- + 8 notes on the nation's geriatrician shortage and what's driving it —Adults 65 and older account for nearly half of hospital admissions, and while this group is expected to grow nearly 40% within the decade, the nation ...
- + California hospital to lay off 62—AHMC's San Gabriel (Calif.) Valley Medical Center is laying off 62 employees, according to regulatory documents filed with the state March 13. [Catego...
- + Change hack raises bigger questions for healthcare security—The Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare is raising questions about how prepared healthcare is when it comes to cybersecurity, Politico report...
- + No sign of brain injuries in 'Havana syndrome' patients: NIH—Two new federal studies found no significant evidence of brain injury among more than 80 patients with ''Havana syndrome," The Washington Post rep...
- + New York hospital staffing citations climb to 18—As of March 15, the New York State Department of Health has cited 18 hospitals for violations of the state's clinical staffing law. [Category: Feature...
- + Nursing students stuck in licensing limbo after degree scheme—A year after the federal government came down on fraudulent for-profit schools, some students are stuck in licensing limbo, the Miami Herald repor...
- + 12 key legal issues impacting health systems—1. Increased government interest in False Claims Act, Stark Act and related issues. In 2023, the U.S. government and whistleblowers were involved in ...
- + 11 hospitals closing departments or ending services—A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-d...
- + The '3rd generation' of weight loss drugs—Anita Courcoulas, MD, defines GLP-1s as "generation one;" dual GLP-1 and GIPs as the second; and a triple threat of GLP-1, GIP and GCGRs as the third ...
- + Frenemies' prevalence in healthcare —"Frenemies" are more than a middle school menace. When friends are also competitors, how can healthcare leaders navigate their relationships with a le...
- + West Virginia system names COO—Justin Turner was appointed COO of Point Pleasant, W. Va.-based Rivers Health, part of Huntington, W. Va.-based Marshall Health Network. [Category: ...
- + A system CEO's difficult choice—Larry Antonucci , MD, has served as president and CEO of Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health since June 2017. He was a practicing OB-GYN in Fort Myers...
- + Physician asks state to conduct 'impact assessment' on obstetrics closure at Scripps Health hospital— A South Bay physician has asked the California Department of Public Health to conduct an "impact assessment" of Scripps Health's recent decisio...
- + 32-hour workweek reaches Senate—Sen. Bernie Sanders has introduced new legislation to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours to 32. [Category: Featured, Workforce, Channe...
- + Medicaid fund recovery practice under fire—Medicaid's fund recovery practice is facing scrutiny as more families are forced to sell their homes after their loved one dies, The New York Times ...
- + Post-heart transplant ED visits remain high—Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania researchers found the number of heart transplant emergency department visits increased with high admis...
- + US bans asbestos—The Environmental Protection Agency banned ongoing uses of asbestos, a carcinogen that is linked to more than 40,000 annual deaths, the White House ...
- + Why 1 health system created a new C-suite role —Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health is creating a new C-suite position: chief data and AI officer. [Category: Featured, Hospital Executive Moves, Cha...
- + HCA shelled out $635 million for 2023 acquisitions—Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare spent a combined $635 million on acquisitions in 2023, according to its 2023 annual shareholders report. [Cate...
- + Mayo seals $150M deal—Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has completed its $150 million buyout deal with Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. in a bid to unload its overseas hospi...
- + CDC releases hospital guide to curb burnout: 6 steps —The CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has published an evidence-based guide to support hospital leaders in crafting a well...
- + 'The Wild West': Physicians worry guardrails lacking amid remote monitoring boom—Some physicians are expressing concern that regulation around remote monitoring has not caught up with the boom of use in the last two years, KFF He...
- + Physician assistant supply and demand, by state—A report released March 7 by the National Commission on Certification of PAs provides a glimpse into supply and demand of board-certified physician ...
- + Temple Health names hospital CEO—Richard Newell was appointed president and CEO of Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. [Category: Featured, Hospital Executive Move...
- + 196 women hospital presidents and CEOs to know | 2024—Becker's is proud to honor 196 women presidents and CEOs of hospitals and health systems. [Category: Featured, Lists, Channels, Hospital Review,...
- + Ohio system trims operating losses by 53%—Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health reported an operating loss of $85.3 million in 2023, a 53% improvement on the $180.3 million loss recorded in 2022. ...
- + Zepbound surpasses Wegovy in new prescriptions: Reuters—First-time prescriptions for Eli Lilly's Zepbound surpassed those for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy in early March, according to data cited by Reuters .&nb...
- + PeaceHealth taps nursing leader—Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth named Lisa Wood, MSN, RN, as director of nursing for surgical services at an Oregon hospital. [Category: Fe...
- + Health systems make big bets on ambient technology—Ambient clinical documentation is catching the eye of tech companies, EHR vendors and health systems as the technology promises to give physicians mor...
- + Cleveland Clinic seeks AI chief—Cleveland Clinic is hiring for a chief artificial intelligence officer, hoping to harness the power of the growing technology for healthcare. [Categ...
- + Inside HCA + Google's generative AI project—A leader from Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare said physicians' reactions have been "generally pretty positive" to a new generative artificial in...
- + Arkansas Children's to kickstart $318M renovation on 2 hospitals—Little Rock-based Arkansas Children's is kicking off the first phase of its $318 million makeover project this month for both its Little Rock hospital...
- + Balancing provider and patient needs: What keeps 1 cardiology leader up at night—Vaccines for coronary artery disease and a program that keeps a bed open for critical heart patients are just two elements of his field that light a f...
- + Change attack update: UnitedHealth launching medical claims solution —UnitedHealth Group has advanced more than $2 billion to providers and is launching software for medical claims preparation beginning March 18 follow...
- + UofL Health opens $78M acute care hospital—Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health has opened its $78 million UofL Health-South Hospital in Shepherdsville, Ky. [Category: Featured, Capital, Channels,...
- + Biden to direct federal agencies to advance women's health research—President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order March 18 to expand and improve research on women's health. [Category: Featured, Leadershi...
- + Inside HCA's safety work—Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has taken numerous steps to embed safety work into daily operations across its 186 hospitals, Karla Miller, Phar...
- + The provider types with the most Medicaid fraud civil settlements in 2023—Medical device manufacturers accounted for the most Medicaid fraud civil settlements and judgments in 2023, according to a report from the HHS Offic...
- + Scripps Health sees 998% operating margin increase in Q1 —San Diego-based Scripps Health reported a $73.1 million operating income (5.6% margin) on revenues of $1.3 billion for the first quarter of 2024, ende...
- + Former ED director sues Vermont hospital over alleged retaliation—Copley Hospital in Morristown, Vt., is facing a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by its former emergency department director, who is alleging the ho...
- + FDA panel recommends 2 new CAR-T therapies—After the FDA questioned the safety of two CAR-T therapies, members of the agency's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted unanimously to rec...
- + Middle management's shaky future—Middle managers are increasingly on the chopping block, Bloomberg reported March 15. [Category: Featured, Leadership & Management, Chann...
- + Joint Commission names inaugural 'president's fellow'—The Joint Commission has established a new "President's Fellowship for Healthcare Quality and Safety," and has given Carla Pugh, MD, PhD, the inaugura...
- + The Change Healthcare cyberattack: A timeline —The most significant and consequential cyberattack in American history began Feb. 21 against UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare, crippling financi...
- + Henry Ford Health plans to save $30M with centralized pharmacy—Detroit-based Henry Ford Health said its centralized pharmacy services center, which opened in September, is designed to save the system $30 million o...
- + Penn Medicine hospital's immediate jeopardy lasted 5 hours—In November, CMS placed a Penn Medicine hospital in immediate jeopardy for five hours after a possible preventable death. The corrections were publi...
- + Montefiore climbs out of the red —New York City-based Montefiore Health System reported an operating gain of $93.9 million in 2023, up from an operating loss of $98.5 million in 2022, ...
- + Why researchers from GSK, Duke halted RSV vaccine trial—The risk of preterm birth was 37% higher for mothers involved in a phase 3 respiratory syncytial virus maternal vaccine trial than the control group i...
- + Allegheny Health Network to raise minimum wage—By the end of March, Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network said it will be raising its minimum wage to $18 per hour. [Category: Featured, Compen...
- + 94% of hospitals take financial hit from Change hack: AHA survey—A survey from the American Hospital Association found that 94% of hospitals have felt financial impact from the Change Healthcare cyberattacks and o...
- + Florida hospitals could see $1.3B monthly cash impact over Change hack —A survey from the Florida Hospital Association found 106 state hospitals affected by the Change Healthcare cyberattack are anticipated to see $1.3 b...
- + UChicago nurses approve labor deal—Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, have approved a new labor contract with UChicago Medici...
- + CMS notifies HCA Mission Hospital of EMTALA violation—CMS has sent a letter to HCA Healthcare's Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., to notify leadership that the hospital was found in violation of the Em...
- + The dual languages of a chief quality officer—The most effective chief quality officers possess a fluency in two distinct tongues: the language of people — rich with the nuances of human connectio...
- + Mayo unveils launch pad for digital health tools—Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Platform is helping bring digital health tools to market by launching Solutions Studios. [Category: Feature...
- + ChristianaCare Wilmington appoints chief medical officer—In January, Emmanuel Mensah, MD, stepped into the role of chief medical officer at ChristianaCare Wilmington (Del.) Hospital. [Category: Featu...
- + Healthcare minus the snobbery—Attitudes of elitism aren't just a sign of poor teamwork in healthcare — they are a sign of incompetence. [Category: Featured, Leadership & ...
- + Flawed data inflated US maternal mortality rates, new study says —New research calls into question the severity of the nation's maternal mortality crisis , finding that flawed data has inflated death rates over the ...
- + Father, son dead in apparent murder-suicide at AdventHealth Florida hospital—Highlands County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to an active shooter situation at around 11:26 a.m. on March 14 after a 66-year-old man fatally...
- + 40 cancer centers commit to advancing patient navigation services —Forty comprehensive cancer centers have committed to using new billing codes to provide navigation services for cancer patients as part of the Biden...
- + Physicians at Mass General Brigham hospital vote to unionize—Physicians at Salem (Mass.) Hospital, a Mass General Brigham facility, have voted to form a union with Council 93 of the American Federation of Stat...
- + FDA approves 1st MASH therapy—On March 14, the FDA approved the nation's first medication to treat noncirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with fibrosis, or fatty liver scarri...
- + NYC Health + Hospitals serves 1.2M plant-based meals—Since 2022, NYC Health + Hospitals has provided more than 1.2 million plant-based meals to patients, boasting a 90% satisfaction rate among recipients...
- + How Mark Cuban's drug company nabbed its 1st health system partnership—After months of 10 p.m. Saturday emails about utilization trends and "pain points" at Community Health Systems, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. secured ...
- + More states cut residency requirements to get international graduates working—Tennessee was the first state to scrap residence requirements for international medical graduates almost a year ago, and 13 more states have followed ...
- + Health systems, disruptors back AI nonprofit—Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, Amazon, CVS Health and more are joining the Coalition for Health AI, also known as CHAI, an organization looking to ...
- + South Carolina health system completes $40M Epic install —Georgetown, S.C.-based Tidelands Health has completed its $40 million transition to an Epic EHR system. [Category: Featured, EHRs, Channels, H...
- + Maryland medical group adds over 400 primary care practices in 2024—Bethesda, Md.-based Aledade, a primary care group, has added over 400 primary care practices, community health centers and clinics to its network in 2...
- + Mercy CFO: Medicare Advantage is a good model 'when structured appropriately' —Medicare Advantage provides coverage to more than 51% of the nation's seniors, but many hospitals and health systems are pushing back against commer...
- + Broward Health names 2 executives—Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health has added two leaders to its executive ranks, according to a March 13 news release shared with Becker's .&...
- + Breast cancer diagnoses fell 20% during pandemic—Breast cancer diagnoses dropped 15.7% for women and 21.8% for men during the pandemic, according to a study involving nearly 1.5 million patients. [Ca...
- + Emergency Nurses Association welcomes 1st chief clinical officer—The Emergency Nurses Association has appointed one of its long-time members, Bradley Goettl, DNP, as its inaugural chief clinical officer, the organiz...
- + Atlantic Health names chief nurse of 464-bed hospital—Atlantic Health System's Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., has selected Heather Veltre, DNP, RN, as its new chief nursing officer, according to...
- + New curriculum equips NPs, PAs to better manage opioids—Since nurse practitioners and physician assistants often see a patient before they see a physician, one surgeon is proposing a specific curricu...
- + Walmart leans into compassionate leadership—Walmart is championing compassionate leadership practices among its store managers, mirroring a broader trend across corporate America, The New York...
- + FDA concerns grow over 2 CAR-T therapies—The FDA has identified increased mortality rates linked to two CAR-T therapies: Carvykti, made by Janssen Biotech, and Abecma, from Bristol-Myers Squi...
- + AHA pushes further congressional action over Change Healthcare hack—The American Hospital Association is urging Congress to consider existing statutory limitations that could limit aid from CMS and HHS to hospitals and...
- + Nurse managers' 4-day workweeks: How it's going at Mount Sinai—In fall 2022, New York City-based Mount Sinai launched its four-day workweek program for nurse managers. More than a year later, the program continues...
- + New York system shuffles HR leadership—North Shore University Hospital, a 756-bed facility in Manhasset, N.Y., has named Anwau Huffman associate executive director of human resources. ...
- + Michigan Medicine names regional chief nursing officer —University of Michigan Health-West has named Kate Veenstra, DNP, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer. She had been serving as associate CNO since 2021.&n...
- + 'Urgent care attached to hospital': Florida hospital opens fast track ED —West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Fla., has opened a "fast-track" emergency department facility steps away from its main ED, where patients wi...
- + 85% of hospital nurses said they'd quit by 2024. Did they?—A January 2023 nurse survey fueled fears of an exodus, as 85% of those in hospital roles said they planned to quit within the next 12 months. ...
- + HCA Virginia ends outside contract for hospital food services —Sodexo will lay off workers after HCA Virginia, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, ended a six-year contract with the company for dining a...
- + 5 big-ticket hospital capital projects—Becker's has reported on five hospital projects that have been announced in the past six months that are estimated to cost $1.5 billion or more: ...
- + Stop dispensing Paxlovid labeled for emergency use, FDA says—Pharmacies and healthcare providers may no longer dispense Paxlovid labeled in accordance with the FDA's emergency use authorization, the agency said...
- + Minimum wages by state —Minimum wages vary across the U.S., and more than 20 states increased their minimum wages as of Jan. 1. [Category: Featured, Compensation Issues, Chan...
- + Children’s National appoints 3 physician execs—Children's National Hospital has added three physician leaders to its executive team, the Washington, D.C.-based organization said March 13. [Category...
- + Child mortality reaches record low: UN group—A higher percentage of children worldwide are living beyond their fifth birthdays as childhood mortality rates hit a record low in 2022, according to ...
- + Minnesota hospital expands ED with 16-bed modular unit—M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital in Maplewood, Minn., is reducing emergency department boarding with modular units that expand its ED footprint, ...
- + Federal government launches investigation into UnitedHealth over Change hack—The federal government is launching an investigation into UnitedHealth Group following the February cyberattack into its Change Healthcare subsidiar...
- + Post-discharge suicide prevention often falls short, study finds—Only 4% of 346 surveyed hospitals fully met recommended discharge practices for patients identified as at risk for suicide, according to a study con...
- + Atlantic Health, NYU Langone partner on heart care—Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System's Morristown Medical Center and New York City-based NYU Langone Health expanded their partnership to i...
- + Lawmakers press Geisinger CEO over contract negotiations—Several lawmakers in Pennsylvania have expressed concerns related to contract negotiations on behalf of healthcare workers at Geisinger Community Medi...
- + Massachusetts hospital margins over the last 3 years—A Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis 2024 annual report revealed that state acute care hospitals have seen margin fluctuation ...
- + 9 drugs now in shortage—Drug, supply and equipment shortages are the eighth-most urgent patient safety concern, the ECRI said March 11. [Category: Featured, Pharmacy,...
- + Symplr announces AI healthcare solution—Healthcare software company Symplr announced a new AI and machine learning offering called SymplrAI on March 11. [Category: Featured, Digital ...
- + Meditech adds ambient technology to EHR—Meditech is adding ambient listening technology to its Expanse EHR system. [Category: Featured, EHRs, Channels, Hospital Review, Static, ROOT]
- + Indiana system names dual hospital COO—Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health has named Carlos Vasquez vice president and chief operating officer of a second hospital. [Category: Fea...
- + Healthcare and unions: 9 updates —The following hospital-union events, including strikes, unionization votes and contract approvals, have been reported by Becker's in February and Ma...
- + Sutter taps hospital CEO from HCA—Sutter Health has tapped Hollie Seeley, RN, to serve as CEO of Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento (Calif.), the system's 523-bed flagship hospital. [...
- + WVU Medicine to launch 2-year nursing school —WVU Medicine is planning a new nursing school, directly affiliated with its 23-hospital health system. [Category: Featured, Workforce, Channel...
- + Male nurses earn $250 more per week than female peers: Report—In 2023, men earned higher wages than women in 20 of the most prevalent occupations for women, including nursing, where they earned nearly $250 more p...
- + CDC sends team to Chicago over measles outbreak—The CDC has deployed a team to help address an ongoing measles outbreak that originated at a temporary migrant shelter in Chicago's Pilsen neighbo...
- + More parents are delaying pediatric vaccines, pediatricians say—Pediatricians in California are noticing a concerning trend of more vaccine-hesitant parents delaying their child's routine immunizations, The Los A...
- + In a 1st, Seattle Children's to test CAR T-cell drug among children with lupus—Seattle Children's is the first FDA-authorized site to deliver an experimental CAR T-cell therapy to children with lupus, the system said March 11.&...
- + What physicians think of private equity: 7 stats—A recent survey found 60.8% of physicians view private equity negatively, MedPage Today reported March 11. [Category: Featured, Hospital-Physician...
- + AI makes physicians' notes more patient friendly: NYU Langone—New York City-based NYU Langone Health tested artificial intelligence to see how well it can convert physician notes into accurate lay language that...
- + Bristol Health eliminates 60 positions—Despite Bristol (Conn.) Health's financial improvements in fiscal year 2023, the health system has eliminated 60 positions in an effort to cut costs a...
- + Health department clears Tenet hospital amid 600+ staffing, safety reports—Worcester, Mass.-based Saint Vincent Hospital has been cleared by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health after nurses filed more than 600 sta...
- + 23 US areas hit hardest by inflation—Historic levels of inflation have driven up costs of medical supplies and providing care for hospitals across the U.S. more and more since 2021 wh...
- + Data breach affects more than 2,000 Texas hospital patients—Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center has been hit with a data breach that is affecting 2,094 patients, according to a data security breach re...
- + Indiana hospital to close behavioral health unit—Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind., will close its inpatient behavioral health unit May 1 as it looks to put more resources into outpatien...
- + Trinity nurse exec to join University of Maryland Medical System—Peggy Norton-Rosko, DNP, RN, chief nurse executive, has been selected as the chief nurse executive for the University of Maryland Medical System in ...
- + Lack of physician trust is 1 reason patients opt out of bariatric surgery —Around 40% of the U.S. adults experience obesity and 50% of patients in need of bariatric surgery will elect to forgo it. Some do so if they do not ...
- + Former Centura CEO heads to Baystate —Peter Banko, former president of a three-state division within Chicago-based CommonSpirit and former CEO of its Centura Health joint venture, was sele...
- + Mount Sinai creates public health department—Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine in New York City has established a Department of Public Health. [Category: Featured, Hospital-Physician Relat...
- + 340B sees growth, remains small share of drug companies' revenue: Report—A new report from Healthsperien, prepared for the American Hospital Association, found that while the 340B program is still a minor portion of the d...
- + 9 Ozempic updates—As Novo Nordisk campaigns against counterfeit versions of Ozempic, its Type 2 diabetes drug popularly used for weight loss, one analysis predicts ...
- + HCA Florida hospital hires new COO—HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has appointed veteran healthcare administrator Mark ...
- + 7 healthcare jobs among 'the best you've never heard of' —U.S. News & World Report has listed seven healthcare roles as "the best jobs you've never heard of." [Category: Featured, Workforce, Chann...
- + Medical records found on front lawn of shuttered hospital—Medical records from former patients of Richland, Ga.-based Stewart Webster Hospital were found on the now-shuttered facility's front lawn, CBS affili...
- + Biden's $7.3 trillion budget: 16 healthcare takeaways—President Joe Biden proposed a $7.3 trillion budget March 11, including various initiatives to lower healthcare costs and an $800 million investment...
- + Employee with guns arrested at Cleveland Clinic Florida campus—Police arrested a 54-year-old employee at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Gifford, Fla., March 7 after law enforcement found the individual ...
- + Trinity Health names new informatics chief—Hartford, Conn.-based Trinity Health of New England has a new health informatics chief. [Category: Featured, Hospital Executive Moves, Channels, Hospi...
- + Illinois hospital regains trauma center designation—Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Ill., has regained its level 2 trauma center designation after losing it on Feb. 2. [Category: Featured, Care...
- + Oregon State Hospital superintendent to retire—Dolly Matteucci is retiring from the helm of Oregon State Hospital — a two-campus, 703-bed psychiatric facility based in Salem. [Category: Fea...
- + Ochsner Health's response to workforce shortages: 3 notes—New Orleans, La.-based Ochsner Health is not immune to the workforce shortage, but has created its own approach to triage the issue, according to the ...
- + Best jobs for work-life balance: US News—Many of the 20 best jobs for work-life balance can be found in a hospital or health system, according to a Feb. 22 ranking from U.S. News & Worl...
- + Maryland health system names new chief health equity officer —Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System named Tiffany Wiggins, MD, vice president and chief health equity officer in early March. ...
- + Calls for national patient safety board reemerge—U.S. representatives have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to establish a National Patient Safety Board, a team that would be housed within HHS a...
- + U of Maryland Medical System selects chief health equity officer—Baltimore, Md.-based University of Maryland Medical System has named Tiffany Wiggins, MD, as its chief health equity officer, according to a March 1...
- + Pepperdine to open health college, offer nursing degrees—Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., will open a health college in August 2025. It will initially offer two nursing degrees to students, with plan...
- + 16 of nation's top health systems form AI clinical safety network —Leaders from 16 of the nation's top health systems have formed a network dedicated to responsible development and use of artificial intelligence in th...
- + Nursing group issues anesthesia protocols for weight loss medication users—New anesthesia guidance for patients taking anti-obesity drugs like Ozempic has been released by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. [...
- + Why this CEO hasn't taken a vacation in 20 years—Executives across industries take varying amounts of vacations throughout their careers, and they have different perspectives on this topic. [Ca...
- + Novo Nordisk working with global authorities to take down fake Ozempic: Reuters —Counterfeit versions of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic are becoming more of a concern, both for the company and to global authorities. Lars Fruergaard Jørgens...
- + HSHS moves up 2nd hospital closure—Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System will close not one, but two Wisconsin hospitals on March 22. [Category: Featured, Finan...
- + Erlanger restructures leadership—Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System has a new leadership structure following its transition into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organi...
- + Providence leader solves staffing issue close to home—To get ahead of staffing challenges, hospitals should look to their own communities, according to Carl Hinkson, senior director of ancillary services ...
- + NewYork-Presbyterian hospital revives midwifery program after outcry—New York City-based New York-Presbyterian's Allen Hospital launched a revamped midwifery program following outcry from the community and nurses, Pol...
- + CEO exits newly merged health system —Craig Lambrecht, MD, has resigned as CEO of the combined Billings Clinic-Logan Health system, which merged into a nine-hospital entity Sept. 1. ...
- + HCA Florida hospital gets green light for $80M tower project—Loxahatchee, Fla.-based HCA Florida Palms West Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has been given funding approval by the health ...
- + Northwest Health names dual hospital CEO—Northwest Health in Valparaiso, Ind., has named Simon Ratliff CEO of two Indiana hospitals: one in La Porte, one in Starke. [Category: Featured,...
- + Stanford Health Care adopts Microsoft AI copilot organizationwide—Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care is rolling out an AI copilot from Microsoft's Nuance enterprisewide after a successful pilot with the t...
- + Lehigh Valley Health Network to open Pennsylvania micro-hospital 'soon'—Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Health Valley Network held a ribbon cutting on March 8 to celebrate its first neighborhood hospital, Lehigh Valley Hospi...
- + The world's top hospitals for cardiac surgery—Seven of the top 10 cardiac surgery hospitals in the world are based in the U.S., according to Newsweek's 2024 "World's Best Hospitals" list. [Cat...
- + Apple touts Vision Pro as healthcare tool —Epic Systems, UC San Diego Health, Boston Children's and Cedars-Sinai are launching healthcare-focused apps for Apple's new Vision Pro headset. ...
- + Health systems form AI council with Microsoft—Leaders from Duke Health, Advocate Health, Northwestern Medicine and more are forming a new consortium with Microsoft to ensure AI is being used saf...
- + Cardinal Health recalls 27M syringes—Cardinal Health revised its product correction for more than 27 million syringes, upgrading the notice to a Class I recall — the most serious type —...
- + After study failure, Amylyx might pull ALS drug from market—A phase 3 study of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals' approved therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Relyvrio, failed to find significant efficacy results...
- + Geisinger hospital workers authorize strikes—Hundreds of front-line healthcare workers across multiple job classifications at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pa., have voted to au...
- + Alabama cardiology office closes abruptly—Southeastern Cardiology, a private practice located on Montgomery, Ala.-based Baptist Medical Center South's campus, has closed its doors. [Cate...
- + ChristianaCare taps chief medical officer for Maryland hospital —Arsalan Sheikh, DO, has been appointed chief medical officer of ChristianaCare Union Hospital in Elkton, Md., where he will report to Amy Marston, c...
- + Piedmont creates new executive-level role—Mary Kane, BSN, RN, was selected as the inaugural chief nursing informatics officer for Atlanta-based Piedmont. [Category: Featured, Hospital ...
- + Syphilis drug shortage persists, expected to end in Q4—Pfizer's shortage of penicillin G benzathine injection, an antibiotic for syphilis and other bacterial infections, is now predicted to last until the ...
- + R1 RCM forms committee to evaluate options in wake of buyout offer —R1 RCM has formed a special committee of independent directors to evaluate "strategic alternatives" in the wake of two major shareholders mulling an...
- + Around 10% of Wisconsin hospital jobs are open, study finds: 5 updates—The overall healthcare worker vacancy rate in Wisconsin hospitals was 9.9% in September of 2022, a critical but stable post-pandemic rate compared to ...
- + Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases —From a New York City physician indicted in an alleged $20.7 million scheme to a call center owner indicted in a $97 million scheme, here are 10 health...
- + Hospitals grapple with measles exposures—An increase in measles activity this year is coinciding with a rise in potential exposures as infected individuals seek medical care at healthcare fac...
- + Amazon launches virtual medical assistance through Alexa—Amazon's Alexa has integrated a telehealth and virtual healthcare delivery platform by Hellocare into its software, allowing patients to make calls ...
- + A CEO's 'unpopular' opinion—Mark Keroack , MD, who began his career as an internal medicine and infectious disease specialist, has served as president and CEO of Springfield, Mas...
- + Baptist Health taps former Integris exec as chief nursing officer of 2 hospitals—Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health has named Brandi Stewart, BSN, RN, chief nursing officer of two hospitals. [Category: Featured, Hospita...
- + California Tenet hospital names chief nurse—Fresno, Calif.-based Saint Agnes Medical Center, a 384-bed Tenet Healthcare hospital, has selected Cheryl Harless, DNP, RN, as its new chief nursi...
- + Change Healthcare effects on hospitals could last months: AHA—Although Change Healthcare has made progress in restoring its technology, the American Hospital Association says it will take several weeks, if not ...
- + Layoffs surge in California—California is one of just two states with a rising unemployment rate — and the situation is expected to get worse in the coming months, Newsweek r...
- + Adventist hospital to close 3 medical practices—Adventist Health Tillamook (Ore.) plans to close three medical offices after years-long efforts to recruit additional qualified medical providers in...
- + Are healthcare DEI efforts losing steam?—In recent years, "DEI" has become a political buzzword — and health systems' efforts aren't immune to the consequences, leaders in the field say.&nb...
- + From -6.8% to 12.2%: 34 health systems ranked by operating margins—Health system operating margins improved in 2023 after a tumultuous 2022. Increased revenue from rebounding patient volumes helped offset the high cos...
- + 25 C-level job openings with Tenet—Tenet Health, a for-profit hospital operator based in Dallas, is seeking leaders for numerous C-level executive positions within its hospitals. ...
- + Ascension vs. CommonSpirit vs. Trinity: How the 3 largest nonprofit systems' finances compare—The three largest nonprofit health systems in the U.S., Ascension, CommonSpirit Health and Trinity Health, reported significant cuts to their six-mo...
- + The plight of health system-owned Medicare Advantage plans —Medicare Advantage continues to see unprecedented enrollment growth, but not for everyone. [Category: Featured, Finance, Channels, Hospital Review, St...
- + ANA to revamp Magnet criteria for 1st time in 16 years—The American Nurses Association announced plans March 8 to begin a review and modernization process of its Magnet designation criteria for hosp...
- + Wegovy approved for cardiovascular indications—Wegovy, Novo Nordisk's weight loss therapy part of a popular drug class, is now approved for reducing the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack...
- + Pharmacist group addresses second victim syndrome—It's past time to support pharmacists during times of crisis and patient care failures, which can cause second victim syndrome, according to American ...
- + 6 health systems limiting weight loss drug coverage for employees—Citing high costs and low medication adherence, self-insured employers nationwide are making moves to end or limit coverage for employees prescribed w...
- + 5 hospitals creating a better ED experience for patients—Hospital leaders across the U.S. are trying to find creative solutions to reduce boarding in emergency departments, which challenges health sys...
- + FDA delays decision on Eli Lilly Alzheimer's drug —The FDA has informed Eli Lilly that it plans to convene a panel of independent experts to learn more about the safety and efficacy of donanemab , t...
- + Marshfield Clinic opening Wisconsin urgent care services amid HSHS closures—Chippewa Falls, Wis.-based Marshfield Clinic Lake Hallie Center, part of Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System, is opening urgent care services in ...
- + NYC bill calls for info sharing on off-label uses for weight loss drugs—New York City Councilwoman Julie Menin introduced a bill March 7 that would require the city's Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to cre...
- + CEO of American College of Emergency Physicians to step down —Susan Sedory, CEO of The American College of Emergency Physicians, will step down in June 2025, the organization announced March 8. She has held the...
- + 'Significant financial disruption': AMA urges more from Change Healthcare restoration efforts—The American Medical Association said physician practices will face "significant financial disruptions" after Change Healthcare shared that certain ...
- + Providence, Microsoft to scale AI—Renton, Wash.-based Providence is working with Microsoft and its company Nuance to accelerate AI innovation at scale. [Category: Featured, Inn...
- + Nonprofit hits back at nurse 'demands' amid planned Rhode Island hospital acquisitions—The Centurion Foundation, an Atlanta-based nonprofit, has hit back at a nurse union over claims that its plan to acquire two Providence, R.I., hospita...
- + Healthcare jobs continue to grow: 7 numbers—The U.S. healthcare labor market has had a strong start to 2024, with the industry seeing continued job growth in certain areas on top of January's gr...
- + Best, worst states to retire on a budget—Retirees on a budget would do best to steer clear of coastal states, according to a new ranking from Seniorly . [Category: Featured, Rankings &...
- + Apple's pay for 9 health tech jobs —Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. [Category: Featured, Disruptor...
- + Mark Cuban's drug startup: 2 years later—Two years after launching a company with a few dozen discounted generics, Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs now offers more than 2,000 medications, partn...
- + Homeland Security warns hospitals of cyber, execution threats —The Department of Homeland Security has issued a new warning to healthcare institutions, alerting them to increasing threats on both digital and physi...
- + AdventHealth taps new Kansas hospital CEO —AdventHealth South Overland Park (Kan.), part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, has named Dallas Purkeypile president and CEO, effectiv...
- + 10 thoughts on leadership from women in healthcare—In honor of Women's History Month in March and International Women's Day on March 8, Becker's Hospital Review asked women in the healthcare industry...
- + Dartmouth hospital names chief medical officer—Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, N.H., has named Gina O'Brien, MD, its next chief medical officer. [Category: Featured, Hospital Executive Move...
- + Ambulatory leader returns to VCU Health—Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health appointed Jalana McCasland vice president of ambulatory services, effective April 14. [Category: Featured, Hospital E...
- + Intermountain inks AI partnership with Memora Health—Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is partnering with intelligent care enablement platform Memora Health to improve care delivery, focused fi...
- + 12 hospitals with shortest ED visit times, per CMS —Becker's has compiled a list of hospitals and health systems with the shortest emergency department visit times using data from CMS' provider data ...
- + Federal bill would limit mandatory nurse overtime—A bipartisan bill that limits mandatory overtime for nurses, originally proposed in 2020 , has been reintroduced. It also shields nurse...
- + Tennessee children's hospital to complete $94M expansion—Memphis, Tenn.-based Le Bonheur Children's Hospital will complete the $94 million expansion in May, Commercial Appeal reported March 8. [Category:...
- + Group claims Mount Sinai cut services again to accelerate Beth Israel closure—The Community Coalition to Save Beth Israel Hospital group that filed a lawsuit in February to prevent New York City-based Mount Sinai from closing ...
- + Hospitals face rising labor bill—The labor crisis in many industries has stabilized, but impending retirements and high demand for healthcare services will likely reignite labor short...
- + Hackers say they sold Lurie Children's Hospital data for $3.4M—Hackers claimed to have sold the data of Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago patients for $3.4 million following a recent cyberattack, the Record ...
- + CDC shares 1st real-world data on RSV drug—Nirsevimab, a new monoclonal antibody treatment for respiratory syncytial virus, was 90% effective at preventing hospitalizations among infants this v...
- + How NYC Health + Hospitals is reining in travel nurse expenses—NYC Health + Hospitals has made progress in decreasing its dependence on travel nurses, though staffing expenditures still exceed the public health sy...
- + Health systems eye India for tech talent—Healthcare needs engineering talent, but with a resource that is in high demand but often scarce in the U.S., this has caused health systems to look a...
- + Providence deploys restructuring, renewal plan —Renton, Wash.-based Providence is deploying a "restructuring and renewal" plan to address medium-term challenges and position its core assets for perf...
- + Drugmaker to cap inhaler costs —Boehringer Ingelheim will cap out-of-pocket costs for its inhaler products at $35 per month starting in June. [Category: Featured, Pharmacy, C...
- + Steward Florida hospital cuts staff, services—Miami-based North Shore Medical Center, part of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, has started conducting layoffs as part of cuts to some of its progra...
- + A Wisconsin hospital cut ER wait times by opening a special unit—Madison, Wis.-based UnityPoint Health Meriter Hospital has reduced wait times in the emergency department for patients with the implementation of a ne...
- + Large health system vs. payer profits in 2023—A majority of the nation's largest health systems and payers have filed their fourth-quarter earnings reports. Becker's has compiled their year-end ...
- + COVID-19 shots, antivirals cut risk of severe infection — here's how much—The updated COVID-19 shots that rolled out in fall 2023 reduced the risk of severe infection by 31% in adults over 65 and immunocompromised individual...
- + Emory brings Epic to Apple—Starting March 7, clinicians will have access to Epic for the first time on the Mac App Store. [Category: Featured, EHRs, Channels, Hospital Review, S...
- + Why Americans lie about money—More than half of Americans have been increasingly worried about money — and over one-third are embarrassed by their finances, according to a recent s...
- + WellSpan adds AI tool to Epic EHR—York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is embedding an AI tool from Nuance, a Microsoft company, into its Epic EHR system with the aim of automating clinic...
- + Mass General Brigham hospital taps business operations exec —Kofi Cash, DSc, has been named executive director of business operations at Mass General Brigham-McLean Hospital. [Category: Featured, Hospital ...
- + RWJBarnabas drops employee GLP-1 coverage for weight loss—West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has ended coverage under its employee health plan for GLP-1s when prescribed for weight loss, a system spok...
- + Providence reduces operating deficit by $500M —Renton, Wash.-based Providence reported a $1.2 billion operating loss in 2023 — an improvement from a $1.7 billion operating loss in 2022, according t...
- + Joint Commission finds Tenet hospital noncompliant after 600+ nurse complaints —St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass. — where nurses have filed more than 600 safety and staffing complaints since July — was found noncompliant ...
- + OhioHealth appoints president for 2 hospitals —OhioHealth appointed Cherie Smith, PhD, RN, president of its Dublin Methodist Hospital and Grady Memorial Hospital in Delaware, effective March 18.&...
- + Healthcare job cuts down 52% year over year—Healthcare/products companies and manufacturers, including hospitals, announced a decrease in job cuts in the first two months of the year compared to...
- + Number of certified PAs, by state—The number of board-certified physician assistants/associates in the U.S. climbed 28% from 2018 to 2022, an increase from 40 to 50 PAs per 100,000 pop...
- + NYC Health + Hospitals opens 'serenity unit' to meet palliative care demand—Patients who are in need of palliative care and extra symptom management as they recover from being critically ill or are nearing end of life can now ...
- + Health systems reshape nurse workflows: 4 trends to know—Health systems are reimagining nurse responsibilities and workflows in response to staff shortages and burnout and calls for better work-life balance ...
- + The 'hidden profits' in the nursing home industry: Study—A recent study led by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles study found reported nursing home profits may reflect only 37.1% of to...
- + Teen sentenced to 8 years for carjacking outside HSHS hospital—Chloe Zellner, 18, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for carjacking and assaulting a nurse outside of an Illinois hospital, WTAQ reporte...
- + 26 injuries reported in Medtronic device recall—Medtronic Neurosurgery is recalling 45,176 drainage systems because catheters might disconnect from patient line stopcock connectors. There have bee...
- + Cleveland Clinic welcomes 1st US hospital into collaborative network—Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, Fla., is the first medical facility in the U.S. to be added to Cleveland Clinic's collaborative network of integ...
- + LCMC Health names VP of middle revenue cycle—New Orleans-based LCMC Health has named Jackie Josing vice president of middle revenue cycle, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. [Categ...
- + Healthcare workers report physicians dismissed long COVID symptoms: New study —A newly published review suggests even those in the healthcare industry find it difficult to access care for long COVID symptoms, and that in some c...
- + Morehouse School of Medicine wins $25M to study cancer disparities —A research team based at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta has been selected as one of five teams globally to receive a multimillion-dollar aw...
- + UMMS breaks ground on $32M logistics hub—Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System has signed a lease and broken ground on a $32 million logistics operations center in Sparrows Po...
- + Global healthcare reimbursements to exceed $36B by 2030, study predicts—A report by Fairfield Market Research, a U.K.-based market research provider, suggests that the global healthcare reimbursement market could reach $...
- + Nurses at 2 Ascension hospitals approve labor deals—Nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, and Ascension Borgess Allegan (Mich.) Hospital have approved new labor contracts. ...
- + Employee experience in healthcare, per 2.2 million workers—Workplace engagement among nurses and physicians is seeing signs of improvement since the pandemic, while other roles like managers still struggle. ...
- + 'Waste of time': Northwell marketing chief slams NYU Langone lawsuit—Northwell Health's marketing leader called trademark infringement allegations from NYU Langone Health "absurd" and a "waste of time" after a judge dis...
- + Healthcare spending package heads to Senate —The Senate is set to consider a package of six appropriation bills this week that includes certain provisions related to healthcare, according to ...
- + How physician fees have changed in the last 40 years—Nearly 20% of people in the U.S. receive health insurance through the Medicare program, but changes in physician fee schedules have made it more diffi...
- + Intermountain 1st to earn updated validation from HIMSS—Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has become the first healthcare organizations globally to attain Stage 7 validation on the updated HIMSS I...
- + Why healthcare cyberattacks last so long—The cyberattack on Change Healthcare that has caused disruptions across a wide swath of the industry has entered its third week. But why do these IT...
- + Mayo's plan to expand AI tool access in 2024—Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has saved its nurses 30 seconds per In Basket message using generative AI. [Category: Featured, Healthcare ...
- + HCA ups virtual nursing to over 10 hospitals—Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare said virtual nurses are becoming a "critical part of the modern care team" as the health system is now pilotin...
- + Mark Cuban's drug company partners with 1st health system—On March 7, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems became the first hospital system to partner with and buy medicines manufactured by Mark C...
- + Pennsylvania hospital signs agreement with rural healthcare collaborative—Kittanning, Pa.-based Armstrong County Memorial Hospital has signed a definitive agreement with the Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network, a healthcar...
- + Woman dies after patient attack at Mississippi hospital —A man is in custody after he allegedly attacked and killed another patient at Merit Health Central in Jackson, Miss. The incident occurred March 5 and...
- + The 'right time' for hospital execs to retire—For Kootenai Health CEO Jon Ness, the right time to retire came down to the state of the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based health system. [Category: Fe...
- + New Jersey county reports suspected mumps outbreak—The New Jersey Department of Health reported a cluster of suspected mumps in Hunterdon County. [Category: Featured, Infection Control, Channels, Hos...
- + Alabama medical center getting nearly $33M expansion, 30 added beds—Opelika-based East Alabama Health is adding three floors and 30 critical care beds to the west pavilion of its Opelika-based East Alabama Medical Ce...
- + Best, worst states to be rich—For high earners, not all states are created equally, according to a Feb. 29 analysis from WalletHub. [Category: Featured, Rankings & Rati...
- + OSF plans $180M hospital —OSF HealthCare plans to to file a certificate-of-need application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board to build a $180 mill...
- + Layoffs cool as hospital margins stabilize —Layoffs are slowing at hospitals and health systems as margins gradually improve, but CFOs continue to focus on controlling costs — particularly on th...
- + IU Health CEO pens peers for political donation, seeking $50K per system—Dennis Murphy, president and CEO of Indianapolis-based IU Health, has penned a letter to two dozen other health system chiefs, asking them to pool mon...
- + 5 health systems seeking revenue cycle vice presidents—Five hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle vice presidents. [Category: Featured, Finance, Channels, Ho...
- + FDA panel backs simplified flu shot for next season—An FDA advisory panel has unanimously recommended the agency approve a trivalent, rather than quadrivalent, flu vaccine for use next season. [Catego...
- + Washington court dismisses case against UW Medicine alleging lost tumor—A Washington state county court on Feb. 28 dismissed a lawsuit filed against UW Medicine, which accused the Seattle-based system of losing a patient...
- + MGB pediatric practice closing, transferring services—Northampton, Massachusetts-based Cooley Dickinson Hospital, part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, is closing its South Deerfield, Ma...
- + 100+ hospitals, health systems among Newsweek's greatest workplaces for women—Newsweek has published its 2024 "America's Greatest Workplaces for Women" ranking, which includes hospitals and health systems. [Category: Featured,...
- + Law firm reviewing 50+ cases against Oregon hospital facing drug diversion probe —An Oregon law firm is reviewing 58 cases involving claims of infection at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, 34 of which involve wrongfu...
- + VillageMD conducts layoffs amid closures—Walgreens' VillageMD is laying off some of its employees as it looks to exit the Illinois market, a spokesperson for the company confirmed to Becker'...
- + UHS building Washington, DC, freestanding ER—King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has shared plans to develop a freestanding emergency department on the Fletcher-Johnson Campus in...
- + Lower reimbursement a leading cause for poor margins, CFOs say—A recent report from the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Eliciting Insights, a healthcare strategy and marketing research company, f...
- + 10 drugs poised to be best-sellers in 2024—Merck's cancer drug Keytruda is expected to be the top-selling drug globally in 2024, according to data published by Statista. [Category: Featured, ...
- + Lawsuits start rolling in over Change Healthcare hack—Lawsuits have started rolling in against UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare over the cyberattack that has crippled hospitals, physician practice...
- + Health systems invest in productivity—Productivity is a buzzword for most workplaces today, and healthcare is no different. [Category: Featured, Leadership & Management, Channels, Hosp...
- + NNU slams CDC's decision to end 5-day isolation for COVID-19—National Nurses United, the 225,000 member nursing union, has come out against the CDC's recent walk back of the five-day isolation period once recomm...
- + Arizona health department names 1st 'chief heat officer' —Eugene Livar, MD, is Arizona's inaugural "chief heat officer" — and the first statewide heat executive in the nation. [Category: Featured, Hospital Ex...
- + VUMC to launch AI center —Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center is launching a center dedicated to artificial intelligence. [Category: Featured, I...
- + SSM Health taps regional chief nursing officer —Tammy Jackson, BSN, RN, has been named vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer of SSM Health in Southern Illinois — a divi...
- + Former nurse sues PeaceHealth over alleged unpaid meal breaks—A nurse filed a lawsuit against her former employer, PeaceHealth, alleging the Vancouver, Wash.-based system failed to provide 30-minute meal breaks b...
- + Providence bounces back from Change Healthcare outage—Renton, Wash.-based Providence has resumed normal operations after the Feb. 21 Change Healthcare cyberattack. [Category: Featured, Cybersecuri...
- + Union submits 2,500+ staffing, safety complaints against Catholic Health —Members of Communications Workers of America District 1 have filed more than 2,500 complaints against Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health regarding ...
- + Johns Hopkins Medicine diversity chief resigns —Sherita Golden, MD, has stepped down as vice president and chief diversity officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine. [Category: Featured, Hospital Exec...
- + Hospitals are 'failing children with sickle cell anemia', study finds—Research has emerged from experts at Children's Hospital Los Angeles revealing gaps in preventative care for children with sickle cell anemia, accor...
- + 5 ways to optimize sepsis education: AMA—The American Medical Association is underscoring the importance of robust sepsis training, particularly for new hires, as U.S. hospitals are increas...
- + McLaren Northern Michigan taps chief medical officer—McLaren Northern Michigan, a hospital located in Petoskey, has tapped John Kennedy, MD, as its next chief medical officer, according to a March 6 news...
- + Concerns grow over bird flu's human risks —Avian flu's spread among mammals is elevating concerns about the risk the disease may pose to humans. [Category: Featured, Public Health , Channels, H...
- + Why pre-acute care should be healthcare's new focus: Viewpoint—In 2021, Medicare spent 8% of its budget — or $57 billion — on post-discharge care. But according to Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow at the Urban Ins...
- + GHX awards 25 large health systems for supply chain work—GHX awarded 25 large hospital systems, including Providence, Catholic Health and Mount Sinai Health System, for what the organization deemed a "perf...
- + Common acne products contain carcinogen, lab alerts FDA —An independent testing laboratory has filed a petition with the FDA after finding common acne products contain elevated levels of benzene, a carcinoge...
- + Common acne products contain carcinogen, lab alerts FDA —An independent testing laboratory has filed a petition with the FDA after finding common acne products contain elevated levels of benzene, a carcinoge...
- + GHX awards 25 small health systems for supply chain work—On March 5, Global Healthcare Exchange named supply chains at 25 small health systems and hospitals as "perfect." [Category: Featured, Ranking...
- + Medical debt linked to worse health, early death: Study—Higher rates of medical debt are associated with poor physical and mental health, and premature death, according to a new study from the American Ca...
- + Top self-scheduling vendors: KLAS—Patients are increasingly seeking smoother and more convenient access to healthcare. As a result, they highlight self-scheduling as a primary priority...
- + Man got 217 COVID shots — here's what happened—A 62-year-old man who, for private reasons, elected to hypervaccinate, rolling up his sleeves for 217 COVID-19 shots, did not experience any adverse r...
- + CommonSpirit to launch 'digital consumer experience' —Chicago-based CommonSpirit is launching a digital consumer experience to meet patients' evolving expectations around ways to access care, which "will ...
- + Young workers grow more disengaged: 5 notes—Millennial and Gen Z workers saw the largest declines in employee engagement in 2023, suggesting younger workers are growing increasingly detached fro...
- + UChicago, City Colleges aim to bolster lab tech workforce—The University of Chicago Medicine, the University of Chicago and City Colleges of Chicago have announced a healthcare education and clinical lab pa...
- + Epic, Oracle commit to Biden's cancer care EHR initiative—Epic, Oracle, Meditech and CVS are among the organizations committing to the Biden administration's "Enhancing Oncology Model," which is a part of t...
- + Oregon hospital taps VP of patient care—Lincoln City, Ore.-based Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital named Kirsten Ferren, MSN, RN, vice president of patient care services. [Category: Feature...
- + FDA clears 1st OTC glucose monitor —The FDA on March 5 cleared the Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor System for use, making it the first continuous glucose monitoring device to be availab...
- + NewYork-Presbyterian to provide kosher electronic devices for virtual visits—NewYork-Presbyterian will make kosher electronic devices available for virtual visits after HHS received complaints. [Category: Featured, Digital He...
- + UMass Memorial inks Google Cloud partnership—Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health is partnering with Google Cloud to harness the power of AI in enhancing accessibility to essential medications f...
- + 4 hospitals with uncertain futures—While hospital and health system cuts and closures continue popping up in 2024, particularly across the maternity services side of healthcare, the...
- + Nurses worry about lack of AI rules at hospitals—Some nurses are concerned that the dearth of artificial intelligence rules at hospitals could put them at risk if something goes wrong with the techno...
- + Hackensack hospitals set bar as 1st in US to achieve this Joint Commission certification—Two months after launching a voluntary sustainability certification for hospitals, The Joint Commission has awarded it to four Hackensack Meridian...
- + For Methodist Le Bonheur's CEO, 2019 is the future—At Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, success in 2024 will be measured by 2019 metrics. [Category: Featured, Leadership &...
- + NY system taps exec for new C-suite role —Middletown, N.Y.-based Garnet Health has appointed Leroy Cordero Floyd III MD, to the new position of chief clinical transformation officer. [Ca...
- + The state canceling $2B in medical debt —Up to 1 million residents in Arizona may have their medical debt forgiven through a new program the state's governor announced March 4. [Categ...
- + CoxHealth's international nurse fellowship 1st in US to earn accreditation —The international nurse fellowship program at Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth has been accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, maki...
- + Bellevue Hospital taps dual president-CNO—The Bellevue (Ohio) Hospital has named Sara Brokaw, MSN, RN, its next president in addition to her current role as chief nursing officer. [Cat...
- + Catholic Health names hospital president—Meghan Aldrich, DNP, was named president of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Sisters of Charity Hospital and its Cheektowaga, N.Y.-based St. Joseph Campus, effec...
- + Experts optimistic in weight loss drugs as addiction treatment—Anecdotally, patients on a popular class of weight loss drugs known as glucagon-like peptide receptor agonists are reporting another potential benefit...
- + White House task force to scrutinize healthcare costs—President Joe Biden's administration announced March 5 a task force focused on tackling "unfair and illegal pricing" in healthcare and other areas.&...
- + 135K syringe pumps flagged for delay risk—Smiths Medical has warned customers of more than 135,000 Medfusion syringe pumps about problems associated with earlier software versions. [Cate...
- + GE HealthCare, VUMC develop AI model—Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has partnered with GE HealthCare to create AI models that can assess the pros and cons o...
- + A look at Tenet's cybersecurity strategy—Dallas-based Tenet conducts "table-top exercises" to simulate cybersecurity incidents in order to practice responses to those events. [C...
- + Medical Properties Trust report sparks SEC inquiry possibility—A recent report from Birmingham, Ala.-based Medical Properties Trust, the largest hospital landlord in the U.S., touched on the possibility of U.S. ...
- + HHS intervenes in Change Healthcare hack—HHS said March 5 it would help accelerate payments to hospitals affected by the Change Healthcare cyberattack and institute other workarounds for pr...
- + Trauma centers charge more for non-trauma care: Report—Hospitals that are designated as trauma centers charge patients more for non-trauma care than hospitals without that designation, according to a study...
- + Mark Cuban's pharma company to start manufacturing 2 drugs this week—Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. plans to begin manufacturing epinephrine and norepinephrine this week at its 22,000-square-foot drug facility in Dallas,...
- + Ascension Michigan COO heads to Munson—Joe Hurshe, COO of Ascension Michigan, has accepted a new role as president of Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Mich. [Category: Featur...
- + FDA OKs 1st drug for this lung cancer mutation—The FDA approved a new drug for first-line lung cancer treatment. [Category: Featured, Oncology, Channels, Hospital Review, Static, ROOT]
- + Temple Health hospital CEO steps down —John Cacciamani, MD, is stepping down from his role as president and CEO of Philadelphia-based Chestnut Hill Hospital, part of Philadelphia-base...
- + Dartmouth hospital names interim CEO —Dartmouth Health's New London (N.H.) Hospital has tapped Lauren Geddes Wirth, MD, to serve as interim president and CEO. [Category: Featured, Ho...
- + Healthcare M&A: 10-point status update—It's gearing up to be another big year for health system mergers and acquisitions. Here's what Becker's has gathered on the transactions scene as we...
- + 40+ systems promote resiliency badge for suppliers—More than four dozen health systems have pledged to adopt the Healthcare Industry Resilience Collaborative's resiliency badge, which seeks to improve ...
- + Federal agencies put healthcare deals in spotlight—Several federal agencies are teaming up to launch a cross-government public inquiry into the effects of private equity and other corporations on hea...
- + Viewpoint: CEOs, infection preventionists merit 'best friend' status—Healthcare CEOs may be overlooking a vital ally in their quest to enhance organizational outcomes: infection preventionists, one expert wrote in a Mar...
- + Drugmakers send CMS counteroffers in fair price negotiations—Drugmakers that were selected in early February to begin price negotiations for 10 of the most expensive drugs in the U.S. as part of the Biden admi...
- + Chicago colleges to expand healthcare programs, add 2 facilities —Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, along with the City Colleges of Chicago, the University of Chicago, and the University of Chicago Medical Center, have ...
- + HCA Florida hospital opens freestanding ED, adds 20 positions —Sanford-based HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, opened its new $15 million HCA Florida Casselberry (Fla...
- + NP arrested for prescribing thousands of pills while unemployed—A nurse practitioner is accused of writing fake prescriptions for thousands of oxycodone pills while unemployed, TribLive reported March. 4. [Cate...
- + Miami cancer center gets $50M gift —Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center received a $50 million gift from Kenneth Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel and founder of Griffi...
- + 29 healthcare leaders reveal top priorities for the next 12 months—Three months into the year, one health system CIO is warning healthcare organizations to double their cybersecurity spending amid the Change Healthc...
- + Post-Change hack, hospital pharmacies ask for paused audits—As hospital pharmacies try to recover from a nationwide disruption in their claims and e-prescribing technology, the American Society of Health-Syst...
- + 6 patients accuse Sutter Health technician of sexual assault—Six women who received ultrasounds between 2020 and 2022 at Sutter Health's Memorial Hospital in Los Banos, Calif., allege an ultrasound technician se...
- + Ozempic cuts risk of kidney problems in diabetes patients: New data —Novo Nordisk released results from a clinical trial March 5 that showed Ozempic reduced the risk of kidney disease-related events in patients with T...
- + Hackers behind Change Healthcare breach get $22M—The cybercriminal organization responsible for hacking UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare has received a multimillion dollar payment in bitcoins, ...
- + Ascension's chief digital officer expands role—St. Louis-based Ascension named Raj Mohan senior vice president and chief marketing and digital experience officer in early March. [Category: Featured...
- + Best Buy supplies at-home tech to 8 of largest health systems—Best Buy says it now supplies care-at-home technology to eight of the largest U.S. health systems. [Category: Featured, Innovation, Channels, Hospital...
- + Hospital CEOs zoom in on leadership amid transformation—Having recently guided their organizations through financial, operational and workforce challenges, hospital and health system CEOs are turning their ...
- + 5 hospital closures in 2024—Many hospitals and emergency departments have been forced to close in 2024 due to circumstances like high costs and shifts in care needs. [Categ...
- + 'We won't sell our software to you': Why Judy Faulkner favors an all-in-1 EHR—Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner isn't afraid to tell customers no. [Category: Featured, EHRs, Channels, Hospital Review, Static, ROOT]
- + CDC says new COVID-19 shot slated for fall: 5 updates —Another updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be available this fall, around the same time flu shots are rolled out, CDC Director Man...
- + 'Not credible or viable': Union objects to 2-hospital acquisition in Providence—The United Nurses and Allied Professionals has urged the Rhode Island attorney general and state department of health to reject the Centurion Foundati...
- + CommonSpirit Utah facilities move to Epic—CommonSpirit Health has transitioned 45 outpatient departments across five hospital markets in Utah to an Epic EHR system. [Category: Featured...
- + UChicago Medicine creating innovation hub—UChicago Medicine is establishing a centralized data-driven hub dedicated to fostering innovation, research and quality improvement projects within ...
- + Top paying cities for 7 physician specialties—Most of the top paying metropolitan areas for physician specialties are located in the East or Midwest, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. [...
- + A discreet leadership role gets tougher—A position at the top of organizations, including health systems, is "probably more complex than ever" but with limited visibility. [Category: Feature...
- + Cincinnati Children's partners with Indiana health system—Cincinnati Children's has signed a letter of intent with Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health to expand their partnership for pediatric healthcare a...
- + Baylor St. Luke's names president —Brad Lembcke, MD, was named president of Houston-based Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. [Category: Featured, Hospital Executive Moves, Channe...
- + 16 states reporting measles cases—Measles activity is ticking up in the U.S., with nearly one-third of states reporting new cases in 2024, CDC data shows. [Category: Featured, Public...
- + UF Health taps new CEO—Gainesville, Fla.-based University of Florida Health has tapped Stephen Motew, MD, as its president and CEO, effective April 1. [Category: Featured, H...
- + Lawmakers seek $1.3B boost for VA's Oracle EHR system—In a bipartisan budget package, lawmakers are asking for more than $1.3 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs' Oracle EHR system, NextGov ...
- + HCA system to build freestanding ED alongside $270M hospital—Trident Health plans to build a $15 million freestanding emergency department on the campus of its proposed hospital on Johns Island, S.C. [Cate...
- + Lurie Children's restores EHR platform post-cyberattack—Lurie Children's of Chicago has reactivated its Epic electronic health record platform along with other key systems, but its MyChart patient portal re...
- + PE-backed physician groups grew 600% in a decade—The number of physician practices acquired by private equity firms increased by more than 600% from 2012 to 2021, according to a new analysis in Hea...
- + Minnesota bill would let nurses refuse to care for unsafe patients—A bill currently moving through the Minnesota House of Representatives would allow nurses to refuse to care for unsafe patients, and also opt not to...
- + The efficacy of GLP-1s, compared—Prescriptions for Ozempic, Wegovy and other glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are booming among patients seeking to shed pounds. [Catego...
- + Providers losing $100M daily over Change Healthcare hack: Report—Some larger health systems are losing more than $100 million a day due to the Change Healthcare cyberattack , one cybersecurity firm estimated, causi...
- + Kaiser conducts 2nd IT layoff—Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Hospitals is eliminating more than 70 employees, primarily those who serve in IT roles, the San Francisco Ch...
- + CEO of McLaren Bay Region steps down—Darrell Lentz has stepped down from his position as president and CEO of McLaren Bay Region, the Bay City, Mich.-based hospital said in a March 4 news...
- + Texas hospital leaders point to regulator issues for closure—Addison, Texas-based LifeCare Health, a long-term acute care provider, is closing its Fort Worth,Texas, hospital and consolidating services into its t...
- + California system approves 'novel' leadership structure—The board of directors for Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health has approved a management services agreement under which health system executives ar...
- + Ascension appoints 2 C-suite leaders—St. Louis-based Ascension has promoted two women to its leadership team. [Category: Featured, Hospital Executive Moves, Channels, Hospital Review, Sta...
- + Virginia hospital cited for surgical sterilization issues—An investigation at Carilion Roanoke (Va.) Memorial Hospital revealed sterilization issues with surgical equipment that reportedly occurred between Ma...
- + Blocking this protein could help prevent 40% of uterine cancer deaths—Uterine cancer is the only cancer that has seen survival rates continuously fall in the last 40 years, but research published March 4 in the Brit...
- + Walgreens not selling Shields specialty pharmacy, CEO says —Walgreens Boots Alliance will not be selling its Shields Health Solutions, a specialty pharmacy business, after initial reports that the retail compan...
- + Scammers target Nebraska patients amid Change Healthcare attacks—The Nebraska Hospital Association has received patient reports that scammers are reaching out and claiming to be representatives from state hospitals ...
- + 3 systems' supply chain priority outside hospital walls—Hospital systems' supply chain teams are increasingly working on environmental initiatives as climate change threatens the healthcare industry. ...
- + Hospital-payer standoffs frustrate patients—National fights between health systems and payers are rising in intensity and publicity — and patients are caught in the middle, The Wall Street Jou...
- + Connecticut awarded $5M prejudgment remedy from defunct nursing school—Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced March 4 that the state has been granted a $5 million prejudgment remedy in its lawsuit against t...
- + UChicago to capture more of Indiana market —UChicago Medicine will open a 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center in Crown Point, Ind., on April 29. [Category: Featured, Capital, Channe...
- + Medical City hospital names CFO —Medical City Decatur (Texas) has named Lucy Hedari CFO. [Category: Featured, Hospital Executive Moves, Channels, Hospital Review, Static, ROOT]
- + CommonSpirit 'having real issues' with Medicare Advantage, CFO says —Chicago-based CommonSpirit is having significant challenges getting paid appropriately for care provided through some of its Medicare Advantage progra...
- + Ransomware gang behind Change Healthcare attack faces setback—BlackCat, the Russian ransomware gang behind the Change Healthcare cyberattack, had its website go down, CyberScoop reported March 1. [Categ...
- + California bill could extend hospital stay for violent offenders—California is considering a bill that would allow people with severe mental illness who commit violent crimes to be held in a state mental hospital fo...
- + The health systems outpacing the price transparency trend—Only 34.5% of 2,000 hospitals reviewed by patientrightsadvocate.org were compliant with federal price transparency rules, according to the organizat...
- + Columbia launches $50M pediatric heart center—New York City-based Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons launched its $50 million pediatric cardiovascular innovation cent...
- + Frailty, dementia linked to surgery readmissions—Within 30 days of a surgery, 11.6% of patients over 65 are readmitted to a hospital. That more than doubles after 180 days following a major surgery, ...
- + States eye (and deny) 4-day workweek—A number of states are sitting on legislation that would advance a four-day workweek, while some have already begun the shift. [Category: Featur...
- + Geisinger names new president, next CEO—Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger appointed Terry Gilliland, MD, as the next president and CEO of Geisinger Health. [Category: Featured, Hospital Executiv...
- + OhioHealth hospital taps president —Columbus-based OhioHealth has appointed Jim Parobek president of OhioHealth Marion General Hospital, effective March 4. [Category: Featu...
- + Steward Florida hospitals hit with lawsuits—As Dallas-based Steward Health Care's financial troubles rage on at its hospitals in states like Massachusetts and Utah , the health system is no...
- + World's longest-living heart transplant recipient named—The Guinness Book of World Records has confirmed a Dutch man as the world's longest-surviving heart transplant recipient. [Category: Featured, Cardi...
- + Patient dead, 2 injured after ambulance accident —On March 3, an ambulance en route to a University of Kentucky hospital struck a guardrail and flipped over. The patient being transported died, and tw...
- + 15 C-level job openings with HCA—The largest health system in the country is seeking leaders for numerous roles at the top of its hospitals. [Category: Featured, Leadership &...
- + Health system leaders join Microsoft-backed nonprofit—Leaders from Mayo Clinic, Duke Health and Stanford Health Care have joined the board of a Microsoft-backed nonprofit that focuses on AI transparency...
- + Pennsylvania hospital to pay $12K in overtime dispute —Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital has agreed to pay $12,000 as part of a settlement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Indust...
- + Christus installs Epic at 6 hospitals—Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has installed an Epic EHR system at six hospitals. [Category: Featured, EHRs, Channels, Hospital Review, S...
- + Where medication abortion is, is not legal—Fourteen states prohibit medication abortion — a federally approved two-drug regimen that accounts for more than 50% of U.S. abortions — and 15 othe...
- + Retail pharmacies to begin selling OTC birth control within weeks—Almost eight months after the FDA approved Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill, it will soon be available for purchase without...
- + HCA hospital taps COO—Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital has named Mike Hoyt chief operating officer, effective Feb. 27. [Category: Featured, Hospital Executive ...
- + With US helium supply faltering, 1 MRI looks ahead—As hospitals and health systems worry over the unsteady supply of helium, a necessary element for MRI machines, Royal Philips installed its thousandth...
- + Healthcare real estate companies close $21B merger—Denver-based Healthpeak Properties has closed its $21 billion all-stock merger with Milwaukee-based Physicians Realty Trust. The companies will...
- + 83 CHROs and chief people officers to know | 2024—Chief human resources officers and chief people officers are tasked with developing strong human capital strategies for their hospitals and health sys...
- + 7 changes this hospital plans to make after a staff stabbing—The Hawaii Health Department implemented security and patient changes to the State Operated Specialized Residential Program and Hawaii State Hospita...
- + 6 workers assaulted at New York hospital: Police—Police said they have arrested a man following the assault of six workers at New York City-based Richmond University Medical Center. [Category: Featur...
- + Mercy adds COO role at recently acquired system—Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Mercy Southeast is seeking a chief operating officer. [Category: Featured, Hospital Executive Moves, Channels, Hospi...
- + 'You just can't keep pace': CIOs deal with spike in software vendors—Some CIOs are struggling to "keep pace" with the huge explosion in outside vendors that has coincided with the hype over artificial intelligence, Th...
- + Dayton Children's $110M behavioral health building hits construction milestone—Dayton (Ohio) Children's Hospital recently held a topping-off ceremony for its $110 million behavioral health building at the hospital's main campus. ...
- + 43 recent hospital, health system executive moves—The following hospital and health system executive moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year: [Category: Featured, Hospital Exec...
- + 35 recent hospital, health system executive moves—The following hospital and health system executive moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year: [Category: Featured, Hospital Exec...
- + Allina losses plummet to $352.6M, margin at -6.8%—Minneapolis-based Allina Health reported a $352.6 million operating loss in 2023, an 80% drop from the $195.8 million loss reported in 2022, according...
- + 6 recent hospital, health system executive resignations—Several hospital and health system executives have stepped down or announced plans to step down from their positions. [Category: Featured, Hospi...
- + 3 recent CEO retirements—The following hospital and health system CEOs have retired or announced plans to retire in 2024. [Category: Featured, Hospital Executive Moves, Channe...
- + 32 recent CEO exits —Ousters, retirements and a slew of C-suite switch-ups — Becker's has reported the following hospital and health system CEO departures in 2024. ...
- + Beth Israel Lahey cuts annual operating loss by 34% —Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health reported a $131.2 million operating loss for the year ended Sept. 30, a 34% improvement on the $199.5 ...
- + 17 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs—A number of hospitals and health systems are reducing their workforces or jobs due to financial and operational challenges. [Category: Featured,...
- + 10 providers seeking RCM talent—Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise. [Category: Featured, Finance, Channels, Hosp...
- + 25 women making moves in healthcare—The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker's this year: [Category: Featured, Hospital Executive Moves,...
- + 16 women making moves in healthcare—The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker's this year: [Category: Featured, Hospital Executive Moves,...
- + 10 recent hospital, health system CEO moves—The following hospital and health system CEO moves have recently been reported by Becker's: [Category: Featured, Hospital Executive Moves, Channels, ...
- + 5 hospitals seeking CEOs—Here are five hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs. [Category: Featured, Leadership & Management, Channels, Hospital Review, S...
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