by Monty Self | Feb 21, 2022 | Opinion
Health executives are concerned about worker shortages, trying both carrot and stick approaches to meet staffing needs. Monument Health of South Dakota has offered as much as a $40,000 sign on bonus for experienced surgical and ICU nurses. Some ICU nurses have been...
by Monty Self | Feb 14, 2022 | Opinion
Face masks, vaccines and testing have become a daily theme for the past two years. Battling the virus has changed our society and, as a World Health Organization report on Feb. 1 notes, it has also generated an incredible amount of medical waste. For example, the more...
by Monty Self | Feb 9, 2022 | Opinion
A private equity firm is buying the data core divisions of IBM’s Watson Health. You’re likely wondering, “why does this matter, and why should I care?” So let me explain. Watson Health was put together in 2015 with the acquisition of Phytel and Explorys, two leading...
by Monty Self | Jan 28, 2022 | Opinion
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by Monty Self | Jan 13, 2022 | Opinion
A $17 million grant was announced on Dec. 1, 2021, that will fund a clinical trial aimed at developing a cure for Sick Cell Disease (SCD). The funding is provided by the National Institute of Health’s Cure Sickle Cell Initiative and the California Institute of...
