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Lauren Yakelis, B.S.N., RN, holds the position of manager of stem cell transplant and immunotherapy at Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center, bringing with her an impressive 13-year tenure as a nurse who specializes in hematology, oncology and stem cell transplant care. Her journey has seen her serve as the operations coordinator and manager overseeing the inpatient oncology and stem cell transplant floor, where her exceptional leadership not only elevated quality metrics but also earned the department the coveted Patient Safety Department of the Year award.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON CureFourteen more health system leaders have been added to an advisory panel defining standards for what constitutes a "smart hospital."
They join 30 other health system executives working with the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and digital health company Care.ai to develop the "smart hospital" maturity model. They are designing a survey to be released over the summer, with initial findings expected to be published at the CHIME fall forum.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewThe number of women dying while pregnant is returning to pre-pandemic levels following a worrisome 2021 spike, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON NBC NewsXavier University, a small Catholic and historically Black school in New Orleans, formally signed an agreement Monday with Ochsner Health to establish a medical school.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Associated PressAdvanced practice providers can lead clinical teams and patients to boost oncology clinical trial enrollment, a nurse practitioner explained.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Oncology Nursing NewsNewsweek has named 45 hospitals and health systems among its 750 greatest employers for mental well-being.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewWith newborn babies and their moms dying in Louisiana at some of the highest rates in the developed world, lawmakers are considering bills that would expand health care services to pregnant women and newborns while also increasing payment to their providers.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Times-PicayuneYvens Laborde, MD, chief community medical officer and medical director of global health education at Ochsner Health joins for a new episode of the AMA's “What Keeps Me Up” series, where we talk with health care leaders about one thing that’s keeping them up—and what they’re doing about it. AMA Chief Experience Officer Todd Unger hosts.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON American Medical AssociationOchsner Health has rolled out a new cardiac ablation treatment method for patients in the Gulf South diagnosed with electrophysiology and heart rhythm conditions linked to atrial fibrillation (AFib).
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