Month: February 2023

Junior doctors in England are to stage a three-day walkout starting on 13 March, the BMA has confirmed.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is revamping how it rewards nursing homes to get them to improve patient care. Rather than limit bonuses to top-performing facilities, […]

Wes Thompson, administrator of Valley View Home in the northeastern Montana town of Glasgow, believes the only reasons his skilled nursing facility has avoided the […]

AMARILLO, Texas — Federal judges in Texas have delivered time and again for abortion opponents. They upheld a state law that allows for $10,000 bounties […]

Chicago-based CommonSpirit, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the country, will focus on five key areas to restore positive cash flow in the […]

Winston Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Wake Forest Baptist reported an overall loss of approximately $223 million as declines in investment returns hit hard in 2022.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said this year’s flu shot provided “substantial protection” against the virus, majorly reducing the risk of hospitalization […]

Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, N.Y., has fired a nurse who appears to have roughly handled a newborn baby on a video filmed […]

Hospitals and health systems have been facing significant financial and workforce challenges for the past few years.

Despite the high demand for it, home-based care isn’t always well managed or coordinated. Consequently, this can lead to increased costs and lower-quality outcomes for […]

Brent Rosson, MD, was named chief of staff at Harrison-based North Arkansas Regional Medical Center for 2023. 

Modivcare Inc. (Nasdaq: MODV) is committed to investing more time and resources into value-based care models, and eventually plans to move into more shared-risk arrangements […]

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy posted a letter on the retailer’s website to promote its $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical and its healthcare offerings. 

Jefferson, Mo.-based Capital Region Medical Center will close two clinics in Holts Summit and St. Elizabeth, Mo., effective April 15, according to the News Tribune.

Healthcare data company Premier Inc. has acquired the 100 Top Hospitals program from Merative, the former IBM Watson Health.

Condescension at work is more likely to affect women than men, Fortune reported Feb. 15. 

EHR vendor Epic’s headquarters in Verona, Wis., is complete with castles, wizards and dragons, WIProud reported.

Your clinical workforce needs, wants, and expects more flexibility in their working commitment with their employer.

A proposal in the Colorado legislature would ban hospital “facility fees” if the care is provided to the patient via telehealth or in a clinic […]

Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and Rep. Jahana Hayes are pushing back on plans by Sharon (Conn.) Hospital, part of Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health, […]

The Center for Health Affairs, a Northern Ohio regional hospital association, is partnering with Amazon Web Services to launch a social determinants of health innovation […]

The decision follows a rejection from the hospital in November—which pushed the process to an NLRB election

Here’s how five of the biggest pharmaceutical companies did financially in 2022:

The Los Angeles School District is admitting that Russian-speaking ransomware gang Vice Society published the psychological records of 2,000 students, including 60 current students, to […]

In January, Press Ganey, a leading healthcare performance improvement company, recognized seven hospitals that maintained outstanding nursing in the midst of staff shortages, budget cuts […]

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont submitted a pair of bills to the state’s Legislature that aim to reduce the cost of healthcare. 

Cyber insurance for healthcare organizations has become increasingly important. As the industry undergoes digitalization and organizations’ attack surfaces expand, there is a growing need to […]

Amazon’s healthcare history dates back to 2018. Here’s a look at the discontinued projects, current offerings and what could potentially be next.

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center is partnering with Memora Health to allow Moffitt clinicians to use the company’s virtual care platform.

Tennessee is set to ban some drag performances as well as gender-affirming health care for transgender minors, after state House lawmakers sent both bills to […]

For the past few weeks, my daily existence has been scored by the melodies of late winter: the drip of melting ice, the soft rustling […]

Kaiser said it will move employees to its Pleasanton campus in early 2024, significantly reducing annual costs.

New York University’s Long Island School of Medicine, which opened in 2019, has received full accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fined four electronic cigarette manufacturers over their alleged sales of unauthorized products.  The FDA said in a release […]

From Walmart expanding its healthcare presence with additional clinics to Best Buy partnering with some of the largest U.S. hospitals and health systems on remote […]

From Amazon closing its $3.9 billion One Medical deal to Microsoft inking a deal to develop healthcare AI services, disruptors are continuing to expand on […]

Positive Peers, an HIV app created by MetroHealth staff, is gaining recognition from the Department of Health and Human Services for its impact in helping […]

Transcend Therapeutics, a biotech company focusing on mental health treatment, raised $40 million in series A financing.

Months into a shortage of Ozempic — a popular drug for its off-label weight-loss use — diabetes patients are rationing the product, The Wall Street […]

McLaren Greater Lansing (Mich.) Hospital is installing new digital whiteboards into its radiology, diagnostics, operating rooms and more. 

Teladoc said fourth-quarter revenue increased by 15 percent year-over-year to $637.71 million, according to the company’s fourth quarter earnings released Feb. 22.  

The Host Julie Rovner KHN @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KHN’s weekly health policy news podcast, “What […]

Michele Sinopoli, MD, was named chief medical officer for Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., and MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, Mass., both part of […]

Small calcium mineral deposits known as microcalcifications could reveal the progression of breast cancer, according to a recent study led by researchers at Ithaca, N.Y.-based […]

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has named a new vice president of finance at its Grand Junction, Colo., hospital location St. Mary’s Medical Center, the […]

Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health revealed its labor expenses surged approximately 33 percentage points in the period from Sept. 30, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2022.

Moses Lake, Wash.-based Samaritan Healthcare finished 2022 with a net income of $799,000, the Columbia Basin Herald reported Feb. 22. 

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Republicans listed fentanyl and opioids as the top public health threat plaguing the U.S. in a new Axios-Ipsos survey, as both parties in Congress seek […]

The former CEO of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, Denis Cortese, MD, and former CEO of New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital, John Rowe, MD, are […]

Apple is close to perfecting a device that would monitor people’s glucose levels without pricking the skin for blood, Bloomberg reported Feb. 22.

Generation Z is beginning to enter the workforce — and as staffing shortages persist in healthcare, it becomes increasingly important to know how to attract […]

Amwell retained key clients including New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health and payer giant Elevance Health and grew its health system contracts by 13 percent […]

Moderna and Life Edit Therapeutics are combining resources to develop new in vivo mRNA gene editing therapies in an effort to treat — and possibly […]

After a Feb. 13 deadly shooting at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Sparrow Hospital’s trauma team sprang into action, providing individualized care for each […]

Stamford (Conn.) Health launched a program through which nurses can train with virtual reality patients in the Metaverse, the Stamford Advocate reported Feb. 22. 

One key concern is that the technology will diminish personal connections between patients and providers, a survey from the Pew Research Center found.

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Deborah Dorbert was excited to be a mom again. When Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, and […]

At NYC Health + Hospitals, the arts and the sciences not only intermingle — they support one another. 

Last month, at a dining table in a sunny New York City hotel suite, I found myself thrown completely off guard by a strip of […]

Rhaeos, a medical device company spun out of Evanston, Ill.-based Northwestern University, raised $10.5 million in series A financing.

Resident physicians and fellows at the University at Buffalo, who work at hospitals across Western New York, have filed a petition with the National Labor […]

Amazon.com features a letter from CEO Andy Jassy highlighting the company’s acquisition of primary care provider One Medical.

GP leaders have hailed a ‘grim milestone’ for general practice after the workforce dropped more than 2,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) GPs below the level when […]

BY JEFF GOLDSMITH As they emerge from the COVID pandemic, US hospitals have a terrible case of Long COVID.  They experienced the worst financial performance […]

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health said it had 90.3 days of cash on hand as it reported an overall loss of $110.4 million for the […]

Half of Americans in a new poll say the government should emphasize lowering prescription drug costs and reducing the cost of health care over other […]

While many hospitals and health systems have accounts on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, they’ve been slower to move to TikTok, the video-centric social media platform […]

A Gurnee, Ill.-based drugmaker is shuttering all U.S. operations, the company told its hundreds of employees during a Feb. 22 Zoom meeting. 

A GP practice in Leeds was forced to closed its doors to patients after a chair was thrown through its window in an attack being […]

Here are 12 revenue cycle management mergers and acquisitions reported by or shared with Becker’s since Aug. 23, 2022:

Flu activity continues to dwindle nationwide, and although its patterns are hard to predict, experts say there has not been evidence to suggest influenza B […]

Acclarent, part of J&J MedTech, announced that patients have begun receiving treatment with its TruDi Shaver Blade, an electromagnetic blade used for sinus procedures, at […]

Seven out of 10 healthcare IT professionals say their organizations have moved to the cloud, with another 20 percent saying that they hope to move […]

Philips’ management will not receive any bonuses for 2022 as the company’s market value dipped by 70 percent after a global recall of respiratory devices.  

The FDA expanded its recall for eye drops potentially contaminated with a highly drug-resistant bacteria that has hospitalized 16 and blinded six patients, CBS News […]

Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco is touting a treatment that previously took multiple weeks and several visits for early lung cancer […]

A Cuyahoga County judge has dismissed a challenge by the former CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth related to his November firing, Law360 reported Feb. 22.

Eighteen hospitals and health systems made the list of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives’ Most Wired organizations for ambulatory care.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, a 67-hospital system formed through the merger of Advocate Aurora Health — dually headquartered in Milwaukee and Downers Grove, Ill. — […]

A majority of Americans are still uneasy about artificial intelligence being used in their own medical care, a Feb. 22 report from Pew Research Center […]

Rural hospitals fared worse financially in states that have not expanded their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act than in states that expanded Medicaid, […]

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R) recommended on Thursday advised East Palestine residents to drink bottled water if they are uncomfortable drinking the tap water. […]

The Madera County (Calif.) Board of Supervisors continues to press legislators and work on possible plans to restore healthcare access to the community after the […]

The change in federal policy for calculating Disproportionate Share Hospital limits will cost some hospitals millions of dollars and could accelerate closures, according to Matt […]

Washington se unió a más de una docena de estados en tomar medidas enérgicas contra las sustancias tóxicas en cosméticos después que un estudio financiado […]

Health system chief digital and innovation officers told Becker’s they’re impressed with Amazon’s Feb. 22 purchase of One Medical and they believe it spells good […]

Boise, Ida.-based St. Luke’s Health System has asked a judge to hold far-right leader Ammon Bundy in contempt after he posted defamatory comments about its […]

Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health’s board of trustees has voted to approve a strategic clinical partnership with the University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City.

Butler (Pa.) Health, which merged with Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health on Jan. 1 to form a $1 billion revenue entity, saw its credit watch revised […]

CMS said Feb. 22 it “is not reconsidering” its coverage plan for Alzheimer’s drugs that targets amyloid — meaning its Aduhelm-era decision will stay true […]

The loss was mainly due to an impairment charge from the shrinking value of an earlier acquisition, but analysts said that the earnings provide a […]

A grand jury has indicted a woman accused of fatally shooting her terminally ill husband at a Florida hospital campus in January, NBC affiliate WFLA […]

Annual R&D costs were the highest since Amwell went public in 2020, but costs are expected to decline this year, according to company leadership.

Pennsylvania health officials have cited Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital for several safety issues in recent months, including a wrong-site surgery, Penn Live reported Feb. 23.

An 11-year-old Florida boy died of flesh-eating bacteria after spraining his ankle, NBC affiliate WESH reported Feb. 18.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals is ending labor and delivery services at UH Lake West in Willoughby, Ohio, effective April 15. Services will be consolidated at TriPoint […]

Humana’s fully insured and self-funded business has been declining, and the company expected to lose at least a third of its members this year.

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Kaiser Permanente plans to move 1,200 administrative jobs from its headquarters in Oakland, Calif., to a suburb about 30 miles away, The San Francisco Chronicle […]

Some healthcare systems are addressing patient biases with zero-tolerance policies, but not all physicians are on board.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) continues to drive open data and galvanize digital innovation with its substantial participatio Posted in: Health […]

A group of progressive lawmakers have asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to further its efforts to address the shortage of over-the-counter flu and […]

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System has partnered with KeyCare, a virtual care company built with Epic, to power the health system’s MemorialDOCNow digital care platform.

This data note examines rural hospitals’ operating margins in recent years. After seeing higher margins early in the pandemic, likely due to government relief funds, […]

Talking General Practice speaks to RCGP Wales chair Dr Rowena Christmas about continuity of care, the GP workforce and her priorities for the college over […]

Six GP practices in Essex will be taken over by a private provider under 15-year APMS contracts worth a total of £91m.

GP practices delivered 29.6m appointments in January this year with around seven in 10 taking place face-to-face, in figures that reflect ongoing intense pressure on […]

Washington has joined more than a dozen other states in seeking to crack down on toxic substances in cosmetics after a state-funded study there found […]