Month: March 2023

When Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) participated in the connectRN’s $76 million funding round at the end of 2021, it was because it believed in what […]

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Medical Center spent $2 million to build its own hospital-at-home program in six months, caring for nearly 750 patients in the […]

Here is a summary of recent credit downgrades for hospitals and health systems going back to the most recent roundup March 16.

Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund is projected to run out in 2031, three years later than forecasted in last year’s boards of trustees report.

A Navy sailor assigned to a submarine in Newport News, Va., died by suicide earlier this week, the ninth such death in the service in a little over a […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a 2.8% increase in hospice payments for fiscal 2024, which would amount to $720 million across the sector.

Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health University Medical Center has laid off an unspecified number of employees from its Midlands hospitals, and division President Terry Gunn resigned […]

As staffing remains a top issue for home-based care providers, leaders are finding themselves having to utilize workers in a way that will allow the […]

Earlier this month, seven CDC investigators studying potential health risks associated with the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, briefly fell ill, experiencing symptoms including  […]

Holly Springs, Miss.-based Alliance HealthCare System is transitioning to rural emergency hospital status, meaning it will end all inpatient care services, Mississippi Today reported March […]

Ahmad Sharif, MD, has been named system medical director of clinical informatics at Irving, Texas-based Christus Health.

This post summarizes some of the key issues related to the U.S. District Court’s March 30 ruling in Braidwood Management v. Becerra, which imposes new […]

Amid contract negotiations with Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital, members of Service Employees International Union Healthcare Illinois are publicizing their concerns about staffing and pay.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates health insurance companies will see a 3.32% increase in Medicare Advantage revenue next year.

A federal jury has convicted a Michigan physician on 21 charges related to the unlawful distribution of prescription drugs and a patient’s overdose death, the […]

Mark Sevco, who has served as president of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospitals in its health services division, will join Sutter June 5.

Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers is going live April 1 with a new $12 million Meditech EHR.

The digital and innovation leaders who recently departed Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health told Charlotte Business Journal the moves were planned and part of a larger […]

One hospital and four health systems have been deemed the nation’s most trustworthy by Newsweek. 

Unionized workers at the health system are pushing for contract negotiations as agreements for more than 19,000 nurses are set to expire this year. 

Women may only hold 25 percent of senior leadership roles in healthcare, but Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health is actively bucking that trend. 

“The old role of the CIO is dead,” said Aaron Miri, senior vice president and chief digital and information officer for Baptist Health in Jacksonville, […]

Medicaid redeterminations begin April 1, but Renton, Wash.-based Providence’s preparations date to last year. 

Here are 16 hospital and health system CFO moves Becker’s has reported on in March:

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital disclosed that its website used analytics tracking technology that resulted in the personal health information of 54,396 patients to be disclosed to its […]

Atlanta-based Piedmont Health is celebrating a project milestone at its Cartersville (Ga.) Medical Center as expansion there is set to be completed later this year.

As the healthcare workforce struggles with burnout, pharmacy staffs aren’t immune to the growing flame of chronic workplace stress. 

Doylestown (Pa.) Health is looking set to sell its Pine Run retirement community as it seeks to raise funds in a battle to become more […]

The healthcare industry is weighing the immediate and long-term impact of U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor’s preventive care ruling in Texas.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health reported operating income for the year ended Dec. 31 of $68.2 million on just under $7.6 billion of revenue.

A dispute over profitability has turned into “a corporate governance mess” for the embattled primary care provider Cano Health.

For Americans who do not have a four-year college degree, healthcare offers various job options, according to the results of recent research by JobSage, an […]

Mark Sevco was named senior vice president and COO of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health.

Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health has promoted its chief operating officer, Dave Hyatt, to president and CEO. 

Midland (Texas) Health has named Stephen Bowerman its next president and CEO. 

Shirlene Obuobi, MD, a cardiologist, cartoonist and author, uses art and writing to build empathy and connect between patients and healthcare workers, The Washington Post […]

Roswell, Ga.-based Wellstar North Fulton Hospital opened its $12 million comprehensive cancer center March 23, Appen Media reported.

According to Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers, their recent study may upend a long-held theory of chromosome instability contributing to cancer risk for people with short […]

A Kentucky physician and nurse practitioner were each sentenced to prison for a scheme involving healthcare fraud, kickbacks and conspiracy to commit money laundering. 

The first generation of electronic health records first appeared in the 1960s and focused on meeting the administrative needs of clinicians, but as the healthcare […]

Hospitals and health systems are making financial investments into startups. If successful, these companies have the potential to generate additional revenue for the health system.

New York City-based NYU Langone Health rolled out two film-style campaigns during the Super Bowl, Academy Awards and Grammy Awards to evoke emotions from its […]

If healthcare C-suite leaders review patient survey metrics and there are no clinicians around to hear the details, did it really happen? 

Wellstar Health System, a nine-hospital system, would become the corporate parent of Augusta Health System, an academic medical center.

Twenty-three national health associations are speaking out after a Texas judge struck down the ACA provision that required insurance companies to provide coverage for preventive […]

A University of California Health study found electronic referrals were effective in helping patients quit smoking.

Hospital leaders are ready for COVID-19 to go away and never come back. Becker’s editorial statistics confirm interest in COVID-19 content has fallen in recent […]

The boards of Atlanta-based Wellstar Health System and Augusta (Ga.) University Health System approved a new affiliation that will see Wellstar invest $800 million in […]

The U.S. healthcare system is ripe with opportunity to reimagine clinical and operational processes that more closely resemble remnants of the 1980s, not 2023. 

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States across the U.S. rolled out healthcare worker vaccination and masking requirements since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, three years later, California, Washington […]

Members of the Service Employees International Union at hospitals owned by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare will hold a nationwide day of action March 31 as […]

Burnout, staffing shortages and violence against healthcare workers are often cited as key reasons healthcare workers are leaving their roles, but there is another significant […]

Gresham, Ore.-based Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center is continuing to divert patients away from its labor and delivery services even as the Oregon Health Authority […]

Nagaindra Srivastav of Tampa, Fla., has been sentenced to nine years in prison and ordered to pay more than $48 million in restitution after he […]

The digital health market is constantly changing, with startups coming onto the scene and more established companies restructuring their strategies.

On March 30, Medline opened its 650,000-square-foot distribution center in Hammond, La., after investing $72 million into the facility, according to a news release shared […]

Another Idaho-based health system is opting to close its maternal inpatient labor and delivery services.

Smaller health systems are especially prone to cyberattacks because their networks tend to be easier for hackers to access, according to a presentation by Microsoft […]

Members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) team studying the effects of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, became briefly ill […]

Paid time off is one of the most important benefits to U.S. workers — at least on paper. But less than half of employees actually […]

Peter Lee, PhD, corporate vice president of research and incubations at Microsoft, said GPT-4, an AI-powered tool built by OpenAI, could have the potential to […]

In the wake of a KHN-CBS News investigation, the FDA on Thursday said it is “evaluating safety concerns” over the use of a dental appliance […]

Amarillo-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System is notifying patients that some of their protected health information was compromised when its consulting company Adelanto HealthCare Ventures was […]

The Joint Commission issued a quick safety advisory on March 27 with best practices and guidelines related to suicide risk screening. 

Here are 14 times Becker’s reported on EHR vendor Oracle Cerner in the past month.

Researchers working with Google Health and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital are using deep learning to predict people’s biological aging through their eyes, TheStreet reported.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence plans to at least partially close the Family Birthing Center at Petaluma (Calif.) Valley Hospital beginning May 1, the North Bay Business […]

An unusual global outbreak of pediatric hepatitis cases in 2022 could be connected to multiple common viruses, according to multiple studies. 

Three directors have resigned from struggling Miami-based primary care specialist Cano Health amid stinging criticism of the CEO’s performance and against the backdrop of a […]

Wilson (N.C.) Medical Center has received its third immediate jeopardy citation in under a year, The News & Observer reported March 31.

A quick email here, a follow-up question there. These informal interactions used to be considered a standard part of care for patients in between physician […]

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center aims to promote nurse well-being and resilience through the creation of a new leadership position and a relaunched committee, […]

Envision Healthcare, a physician services and ASC company backed by private equity firm KKR, inked an in-network deal with Aetna.

Bruce Viessman, vice president of operations for the Sanford Health Fargo (N.D.) network, will retire on March 31.

In states that do not implement the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many adults will fall into a “coverage gap” of earning […]

Hospital and health system CEO exits have continued to slow since January. The following 13 were recorded by Becker’s in March: 

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Putnam, Conn.-based Day Kimball Healthcare will get back on its feet again after an acquisition deal fell through, the system’s CEO said.

NYC Health + Hospitals is partnering with other organizations in the city to build a new $30 million health center in one of the most […]

The Department of Labor has filed a complaint against Advanced Care Staffing and its CEO alleging they forced employees to pay back earned wages if […]

When Tess Camp was pregnant with her second child, she knew she would need to get to the hospital fast when the baby came. Her […]

Columbus-based OhioHealth is starting construction this year on $1 billion worth of projects focused on expanding its flagship hospitals’ presence in Columbus, Columbus Business First […]

This Issue Brief reviews the history of Africa CDC, describing its structure, funding and operations to date, including U.S. government engagement, as well as challenges […]

Changes to the GP contract for 2023/24 could lead to more practice closures and more GPs leaving the profession, the Doctors Association UK (DAUK) has […]

Changes to the GP contract for 2023/24 could lead to more practice closures and more GPs leaving the profession, the Doctors Association UK (DAUK) has […]

Victoria Ferrell Ortiz learned she was pregnant during summer 2017. The Dallas resident was finishing up an AmeriCorps job with a local nonprofit, which offered […]

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Teeth-Gnashing […]

I just got to interview Glen Tullman, CEO Transcarent (and formerly CEO of Livongo & Allscripts) & Aneesh Chopra, CEO Carejourney (and formerly CTO of […]

AccentCare has a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative. Behind it is a belief that home-based care providers should be as transparent as possible […]

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Un juez federal anuló el jueves 30 de marzo una parte de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) que hace que […]

On Tuesday, two men at a museum in the Netherlands lifted a black sheet off a table to reveal a cantaloupe-size globe of overcooked meat […]

Health system innovation leaders say CVS Health’s completed $8 billion acquisition of Signify Health makes sense in an industry that is moving toward the home […]

U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor struck down the Affordable Care Act’s preventive care coverage rule Thursday, prompting concerned responses from the healthcare industry.  

In 2022, Community Health Systems’ highest-earning executives saw pay cuts by the millions, according to a proxy statement filed March 30. 

A federal judge on Thursday overturned a portion of the Affordable Care Act that makes preventive services, such as some cancer screenings, free to enrollees, […]

Ronald Place, MD, was named regional president and CEO of Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., the flagship facility of […]

Digital health executives are wary of the economy amid declining valuations but look forward to innovations such as telehealth smart homes and face scans, Politico […]

Several hospitals and health systems have rolled out new physician residency programs this year to create more training opportunities for students after medical school and […]

Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 have approved a three-year contract with Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, Ore., after nearly a […]

New York Times investigative reporter Hannah Dreier shot back at Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on Wednesday over his comments at a […]

Uber Health, the healthcare arm of Uber, is launching a same-day prescription delivery service that allows health systems and health plans to give patients direct […]

The New Jersey Department of Health has given the green light for two CarePoint Health hospitals to transition to a nonprofit entity, but the third […]

With only a couple years under its belt since its launch, Patina Health – a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based home-focused primary care medical practice – has secured […]

CVS Health expects to close its $10.6 billion acquisition of Oak Street Health by the end of June, the company said in a March 30 […]

Kinston-based University of North Carolina Health Lenoir has named Crystal Hayden, DNP, RN, its next president and CEO, effective May 28. 

What You Should Know: – Phenomix Sciences (Phenomix), a precision medicine biotechnology company that brings data intelligence to the treatment of obesity, announces today the […]

Razor-thin margins are likely to be the norm for the foreseeable future as hospital finances begin to stabilize after three years of high variance, according […]

Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System had its outlook revised to negative as it continued to experience “a meaningful deterioration in operating performance” with no […]

As experts and lawmakers attempt to reduce prescription drug costs in the United States, some are setting their sights on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the […]

San Francisco, Calif.-based Dignity Health is considering expanding its footprint in Arizona, a representative confirmed to Becker’s March 29. 

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has reintroduced plans for a new hospital tower on the city’s Upper East Side, Patch reported. The […]

About 120 students who took the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination test at one California school in 2022 passed their first time, according to the […]

Prescriptions for stimulants used primarily to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, as access to the drugs expanded via telehealth opportunities, according […]

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, co-chair of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families, and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown recently joined leaders from […]

State health officials denied Gresham, Ore.-based Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center’s waiver application to halt maternity services, the Oregon Health Authority said March 29. 

Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System had the rating on a series of its bonds lowered to “A-” from “A” as the three-hospital system continues to […]

A new study suggests there are eight key risk factors for surgical site infection after an abdominal hysterectomy, including obesity and a longer procedure duration. 

CVS Health President and CEO Karen Lynch said the company’s $8 billion acquistion of Signify Health will advance its value-based care strategy, as well as […]

Oklahoma City-based OU Health has revealed patient data may have been compromised after an employee laptop was stolen.

From integrating patient experience data into MyChart to inking a new partnership with Northwell Health, here are seven updates on Epic’s operations, software products and […]

Ephraim McDowell Health chose Tonya Goodin, MSN, RN to lead two of the Danville, Ky.-based system’s hospitals as chief nursing officer, according to a news […]

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Oak Street Health shareholders are slated to vote on CVS Health’s $10.6 billion acquisition on April 28.

The firearm homicide rate in the U.S. surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching its highest level in the country since 1994, according to a new […]

Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell, S.D., changed its designation to a critical access hospital, Dakota News Now reported March 30.

Congressional Democrats on Thursday plan to reintroduce a landmark resolution to strengthen civil rights protections for transgender and nonbinary Americans amid a tidal wave of […]

Nearly 8 in 10 Americans said in a new poll that they would oppose the federal government raising the full retirement age for Social Security […]

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Most Americans said in a new survey that both Democrats and Republicans are playing political games with Medicare rather than making plans to address it. […]

Three out of four adults said changes need to be made to the Medicare program for it to be sustainable for the future, according to […]

The Senate passed a GOP-led resolution Wednesday night to end the COVID-19 national emergency, and President Biden has riled Democrats with his plans to sign […]

In this JAMA Forum column, KFF’s Larry Levitt examines the growing role of private insurance companies in public programs, including Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care, […]

The dominant topic of conversation at ViVE was the potential of generative AI applications like ChatGPT and GPT-4 in healthcare.

Effective immediately, the… read more