC pulls COVID-19 shot recommendation for healthy kids, pregnant women Full story 2. GLP-1 prescriptions surge in US: 7 study notes Full story 3. Corewell Health cut staff burnout by 53%. Learn their strategy, here. 4. The only…

GOP bill floats Medicare pay boost | Ala. hospital ends inpatient care | An old C-suite buzzword returns | MAHA's new report: 10 notes | 11 systems with dual CNO-COOs

May 23, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Trump budget bill includes Medicare pay boost: 5 notes Full story 2. An old healthcare C-suite buzzword is back Full story 3. 10 tips for healthcare leaders to get AI 'right': here. 4. White…

House passes budget bill: 6 notes | NYC Health + Hospitals' mental health RN pipeline | Patient death spurs probe at Wash. hospital | Emory debuts Apple-powered hospital | Kaiser pulls physicians from 2 Colo. hospitals

May 22, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. House passes Trump's agenda bill: 6 things to know Full story 2. Patient death spurs probe at Washington hospital Full story 3. A Vanderbilt health IT expert discusses building clinician trust in AI — Watch…