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During a special virtual meeting this month, the American Medical Association’s board of trustees and House of Delegates passed a resolution taking a stand against racism and police brutality. Among other things, the AMA pledged “to confront systemic racism and police brutality,” marking the first time the organization recognized those issues as public health threats. Nicole Mitchell, director of diversity and inclusion at Cedars-Sinai, said hospitals can start by building a safe space for employees to spea
Front-line healthcare workers join calls to end systemic racism

The industry has taken a public stance against racism following the death of George Floyd.
A nurse monitors a patient using a virtual nurses' station.
Outlook for nurse supply and demand shifting amid COVID-19

Though nurse staffing concerns had been commonly focused on the future of the nursing workforce, providers are now experiencing shortages in nurse staffing and quality of care in the face of COVID-19.
The Bloc's campaign to overcome the stigma associated with CBD products
The Bloc's commitment to true partnership drives 'Agency of the Year' award

The Bloc’s commitment to their partnerships and drive to create change through creative healthcare marketing lead to “Agency of the Year” honors in the 2019 Healthcare Marketing Impact Awards.
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Workforce grants target students as first step to boost caregiver diversity

HRSA grants awarded to aid in medical training for disadvantaged students are boosting diversity in the health workforce by first cultivating a more diverse student body.
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More providers outsourcing all of their revenue cycle

Revenue-cycle management firms are increasingly seeing providers choose to fully outsource revenue-cycle services to specialists rather than handle in-house.
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Provider consolidation pressuring management consulting firms to adapt

Niche consulting firms may need to go the M&A route to keep pace with industry trends.
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Executive search firms see shift toward physicians as CEOs

There’s growing demand to fill CEO placements with physician leaders amid the shift to value-based care.
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Hospitals want readmissions program to account for social determinants

Hospitals are calling on the CMS to better account for patients’ social risk factors in the long-standing readmissions penalty program, but doing so won’t be easy.
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Health IT consulting firms trying to get closer to health systems

While there's still high demand to implement EHR systems, health IT consultants face new contracting challenges as providers revisit their systems for refinement or replacement, according to a new Modern Healthcare survey.