Month: January 2023

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living sent a joint letter Jan. 4 to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration requesting […]

After the FDA said it would allow some retail pharmacies to dispense prescribed abortion pills, Walgreens and CVS told Becker’s they plan to distribute the […]

Of all the tools available to modern medicine, the most potent intervention is sometimes the simplest: food. Food as medicine programs, often in concert with […]

The Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule that could lift wages by nearly $300 billion per year economy-wide by making it illegal for companies to […]

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The hospitals plan to halt elective surgeries, transfer patients and divert ambulances from emergency rooms. Negotiations with NYSNA are ongoing.

The team discuss the current crisis in the NHS and how its affecting general practice, the BMA’s ballot of junior doctors on industrial action which […]

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has obtained a stake in Endiatx, a startup making a pill-sized robot to diagnose digestive conditions, under a know-how licensing agreement […]

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a $3.7 billion net loss in the first quarter of the 2023 fiscal year ending Nov. 30, a significant drop from […]

Alan Pean, who was shot in his hospital room by an off-duty police officer during a mental health crisis, won $902,500 in a settlement with […]

New York is dropping its emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) mortality outcomes requirement at the physician level, TCTMD reported Jan. 4.

The company now expects the segment to bring in between $14.5 billion and $16 billion in sales in 2025.

The Norton (Kan.) County Hospital board of trustees have voted to reinstate CEO Brian Kirk, who was placed on administrative leave in December, a hospital […]

Browns Mills, N.J.-based Deborah Heart and Lung Center named Dr. Gregory Domer chair of vascular surgery.

Health officials are keeping a close eye on omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 due to its rapid growth in the U.S. 

As retail pharmacy chains ration sales of children’s pain medications amid a national shortage, some physicians are delaying operations as families scramble for medicine cabinet […]

After months and months of SARS-CoV-2 subvariant soup, one ingredient has emerged in the United States with a flavor pungent enough to overwhelm the rest: […]

The U.S. may see a higher amount of flu deaths this season compared to past years, preliminary data from the CDC suggests.

Members of the New York State Nurses Association have reached tentative agreements now at three hospitals in New York City to avert strikes there. Meanwhile, […]

Emergency departments services comprised two-thirds of CPT codes submitted in No Surprises Act disputes between April 15 and Sept. 30, according to CMS’ initial report […]

A controversial new hospital project in North Liberty, Iowa, is once again making the news as its University of Iowa Health Care operators are highlighting […]

Lancaster (Pa.) General Health System, part of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine, canceled employee holiday bonuses because of rising costs, inflation and “radical changes” in healthcare, according […]

Junior doctors across England will strike for a full 72 hours in March if BMA members vote for industrial action in a ballot that begins […]

The monthly upturn in operating margins, identified in a new report from Kaufman Hall, is a bright spot in an otherwise difficult year for the […]

Brian Sanders, MD, will take on his new role as chief medical officer at Portsmouth (N.H.) Regional Hospital on Jan. 16.

Upgrading and replacing previous claims technologies was the most common way providers worked to reduce claims denials in 2022, according to a recent report from […]

Richmond, Va.-based Galen College of Nursing is opening a second campus in Roanoke in 2023, a move aimed at helping to grow Virginia’s nursing workforce. 

Two of the biggest pharmacy chains in the country are planning to seek the certification needed to dispense abortion pills in the states where it […]

Several healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing […]

Patients have a right of access to their health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Recent policy efforts aim […]

Operating margin declines characterized 2022 for many hospitals and health systems, which continue to battle ubiquitous challenges that include workforce shortages, declining inpatient volumes and […]

On average, around 308,102 brain or spinal cord tumor cases were identified in 2020 around the globe. A brain tumor develops when the cells in […]

19/01/2023 EU labour inspectors are key to making occupational safety and health a reality Image © Pexels Labour inspectorates through systems of sanctions and standardised […]

19/01/2023 EU labour inspectors are key to making occupational safety and health a reality Image © Pexels Labour inspectorates through systems of sanctions and standardised […]

19/01/2023 EU labour inspectors are key to making occupational safety and health a reality Image © Pexels Labour inspectorates through systems of sanctions and standardised […]

19/01/2023 EU labour inspectors are key to making occupational safety and health a reality Image © Pexels Labour inspectorates through systems of sanctions and standardised […]

19/01/2023 EU labour inspectors are key to making occupational safety and health a reality Image © Pexels Labour inspectorates through systems of sanctions and standardised […]

19/01/2023 EU labour inspectors are key to making occupational safety and health a reality Image © Pexels Labour inspectorates through systems of sanctions and standardised […]

19/01/2023 EU labour inspectors are key to making occupational safety and health a reality Image © Pexels Labour inspectorates through systems of sanctions and standardised […]

19/01/2023 EU labour inspectors are key to making occupational safety and health a reality Image © Pexels Labour inspectorates through systems of sanctions and standardised […]

19/01/2023 EU labour inspectors are key to making occupational safety and health a reality Image © Pexels Labour inspectorates through systems of sanctions and standardised […]

19/01/2023 EU labour inspectors are key to making occupational safety and health a reality Image © Pexels Labour inspectorates through systems of sanctions and standardised […]

Menopause specialist Dr Louise Newson aims to give GPs and others more confidence with perimenopause and menopause consultations through a free MIMS Learning webinar on […]

Without opioid painkillers to dull the ache in his knees and other joints, Arnold Wilson wouldn’t be able to walk half a block. The 63-year-old […]

Lauren Overman has a suggested shopping list for her clients preparing to get an abortion. The list includes a heating pad, a journal, aromatherapy oils […]

Zak Holdsworth has been delivering tech and services support for the growing Direct Primary Care (DPC) movement for 8 years. His company Hint Health supplies […]

Chaos continued in the House today after Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) failed to get enough votes on a sixth straight ballot for Speaker. We are heading […]

Your last chance to enroll in, renew, or change your Marketplace health coverage for 2023 is almost here. The deadline is January 15. Review, update, […]

States can pay for housing, nutrition and transportation using an alternative payment mechanism to reduce costs and address social determinants of health.

UPMC has created an innovation hub in its home base of Pittsburgh by greatly expanding its cancer research and precision medicine footprints, Pittsburgh Business Times […]

The Metaverse is the future. Or it is theoretical nonsense. It all depends on who one talks to. Either way, there are plenty who believe […]

The newly completed $28 million acquisition of Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia will provide employees with the tools they need to pursue more rewarding healthcare […]

A number of hospital and health system executives have recently stepped down from their positions. 

Nonprofit hospitals in Indiana are overcharging patients because of a lack of competition, legislators and others in the Hoosier state allege. The claim is heavily […]

Loss of taste and smell were once the hallmark symptoms of COVID-19. Nearly three years later, physicians have seen a number of other strange symptoms […]

LSU Health Shreveport (La.) has named David Guzick, MD, PhD, its next chancellor, effective Jan. 9. 

St. Vincent Hospital, a Leadville, Colo.-based hospital that recently needed a county bailout to pay its employees, paid for $169,000 worth of medical equipment it […]

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has been hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit over the recent ransomware attack on the health system.

A new year marks a new beginning, and time for leaders’ return to what matters most. 

Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan has named Peter Markell vice president and CFO, effective Jan. 30. 

White House health officials are cautioning against a rush to panic over the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant, which has rapidly grown to account for 40 percent […]

A top World Health Organization (WHO) official on Wednesday said China is underreporting deaths from COVID-19 and called for more transparency about the scope of […]

Michael Backus is the new president and CEO of Oswego (N.Y.) Health.

During this week’s Monday Night Football game, the 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed moments after making a routine defensive play. Hamlin seemed to […]

According to the “2022 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” provided by AMN Healthcare’s physician recruiting firm Merritt Hawkins, orthopedic surgery offers the […]

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health is projecting full-year 2022 losses of approximately $45 million but is also forecasting a return to profit this year and […]

Women have long been considered the more empathetic gender. New research confirms that notion, Fortune reported Dec. 28. 

Agencies in Oklahoma and South Carolina have changed marketing strategies to better connect with residents and improve COVID-19 vaccinations.

The 155 ZIP code, which encompasses Somerset, Pa., noted an 855 percent increase in hospitals and pharmacies dispensing one opioid use disorder treatment from 2010 […]

In 2022, OSF Innovation and OSF OnCall, the digital health divisions of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, launched 10 different initiatives using digital technologies and data […]

Three drugmakers each have four blood pressure drugs in short supply after some were recalled in 2022 because of the presence of nitrosamine, which the […]

U.S. News & World Report — the organization famous for rankings, from universities to hospitals to diets —  is changing its rating system in its […]

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health has partnered with data analytics company Nference to advance the academic health system’s research and medical discoveries.

Ryan Simpson is the new CEO of Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. 

Here are five organizations opening or expanding nursing programs: 

Rite Aid is opening mini-locations in rural areas to help underserved communities and fight “pharmacy deserts,” Retail Wire reported Jan. 3.

A group of senators have sent a letter to Wells Fargo and Synchrony Financial over concerns that the banks’ medical credit cards may be causing […]

A survey found 71 percent of female physicians delay childbearing due to career goals and concerns.

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Legacy operating systems and software applications are pervasive in healthcare, and they pose a serious security threat. A 2021 report from Kaspersky Lab found that […]

Researchers at the Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan may have found a way to predict risk of infection using cognitive performance tests.

In 2017 the Health Level Seven® (HL7) standards development community began exploring the feasibility of standardizing a Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR) bulk data access […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) first launched its value-based insurance design (VBID) model in 2021. The model tests Medicare Advantage health plan […]

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health won two awards for its website and content produced for Sanford Fit, the health system’s children’s health initiative.

Patient and employee information was potentially compromised at Nashville, Ark.-based Howard Memorial Hospital after an unauthorized party accessed files from the hospital. 

Fifty-two percent of health tech experts surveyed by Health Tech Nerds, an informational platform focusing on healthcare business, said Amazon would be the biggest threat […]

The lawsuit alleges the Chicago-based Catholic health system was negligent in protecting patients from the threat of cyberattacks.

Shortly after Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during a Jan. 2 NFL game, COVID-19 misinformation began circulating on Twitter. 

Patients referred to specialists who know their primary care physician may get better care, a study published Jan. 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests. 

Antibiotic drug resistance isn’t universal — it varies by the age of the patient and the healthcare setting, according to a study published Jan. 2 […]

The CDC has awarded Helix a contract to study how human genetics may influence COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, the population genomics and viral surveillance company said […]

A recent article in The Wall Street Journal missed a “critical opportunity” to fully discuss the financial plight of the nation’s hospitals and the care […]

Five insurers will now receive lucrative contracts to provide managed care services, starting in 2024, in the country’s largest Medicaid market.

The FDA finalized a rule change on Tuesday that allows large pharmacy chains and mail-order companies to dispense mifepristone if they go through a certification […]

Upper Allegheny Health System is boosting employee wages across the Olean, N.Y.-based organization. 

Hospitals should universally screen patients for cannabis use prior to surgery, according to new guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

Marshall, Mo.-based Fitzgibbon Hospital said some patient data may have been stolen in a recent data security incident.

As we have turned the leaf to 2023, I figured I’d share the publications I had last year: Publications Forma F, Chiu K, Shafrin J, […]

Life Hope Labs, a medical laboratory in Sandy Springs, Ga., has agreed to pay $16,500 to HHS to settle a complaint that it didn’t provide […]

Another quickbite from the end of last year. I caught up with Rami Karjian CEO & Pippa Shulman CMO, Medically Home. The company has grown […]

Jim Dietsche, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Bellin Health, is stepping down from his position Jan. 6.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC and HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, are teaming up to bolster the community college’s pharmacy technician training program.

Six recent chief medical and nursing officer moves Becker’s has covered since Dec. 30:

The term “quiet quitting” — referring to a phenomenon in which employees reduce their enthusiasm at work and stick to the minimum expectations of their […]

Many business executives and economists have predicted a recession in 2023, but Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi sees a “slowcession” instead, according to CNN.

Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare, a division of HCA Healthcare, is in exclusive acquisition talks with Decatur, Texas-based Wise Health System’s board of directors.

The Mississippi State Medical Association said that as hospitals close across the state, access to life-saving care becomes a threat to all Mississippians, and while […]

Hospital overcrowding and healthcare access challenges have prompted two counties in Central California to issue emergency declarations in less than a week. Meanwhile, the largest […]

Software giant Salesforce is cutting nearly 10 percent of its workforce after a COVID-19-fueled hiring boom that saw the company nearly triple its workforce in […]

Young people who have recovered from multisystem inflammatory syndrome can safely receive COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a National Institutes of Health study published in JAMA […]

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s cell and gene therapy accelerator has launched its first startup.

The U.S. Postal Service is legally allowed to deliver prescription abortion drugs even in states that have curtailed access to abortion, the Justice Department said. […]

Hospitals experienced a slight boost to operating margins in November, but not enough to restore the median negative margins that persisted for 2022 to date.

Leading Age New York, an 80-member nursing home and care facility group, is suing New York state over a minimum staffing law and seeking an […]

Samsung is looking to connect clinicians and patients through TVs with the Samsung Telemedicine app, CNET reported Jan. 3.

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Allscripts transitioned its products to the Veradigm brand during 2022 as it streamlined its corporate portfolio following a difficult few years.

Labor expenses remain the biggest challenge facing the U.S. nonprofit hospital and health systems sector and will not fade anytime soon, Fitch Ratings said in […]

Prescribed abortion pills can now be dispensed at retail pharmacies, according to an FDA decision published Jan. 3. 

The total amount of cash compensation paid to physician assistants and nurse practitioners can vary significantly by region, according to a survey released Dec. 7 by […]

Nearly 70 percent of the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution cases that have been closed were deemed ineligible for the process, according to a […]

Susan Smyth, MD, dean of the College of Medicine at Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and renowned cardiologist, died of cancer Dec. […]

Amazon obtained an $8 billion unsecured loan after a challenging year in 2022, according to Reuters.

Physician staffing and revenue cycle management firms filed the most disputes, led by SCP Health, formerly the Schumacher Group.

Allscripts has changed its name to Veradigm.

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Oliver Rhine, a longtime leader at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, was promoted to senior vice president and chief strategy officer.

About 16,000 nurses originally planned to strike next Monday, though 4,000 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital reached a tentative agreement a day after delivering notice of […]

Butler (Pa.) Health System and Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health System have finalized their merger, creating a five-hospital system that will serve about 750,000 patients.