Month: March 2023

In a months-long project, KFF’s Kaiser Health News correspondent Brett Kelman joined forces with CBS News National Consumer Investigative Correspondent Anna Werner to investigate an […]

The COVID-19 pandemic magnified the critical need for a robust digital health infrastructure to address global health threats. The global community must think and act […]

BMA leaders expect the government to impose changes to the GP contract for the second year running after talks broke down – in a move […]

A planned three-day walkout by junior doctors looks set to go ahead after health and social care secretary Steve Barclay met the BMA but said […]

I still remember the raspy voice of the wizened cancer patient with the hole in her throat. So addicted to the poison that was killing […]

MIAMI — In hindsight, Nikki Ruston said, she should have recognized the red flags. The office in Miami where she scheduled what’s known as a […]

The team discusses ongoing GP contract negotiations, the reasons behind a rise in partnership and PCN disputes and the latest on the junior doctor strikes.

The Michigan-based health system recorded nearly $157.8 million in net operating income on $13.8 billion in total operating revenues across all business units.

Michele Rose, who, according to her LinkedIn, worked for Jasper, Ind.-based Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, has been indicted by a grand jury on […]

Michele Rose, who, according to her LinkedIn, worked for Jasper, Ind.-based Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, has been indicted by a grand jury on […]

Rural hospitals face a myriad of challenges and their financial situation has only gotten more difficult since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rural hospitals face a myriad of challenges and their financial situation has only gotten more difficult since the COVID-19 pandemic.

GE HealthCare has reached a 10-year, $760 million partnership with healthcare supply chain company Advantus Health Partners to provide GE HealthCare’s technology management services to […]

GE HealthCare has reached a 10-year, $760 million partnership with healthcare supply chain company Advantus Health Partners to provide GE HealthCare’s technology management services to […]

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is partnering with health technology company Cue Health to provide online educational resources to patients who test positive for COVID-19.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is partnering with health technology company Cue Health to provide online educational resources to patients who test positive for COVID-19.

Hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with staffing challenges, including shortages. Below are the number of job openings at hospitals and health systems that […]

Hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with staffing challenges, including shortages. Below are the number of job openings at hospitals and health systems that […]

Here are 11 digital health funding rounds Becker’s reported on in February.

Here are 11 digital health funding rounds Becker’s reported on in February.

Tennessee on Thursday became the first state to enact a law explicitly targeting drag shows, while also joining a growing list of GOP-led states to […]

Participating in home-based cardiac rehabilitation — following a heart attack or cardiac procedure — can help lower the possibility of death resulting from heart-related complications. […]

This is the latest exit from MetroHealth’s leadership since the system’s board of trustees fired former president and CEO Dr. Akram Boutros.

The expiration of California’s COVID-19 emergency declaration could spell more trouble for Fresno County hospitals since they will no longer be allowed to hire travel […]

The expiration of California’s COVID-19 emergency declaration could spell more trouble for Fresno County hospitals since they will no longer be allowed to hire travel […]

Hospital and health system C-suite executives say digital care will be their biggest budget increase this year and expect to expand IT hiring as a […]

Hospital and health system C-suite executives say digital care will be their biggest budget increase this year and expect to expand IT hiring as a […]

Over the next year, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) expects to grow its Best Buy Health sales faster than its base business as it leans more […]

Two owners of a chain of addiction treatment centers in Massachusetts were charged in connection with millions of dollars of healthcare fraud connected to fraudulent […]

Two owners of a chain of addiction treatment centers in Massachusetts were charged in connection with millions of dollars of healthcare fraud connected to fraudulent […]

Health tech company Color has laid off 300 employees as it shifts its focus from COVID-19 testing, former staffers wrote on LinkedIn.

Health tech company Color has laid off 300 employees as it shifts its focus from COVID-19 testing, former staffers wrote on LinkedIn.

New Orleans-based LCMC Health partnered with IT company Sapphire Health to use Amazon Web Services to deploy a ransomware recovery tool to the health system’s […]

New Orleans-based LCMC Health partnered with IT company Sapphire Health to use Amazon Web Services to deploy a ransomware recovery tool to the health system’s […]

A disproportionately low number of Black individuals received the mpox vaccine during the public health emergency for the virus, which lasted for several months before […]

The top EHR companies are constantly looking to add IT talent to their teams.

The top EHR companies are constantly looking to add IT talent to their teams.

Nurses at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles and UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus in San Francisco are raising awareness about their concerns […]

Nurses at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles and UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus in San Francisco are raising awareness about their concerns […]

Investment firm B Capital closed its inaugural $500 million B Capital Healthcare Fund I; the fund will target all sectors of healthcare, from biotech to […]

Investment firm B Capital closed its inaugural $500 million B Capital Healthcare Fund I; the fund will target all sectors of healthcare, from biotech to […]

Six hospital or health system CFOs left their roles or shared plans to leave in the month of February:

Medtech software company Implicity launched a new Smart on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources app to improve Epic workflows.

Forty-two health systems are aiming to accelerate the healthcare industry’s adoption of evidence-based clinical research through a $50M initiative backed by The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

Mount Airy, N.C.-based Northern Regional Hospital saw its rating on specific bonds downgraded amid continued financial struggles, S&P Global said March 2.

Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services and West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health are exploring the possibility of a merger that could result in an approximately […]

Businesses can now offer employees a connection with Cleveland Clinic providers for additional insight into medical records and questions through the Ohio hospital’s new program.

Parkridge East Hospital in East Ridge, Tenn., has named Lori Feltner, MSN, RN, as its new chief nursing officer. 

As remote patient monitoring among the top 10 CPT codes grew thirteenfold from 2019 to 2022, these medical specialties had the highest share of claims, […]

North Carolina’s hospitals would pay the state’s share of the cost to expand Medicaid coverage to an estimated 600,000 residents.

Bowie (Texas) Memorial Hospital, a rural hospital that closed in 2015 and in 2020 after a failed reopening, will become a freestanding emergency room and […]

The Pennsylvania health department placed a nursing home in immediate jeopardy after it did not give its residents their medications for two days, PennLive reported […]

Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Donald Remy, who oversaw the organization’s Oracle Cerner EHR rollout, is stepping down, FedScoop reported March 1. 

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Walgreens Boots Alliance has sold 15.5 million shares of infusion services company Option Care Health at $30.75 per share.

The University of California Los Angeles Health Homeless Healthcare Collaborative received $25.3 million to expand its “street medicine” program.

More than half of the global population will be overweight or obese by 2035 if action is not taken on the issue, according to a […]

Walmart Health’s centers, which first opened in 2019, provide primary care, dental, behavioral health, audiology, lab, X-ray and telehealth services.

The Federal Trade Commission alleges BetterHelp uploaded more than 7 million email addresses to Facebook between 2017 and 2018.

The combined organization would have more than 40 hospitals, 40,000 employees and roughly $11 billion in annual revenue.

The National Resident Matching Program pairs medical graduates with compatible residencies and its president and CEO is a nurse, which has created controversy, Medscape Medical […]

A California couple is accusing a fertility clinic of mistakenly implanting the wrong embryo with a genetic mutation for rare cancer, then covering it up, […]

When drugmaker Eli Lilly announced Wednesday it will slash the list price for some of its insulin products following years of criticism from lawmakers and […]

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Cash-strapped Cano Health, which on March 1 reported a 2022 loss of $428 million, said it will be looking at all its value-based care operations […]

The system joined other hospital operators who faced a challenging 2022, the worst financial year since the pandemic began, hospital consultancy Kaufman Hall has said.

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It’s the latest enforcement action accusing a digital health company of sharing consumer data with advertisers.

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina say they have reached an agreement on expanding Medicaid in the state. The deal enacted would remove North Carolina from […]

Audio-only and asynchronous telemedicine, which include live phone calls, emails and text messages, were more popular than video chats, the survey found.

Fifty-six percent of patients said they likely would switch providers after a poor billing experience, a survey from RCM company RevSpring found. 

Google’s Pixel Watch can now tell when people fall and alert emergency services, the tech company says.

Walmart Health will open 28 new Walmart Health centers by the first quarter of 2024.

The University of Kansas Health System is partnering with AI-powered medical documentation company Abridge to roll out generative AI technology to more than 140 locations. 

Two people died and multiple first responders and hospital staff in Syracuse, N.Y., were affected by an unknown hazmat substance March 1, Spectrum News 1 […]

Russell Springs, Ky.-based Russell County Hospital’s board approved $2.5 million in funding for a cybersecurity upgrade, WJRS News reported March 1. 

CEOs’ confidence in their own teams and industries is waning, according to a recent survey from management consulting firm Korn Ferry. 

Seven health systems have signed on to be jersey sponsors for Major League Soccer’s 2023 season, which began Feb. 25, Pro Soccer Wire reported.

Transportation has been cited as a persistent barrier to healthcare access for many across the U.S. In an effort to curb that, a new partnership […]

A new KFF analysis estimates that enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will have grown by 23.3 million enrollees, to nearly […]

Nationwide shortages of rheumatoid arthritis drug methotrexate, which some pharmacies have restricted because it can cause pregnancy complications or miscarriage, continue as four prominent pharmaceutical […]

Jacksonville Fla.-based Baptist Health has reported an overall improved net income in its most recent quarter, as investment values received a boost and offset increased […]

HCA Florida JFK North Hospital in West Palm Beach has named Andrea Augst its vice president of human resources, according to South Florida Hospital News. 

The healthcare industry faces many data protection challenges, such as encrypting payment card data and meeting security requirements around personal health information (PHI) and personally […]

Women are more confident than men in their management abilities in the workplace — however, they are less likely to agree they’ll have opportunities to […]

Most hospital and health systems expect outpatient volumes to increase this year, and 40 percent think inpatient volumes will drop, according to a Guidehouse Center […]

Akorn Operating Co., a Gurnee, Ill.-based drugmaker that shut down in late February after years of manufacturing violations and dwindling finances, settled for $7.9 million […]

Russian-based MedusaLocker ransomware group is upping its tactics and the HHS is warning healthcare organizations to “holistically require” multiple levels of access and authentication controls […]

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., said that the Department of Veterans Affairs Oracle Cerner EHR rollout “continues to burn money and disrupt care,” Nextgov reported March […]

Independent pharmacies across the country have stopped stocking diabetes drug Ozempic, a popular off-label weight loss aid, but not because of the ongoing shortages, NBC […]

The CDC is urging Kentucky health officials to be on “high alert” for measles symptoms after determining about 20,000 people may have been exposed to […]

Giving these professionals broader prescribing authority can improve health outcomes and reduce costs, says Alicia Plemmons, an assistant professor at West Virginia University.

Montana and Wyoming have seen increased hospital admissions due to COVID-19 over the last two weeks — 57 percent and 41 percent, respectively — giving […]

New York City-based Mount Sinai Morningside named Sean Pinney, MD, an expert in advanced heart failure and transplantation, chief of cardiology.

Nine months after the Federal Trade Commission launched an inquiry into pharmacy benefit practices, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability opened an investigation March […]

A new U.S. intelligence report has determined that “Havana syndrome,” a mysterious illness first identified in 2016, was not caused by the actions of a […]

Shelbyville, Ind.-based Major Health Partners went live with Meditech’s new Expanse Patient Care tool.

Texas’ physician gold-card rule took effect in October, but providers are not seeing the results they hoped for, the American Medical Association reported March 1. 

Lawyers for some nurses in New York and Georgia maintain that their clients completed required coursework and legitimately earned their nursing diplomas, but are being […]

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems said about 1 million of its patients may have been affected by a recent data breach.

Several health systems recently posted financial results for 2022, with many seeing higher expenses and losses from investments contributing to sizable net losses for the […]

Texas has reached historic workforce shortages with 30,000 unfilled nursing positions and 500,000 nurses expected to leave this year, CBS News reported Mar. 1.

The average weekly travel nurse pay in February in the U.S. was $2,917, down 22.17 percent from $3,748 during the same month in 2022, according […]

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System reported an $842 million loss in 2022 as its investment portfolio suffered a sharp decline in value.

Depending on who you ask, there are plenty of skills a great hospital leader needs in their toolbox to be successful. To be a leader […]

Identifying the obstacles to achieving healthcare system goals — including positive outcomes and patient satisfaction, sourcing and retaining quality talent, and getting payers to stay […]

Terren Peizer, CEO of telehealth company Ontrak, has been indicted for insider trading to avoid millions of dollars in losses, according to a March 1 […]

New Orleans-based LCMC Health has named Maurice “Mel” Lagarde III its first chief strategy and growth officer. 

More than 20 U.S. hospitals were among those in the top 100 of Newsweek‘s 2023 list of top 250 global hospitals.

A bankruptcy court has approved DAP Health’s acquisition of Borrego Springs, Calif.-based  Borrego Health. 

Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health entered into a multiyear partnership with Health Catalyst to use its population health analytics platform to improve the hospital’s coordination, cost […]

Cleveland Clinic posted a $1.2 billion net loss in 2022 — down from a net gain of $2.2 billion the prior year — as losses […]

Even though it’s now owned by a Big Tech company trying to disrupt healthcare, One Medical grew to the point of being acquired by Amazon […]

Warsaw, N.Y.-based Wyoming County Community Health System is being sued by a physician who was terminated more than a year ago, The Buffalo News reported March 1.

Complete and accurate information on a patient’s social determinants of health (SDOH), including specific needs related to food, housing, and transportation insecurity, can help their […]

The retail giant plans to open 28 new Walmart Health centers in 2024, bringing Walmart Health’s number of total locations to more than 75.

Craig Richmond has resigned as CFO of MetroHealth after nine years in the role, according to the Cleveland-based health system. 

The Federal Trade Commission issued a statement Feb. 27 warning Amazon and One Medical that it must keep healthcare data safe and is prohibited from […]

Residents at New York-based Montefiore are the latest to join CIR-SEIU, a labor union gaining more members as healthcare workers across all roles mobilize in the […]

An unproven and unregulated dental device at the center of patient lawsuits has not been evaluated by the FDA, according to a months-long joint investigation by […]

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health has acquired four inpatient rehabilitation facilities from Dallas-based Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals.