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Opinion: Uber for nursing is here — and it’s not good for patients or nurses

STAT

Louis, checks her phone to see if the gig nursing app CareRev still has her scheduled at the local hospital. Dana also worries about what will happen at the hospital if her shift doesn’t get canceled. Dana, a 29-year-old nurse in St. She’s already arranged child care for her son, but cancellations are common.

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STAT+: Health AI investments are off to a roaring start in 2025

STAT

Qualified Health and Collate , two early stage generative AI startups, targeting hospitals and pharma respectively, each announced $30 million in funding.

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Opinion: I’m disabled. I’m terrified about what Medicaid cuts could mean for my life

STAT

It had been five months since I’d applied to the program, after being discharged from the hospital in August 2024 as a new full-time wheelchair user. The letter informed me that I had been approved for Medicaid-funded Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), a form of long-term care.

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Clinical pharmacy services grow, but hospitals struggle to fill key roles: ASHP

Beckers Hospital Review

hospitals are increasingly integrating pharmacists into clinical care, but many are struggling to fill roles and maintain staff, according to the 2024 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists National Survey of Pharmacy Practice in Hospital Settings.

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Episode 1040: Every Hospital Pharmacist Should Know About This Rare Disease Resource

Pharmacy Joe

Episode 1040: Every Hospital Pharmacist Should Know About This Rare Disease Resource Subscribe on iTunes , Android , or Stitcher There exists a large number of rare diseases that any given hospital pharmacist might encounter once in their practice, if at all.

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Episode 1039: What Potassium Levels Are Associated With In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest?

Pharmacy Joe

In this episode, I’ll discuss hyper and hypokalemia thresholds that are associated with in-hospital cardiac arrest. Episode 1039: What Potassium Levels Are Associated With In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest? The study drew from a Danish in-hospital cardiac arrest registry and analyzed over 6500 cases matched with nearly 50,000 controls.

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Oseltamivir Significantly Reduces Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Influenza

Pharmacy Times

New research highlights the benefits of early oseltamivir treatment for hospitalized patients with influenza, reducing mortality and readmission rates while optimizing care.