Tag: Management

Leaders adapt as Gen Z nurses leave workforce

Editor's Note Gen Z nurses are leaving the workforce in droves, and CNOs must adapt their leadership strategies to keep them. That’s according to a July 21 HealthLeaders report on the Nurse Experience 2025 analysis from Press Ganey, which found that 24% of Gen Z registered nurses left the workforce…

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By: Matt Danford
July 23, 2025
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Anesthesia costs squeeze ASCs as staffing shortages, reimbursement gaps widen

Editor's Note Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) continue to face a mounting anesthesia crisis: costs are rising, staffing is tightening, and reimbursement is failing to keep pace. Anesthesia payments have dropped 8.2% over the past decade, while provider salaries have risen by as much as 40%, creating a growing financial burden…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
July 23, 2025
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Proper planning prevents OR construction, renovation cost creep

How would you describe the ideal OR? Whatever the answer, the chance to reimagine and reshape the perioperative suite can be among the most exciting projects of a perioperative leader’s career. However, OR construction and renovation also can be among the most daunting projects of a perioperative leader’s career. Just…

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By: Uyen Vo
July 23, 2025
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HHS launches organ transplant oversight initiative after patient safety failures

Editor's Note The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a major initiative to reform the US organ transplant system following disturbing findings about organ procurement practices. Fierce Healthcare reported the news July 21. According to the article, the initiative was triggered by a directive from HHS to…

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By: Matt Danford
July 22, 2025
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Hospitals pioneer methods to overcome DCD barriers, expand lifesaving transplants

Editor's Note Surgeons at Duke and Vanderbilt universities have devised simpler methods to retrieve donor hearts after circulatory death, according to a July 16 report from the Associated Press (AP). The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, details successful heart transplants using organs from donors whose hearts…

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By: Matt Danford
July 22, 2025
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Study: Algorithm offers smarter OR scheduling under pressure

Editor's Note A robust scheduling model can significantly improve OR efficiency and stability when surgery and recovery times are unpredictable, according to research published in the journal Mathematics. Using a Genetic Algorithm for Robust Scheduling (GARS), the authors demonstrate a practical and computationally efficient method for minimizing makespan across a…

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By: Matt Danford
July 21, 2025
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Preoperative, postoperative GLP-1s improve weight loss in bariatric surgery patients

Editor's Note Research shows using GLP-1 receptor agonists both before and after bariatric surgery is associated with greater total weight loss than surgery alone, according to a July 13 article in MedPage Today. The article focuses on a retrospective analysis of 568 patients presented at ENDO 2025, the annual meeting…

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By: Matt Danford
July 18, 2025
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FDA designates Class 1 recall for cranial drill

Editor's Note The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated Integra LifeSciences’ recall of specific Codman Disposable Perforators and Craniotomy Kits a Class 1, the most severe category indicating serious risk of injury or death. As detailed in the agency’s July 16 announcement, the recall of the single-use cranial…

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By: Matt Danford
July 17, 2025
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Rehab hospitals face scrutiny over safety, profits

Editor's Note Although for-profit rehab hospitals have become highly profitable, a recent KFF Health News report highlights serious safety violations, including patient deaths due to carbon monoxide poisoning, medication errors, and falls.  Published July 15, the article delves into recent data and inspections of these facilities, particularly those run by…

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By: Matt Danford
July 17, 2025
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Five underreported health changes in 'big beautiful bill'

Editor's Note Although the newly enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act is best known for major Medicaid cuts and a temporary Medicare Physician Fee Schedule increase, it also carries significant policy changes that could affect providers, patients, and the physician workforce, MedPage Today reported July 11. The article lists five…

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By: Matt Danford
July 16, 2025
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