1K steps daily after surgery can cut readmissions by 16%: 3 study notes
Mariah Taylor / beckershospitalreview - Each additional 1,000 steps per day a patient walks after surgery is linked to 18% lower odds of complications, 16% lower readmission rates and 6% shorter hospital stays, researchers found. The study, conducted by researchers at Columbus-based Ohio State …
AI Summary: A simple prescription — roughly 1,000 steps per day after surgery — was linked to a 16% reduction in readmissions in recent studies. Researchers suggest wearable step tracking as an inexpensive, scalable recovery aid that encourages mobility, reduces complications, and nudges postoperative care toward behaviourally realistic, low‑tech interventions that actually work.
Sanford Health unveils deal to integrate Minnesota-area North Memorial Health, invest $600M
fiercehealthcare - The deal, expected to close later this year, is another attempt from the major rural nonprofit system to enter the Minneapolis market. To do so, it plans a $600 million investment into two-hospital North Memorial Health that will help stabilize one financ…
AI Summary: Sanford Health announced a plan to integrate Minnesota-area North Memorial Health with a $600 million investment, creating a combined system aimed at expanding services, streamlining care and gaining scale. The transaction is part of a broader wave of regional healthcare consolidation as systems chase efficiency and market presence.
Staffing firm Cross Country Healthcare to be acquired by Knox Lane for $437M
fiercehealthcare - The deal would bring the 40-year-old, publicly traded company under a growth-oriented investment firm with a prior background in healthcare staffing.
AI Summary: Staffing firm Cross Country Healthcare agreed to be taken private in a $437 million deal by private equity buyer Knox Lane, ending its public-company chapter. The acquisition positions the firm for strategic repositioning and could reverberate across hospital staffing markets as investors consolidate workforce services.