Month: January 2023

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Fertility rates in the U.S. increased in 2021 for the first time since 2014, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and […]

Your website is—more often than not—the first experience people have with your brand. So having a solid strategy is crucial. Creating an immersive, branded space […]

The Biden administration announced on Monday that it plans to end on May 11 a pair of emergency designations implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under […]

The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is finally coming to an end, the Biden administration announced Monday. Its final day will be May 11. It […]

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You may have heard of the face on Mars, now get ready for the bear on Mars! Last month, a NASA orbiter made out what […]

Here are eight hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

Here are eight hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

Hospitals and health systems that embrace scheduling, work roles and overall employment expectations with greater flexibility and agility have a leg up when it comes […]

Hospitals and health systems that embrace scheduling, work roles and overall employment expectations with greater flexibility and agility have a leg up when it comes […]

The Biden administration on Monday announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency, which has been in place since January 2020, is set to end on […]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule Monday that takes aim at overpayments and accountability within Medicare Advantage (MA).  Specifically, […]

The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association has adopted a united code of conduct to protect workers and patients from escalating violence in the state’s healthcare […]

The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association has adopted a united code of conduct to protect workers and patients from escalating violence in the state’s healthcare […]

Medicare Advantage plans for seniors dodged a major financial bullet Monday as government officials gave them a reprieve for returning hundreds of millions of dollars […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHNT) — Nearly 53,000 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage products are being recalled over potential listeria contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety […]

Cleveland Clinic has launched the Center for Infant and Maternal Health, an effort that will support women from pregnancy through their child’s first year of […]

Cleveland Clinic has launched the Center for Infant and Maternal Health, an effort that will support women from pregnancy through their child’s first year of […]

Saad Chaudhry has been promoted to chief digital and information officer of Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health.

Saad Chaudhry has been promoted to chief digital and information officer of Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health.

Ending the national emergency and public health emergency declarations would formally restructure the federal response to treat the virus as an endemic threat.

The New Jersey Department of Health is backing CarePoint Health’s plan to maintain the nonprofit status of its three hospitals, indicating that the state health […]

The New Jersey Department of Health is backing CarePoint Health’s plan to maintain the nonprofit status of its three hospitals, indicating that the state health […]

As reliance on streaming services and other internet-dependent devices grew among residents of Eskaton’s affordable housing communities, a networking upgrade was sorely needed. What the […]

While the median hospital margin declined 39% from 2021 to 2022, labor expense pressure softened and inpatient volumes improved in December, raising hopes for 2023.

On Jan. 27, a National Institutes of Health panel unanimously voted in favor of draft recommendations to boost oversight of pathogen research. It is now […]

On Jan. 27, a National Institutes of Health panel unanimously voted in favor of draft recommendations to boost oversight of pathogen research. It is now […]

In home-based care, persistent headwinds are forcing leaders to employ new strategies. Those strategies include searching for new partnerships to drive efficiency; looking outside the […]

Monday’s attack targeted U.S. hospital systems in California, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Michigan.

The Republican National Committee is doubling down on its anti-abortion stance by urging all GOP candidates and lawmakers to “go on offense” in the 2024 […]

Providence, R.I.-based Care New England is showing signs of tentatively improving financial health after reporting a more than $111 million loss in fiscal 2022.

Providence, R.I.-based Care New England is showing signs of tentatively improving financial health after reporting a more than $111 million loss in fiscal 2022.

Rural hospitals are under immense financial strain. Since 2005, 183 rural hospitals have closed. 

Rural hospitals are under immense financial strain. Since 2005, 183 rural hospitals have closed. 

Olean, N.Y.-based Upper Allegheny Health System has named Lesley Zurek its senior director of human resources. 

Olean, N.Y.-based Upper Allegheny Health System has named Lesley Zurek its senior director of human resources. 

Gary Honts, CEO of Indio, Calif.-based JFK Memorial Hospital, has retired, according to local news sources. 

Gary Honts, CEO of Indio, Calif.-based JFK Memorial Hospital, has retired, according to local news sources. 

For the sixth consecutive year, Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston has been named as the nation’s leading hospital in pediatric organ transplants.

For the sixth consecutive year, Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston has been named as the nation’s leading hospital in pediatric organ transplants.

A federal appeals court ruled in favor of three drugmakers Jan. 30 in a case over requirements of whether they should give 340B drug pricing […]

The insurance industry has hinted at litigation against the rule, which aims to reclaim overpayments to Medicare Advantage carriers.

Troubled Jackson, Miss.-based Merit Health Central, which has closed a number of its operations in recent months, has now lost its CEO, according to a […]

Twelve states are aiming to pass dozens of bills this year that target gender-affirming healthcare for transgender and nonbinary individuals. So far, Utah is the […]

Hank Milius, president and CEO of Muncie, Ind.-based Meridian Health Services, will retire at the end of 2023. 

Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has named Catherine Corbin its first chief business innovation officer. 

The Biden administration aims to expand access to free birth control under the Affordable Care Act through a proposed rule issued Jan. 30.

One prosecutor told jurors the case against co-founders Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal and former COO Brad Purdy is about “ambition, greed and fraud.”

Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health plans to build a $265 million hospital in Frisco, Texas, Community Impact reported Jan. 30.

COVID-19 was the eighth leading cause of death among U.S. children and young people between August 2021 and July 2022, new research shows.  Throughout the […]

Expenses rose and investment income fell, but Klamath Falls, Ore.-based Sky Lakes Medical Center was still able to post net income of $7.3 million in […]

From backing artificial intelligence-based startups that can detect emotions to developing an artificial intelligence-based tool that can predict “ICU delirium,” here are three ways hospitals […]

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health has changed the name of its Rockford, Ill.-based clinic, Riverwest Clinic, to UW Health Marchesano Drive Clinic, Rock River Current reported […]

Omkar Kulkarni has been promoted to vice president and chief transformation and digital officer at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, which also established a new Office […]

From rolling out a new medication prescription service, to clearing a regulatory hurdle regarding its pending One Medical acquisition, Amazon is continuing to increase its […]

Nebraska Medicine, which operates a 718-bed acute care hospital in Omaha, said it had net income of $12.7 million in the six months ended Dec. […]

Cigna alleges Amy Bricker violated a noncompete agreement by joining CVS Health this month. The Federal Trade Commission is considering a ban on these clauses.

A federal class-action lawsuit intends to highlight and rectify how people with disabilities are being housed in nursing homes without proper resources or plans to […]

Thibodaux, La.-based Nicholls State University named Raquel Engolio, EdD, RN, dean of nursing.

The Food and Drug Administration has tapped former Oracle Senior Vice President Troy Tazbaz as its director of digital health.

Here are six organizations opening or expanding nursing programs: 

Providence, R.I.-based Women & Infants Hospital tapped Dr. Nejat Zeyneloglu as its chief medical officer.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that the COVID-19 pandemic remains a “public health emergency of international concern” while acknowledging the outbreak has reached […]

Cooperation is essential to promote health and well-being, globally and locally, says Hackensack Meridian Health CEO Robert Garrett.

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The Biden administration is proposing an expansion of contraceptive coverage, including removing moral exemptions finalized under the Trump administration that made it easier for private health […]

From U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs EHR updates to new genomics and kidney diagnostic tools, here is what Oracle Cerner did in January.

Throughout Cleveland Clinic’s healthcare system, a protocol known as “code sepsis” allows physicians to diagnose and treat the infection before it becomes life threatening. The […]

Coming off of its $28.4 billion acquisition from Oracle, Cerner is looking to create the “world’s first truly modern healthcare ecosystem,” Mike Sicilia, executive vice […]

From new partnerships with health systems to a new integrated clinical tool, here are six updates on Meditech’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by […]

Airplane bathrooms are not most people’s idea of a good time. They’re barely big enough to turn around in. Their doors stick, like they’re trying […]

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he hopes 2023 will bring a “new phase in which we reduce hospitalizations and deaths to the lowest possible […]

CMS has made several changes to the Medicare cost report for hospitals that include uncompensated care, Medicare disproportionate share hospital, bad debt and graduate medical […]

West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health has named Mike Eesley as its new CFO, effective immediately. The healthcare system has also retained advisory firm Houlihan Lokey […]

Government plans to tackle pressure on urgent and emergency care will drive up workload for overstretched general practice services and could put patients at risk, […]

Government plans to tackle pressure on urgent and emergency care will drive up workload for overstretched general practice services and could put patients at risk, […]

Behavioral flags in electronic health records are designed to to help prevent violence against clinicians, but the flags might also prevent some patients from receiving […]

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation Jan. 28 that prohibits transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming healthcare.

Kerrville, Texas-based Peterson Health showed some positive signs of operating revenue outpacing expenses at the end of 2022 even as its half-year operating performance was […]

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Sunday cautioned that, despite many app guidelines, 13-year-olds are too young to join social media. “What is the right age for […]

Humira, AbbVie’s anti-inflammatory drug that has dozens of patents and $114 billion in U.S. sales, has a tight grasp on its market. That’s soon to […]

Nanotech entrepreneur Chad Mirkin, co-founder of Flashpoint Therapeutics, says the proper structure can transform cancer vaccines from ineffective to curative.

Behind the scenes at the World Health Organization, epidemiologists track a list of the most important infectious diseases to keep tabs on. The list is […]

More than one-third of aspiring nurses who allegedly purchased phony degrees to bypass coursework and training required to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination […]

CMS’ Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program will likely save the federal government billions of dollars, according to a study published Jan. 27 in JAMA Health […]

Hospitals and health systems have been looking to Big Tech for partnerships that will help them improve their EHR and administrative operations and find innovative […]

Ten hospitals or health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.

This issue brief provides the latest update on some key evolving immigration policies, including Title 42 as it applies to border enforcement, the Deferred Action […]

Don Johnson, executive vice president of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at Oracle, has abruptly left the company, TheRegister reported Jan. 25. 

A fire occurred in a hospital room at UPMC East Jan. 29 after a “patient may have attempted to light a cigarette while on oxygen,” […]

St. Margaret’s Health-Peru (Ill.) closed Jan. 28 after the system’s CEO and chair of the board detailed plans Jan. 20 to temporarily shutter the hospital, […]

Optum is rolling out mobile clinics for members across Utah.

Upcoming and recent graduates are 85 percent less likely to apply for a job if the salary range is not posted, according to a recent […]

HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tenn., has made leadership changes at several of its hospitals this month. 

Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine withdrew from U.S. News & World Report’s medical school rankings on Jan. 27, becoming the ninth school to […]

From plans to put MyChart on smart televisions to new partnerships with health systems, here are four updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships […]

Many hospitals and health systems are raising their minimum wage for employees to recognize their team’s contributions and remain competitive in a high-demand market.

The World Health Organization has determined COVID-19 remains a public health emergency. The agency’s director-general accepted the recommendations of its emergency committee on Jan. 30. 

Eleventh-hour financial improvements were not enough for U.S. hospitals, making 2022 “the worst financial year for hospitals and health systems since the start of the […]

Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent plans to partially or fully end services at 11 clinics across Indiana, ABC affiliate WRTV reported Jan. 27.

Last year was the worst financial year for hospitals and health systems since the start of the pandemic, according to Kaufman Hall’s January “National Flash […]

Tom Ozburn has been named CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Centennial Medical Center, a member of HCA Healthcare, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Jan. […]

St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls, Idaho, has launched an investigation after a photo of an employee “making an inappropriate hand gesture […]

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More than half of GPs have reduced their working hours because of intense workload pressure – and they are more likely than other doctors to […]

The pandemic forced us to rethink how to leverage technology and data to augment resources and shift to new adoption models for better patient experiences.

With the right payment integrity approach and finely tuned focus, payers will find the exceptional service execution required to thrive in today’s environment.

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