Month: April 2023

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente said it created an entirely new entity and brand for its value-based care organization made up of health systems — with […]

Political will appears to be rising to equalize Medicare payments to hospitals and doctor’s offices for certain low-acuity services, according to lawmaker comments during a Wednesday hearing.

Michigan Medicine has issued a new policy regarding employees’ responsibility to report alleged acts of patient abuse or neglect by colleagues, the Ann Arbor-based system […]

A KLAS research report based on a survey of 48 organizations found that healthcare providers are more reactive than proactive when it comes to their […]

Redeterminations, which began earlier this month, are not expected to result in a “significant margin impact,” said CEO, raising Molina’s full-year guidance.

Telehealth company Teladoc reported a net loss of $69.2 million for the first quarter of 2023. 

A Nevada nurse who worked at a youth mental health facility was charged with multiple counts of child abuse and criminal negligence involving 19 patients, […]

This issue brief describes how state Medicaid programs are implementing arrangements aimed at coordinating Medicare and Medicaid for dual-eligible individuals.

Leaders from Best Buy, GE HealthCare and Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Medical Center say they expect hospital-at-home to be widespread in the near future, Fortune reported […]

A jury awarded nearly $183 million to a family who filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Philadelphia-based Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, who alleged […]

David Cheney has been named CEO of Flagstaff-based Northern Arizona Healthcare. 

More than one in five U.S. adults missed or skipped needed medical care in 2022 because they could not access a vehicle or public transportation, […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs Oracle Cerner EHR system experienced a systemwide outage on April 25, just days after it experienced a five-hour service disruption, […]

A record-low number of adults reported cigarette use in 2022, while reported usage of electronic cigarette rose among adults. Preliminary survey results from the Centers […]

CMS is making changes to the hospital price transparency enforcement process in an effort to increase compliance. 

Amazon said it will be shutting down Halo, its health and fitness device line, starting July 31. 

15/05/2023 Unveiling the latest occupational safety and health state and trends at EU OSH Summit 2023 Image © sweden23.eu Today, EU-OSHA releases its latest report […]

15/05/2023 Unveiling the latest occupational safety and health state and trends at EU OSH Summit 2023 Image © sweden23.eu Today, EU-OSHA releases its latest report […]

15/05/2023 Unveiling the latest occupational safety and health state and trends at EU OSH Summit 2023 Image © sweden23.eu Today, EU-OSHA releases its latest report […]

15/05/2023 Unveiling the latest occupational safety and health state and trends at EU OSH Summit 2023 Image © sweden23.eu Today, EU-OSHA releases its latest report […]

15/05/2023 Unveiling the latest occupational safety and health state and trends at EU OSH Summit 2023 Image © sweden23.eu Today, EU-OSHA releases its latest report […]

15/05/2023 Unveiling the latest occupational safety and health state and trends at EU OSH Summit 2023 Image © sweden23.eu Today, EU-OSHA releases its latest report […]

15/05/2023 Unveiling the latest occupational safety and health state and trends at EU OSH Summit 2023 Image © sweden23.eu Today, EU-OSHA releases its latest report […]

15/05/2023 Unveiling the latest occupational safety and health state and trends at EU OSH Summit 2023 Image © sweden23.eu Today, EU-OSHA releases its latest report […]

15/05/2023 Unveiling the latest occupational safety and health state and trends at EU OSH Summit 2023 Image © sweden23.eu Today, EU-OSHA releases its latest report […]

PeaceHealth has eliminated 251 caregiver roles across multiple locations, the Vancouver, Wash.-based health system said in a statement shared with Becker’s on April 26.

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The American Heart Association reviewed and scored 10 of the most popular diets for heart-healthy elements.

12/05/2023 Digital platform work: new papers explore workforce diversity and implications for OSH, and initiatives to prevent and manage risks Image © Gorodenkoff – adobe.stock […]

12/05/2023 Digital platform work: new papers explore workforce diversity and implications for OSH, and initiatives to prevent and manage risks Image © Gorodenkoff – adobe.stock […]

12/05/2023 Digital platform work: new papers explore workforce diversity and implications for OSH, and initiatives to prevent and manage risks Image © Gorodenkoff – adobe.stock […]

12/05/2023 Digital platform work: new papers explore workforce diversity and implications for OSH, and initiatives to prevent and manage risks Image © Gorodenkoff – adobe.stock […]

12/05/2023 Digital platform work: new papers explore workforce diversity and implications for OSH, and initiatives to prevent and manage risks Image © Gorodenkoff – adobe.stock […]

12/05/2023 Digital platform work: new papers explore workforce diversity and implications for OSH, and initiatives to prevent and manage risks Image © Gorodenkoff – adobe.stock […]

12/05/2023 Digital platform work: new papers explore workforce diversity and implications for OSH, and initiatives to prevent and manage risks Image © Gorodenkoff – adobe.stock […]

12/05/2023 Digital platform work: new papers explore workforce diversity and implications for OSH, and initiatives to prevent and manage risks Image © Gorodenkoff – adobe.stock […]

12/05/2023 Digital platform work: new papers explore workforce diversity and implications for OSH, and initiatives to prevent and manage risks Image © Gorodenkoff – adobe.stock […]

12/05/2023 Digital platform work: new papers explore workforce diversity and implications for OSH, and initiatives to prevent and manage risks Image © Gorodenkoff – adobe.stock […]

Gas station giant Wawa is donating $6.15 million to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia through the Wawa Foundation.

As a growing number of overweight Americans clamor for Ozempic and Wegovy — drugs touted by celebrities and on TikTok to pare pounds — an […]

General practice delivered 31.6m appointments in March excluding COVID-19 jabs – the highest figure recorded for that month – while the GP workforce continues to […]

Rural America, with its lack of primary care, has become one of the major battlegrounds for Dollar General, Walgreens and others.

Phoenix-based eVisit said it will implement Bluestream’s integrated language services into its telemedicine platform.

After spending 38 years in the Alabama prison system, one of the most violent and crowded in the nation, Larry Jordan felt lucky to live […]

The system’s executives recently met to discuss possible changes to facilities operating at more than 80% capacity.

Memorial Hermann Health System’s commitment to community health has roots going back decades. But these days, this commitment is more than a persistent focus; it’s […]

Coming off an unfavorable final rule for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is still riding high. The company’s leaders explained the strategy […]

While its relatively weaker operating performance may continue in the shorter-term, Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has had its long-term ratings affirmed because of its excellent […]

CMS has issued fines to two hospitals for alleged price transparency violations. 

Kaiser Permanente is acquiring Geisinger Health, the companies announced Wednesday. In tandem with the move is the development of a new organization. Together, the two […]

Akorn Operating Co., a Gurnee, Ill.-based drugmaker that closed all operations in late February, issued a nationwide recall of all lots of 84 drugs it […]

Have the reports of digital health’s demise been exaggerated? Perhaps, judging by the $394 million in funding rounds reported on by Becker’s in the past […]

A nursing education program invented at Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System is showing promising signs, its creators told The Baltimore Banner. 

The operator posted increases in acute care and behavioral volumes while tempering labor costs.

The Biden administration on Wednesday asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a ruling that would revoke federal approval of mifepristone, part […]

There is a limited number of physicians adopting mobile apps, wearables and home-monitoring, Politico reported April 26. 

Alta Vista Regional Hospital in Las Vegas, N.M., will end intensive care unit services, effective June 3, according to a hospital news release shared with […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be quicker to issue fines to hospitals that don’t comply with the price transparency rule.

A team of clinicians from the South Texas Veterans Health Care System and a nurse in Florida were selected as recipients of an award recognizing […]

Jessica Miley was named senior vice president and chief development officer for Children’s Hospital of Orange County in Orange, Calif.

Cedars-Sinai’s Huntington Health, based in Pasadena, Calif., named John Corman, MD, senior vice president and chief clinical officer. 

Per the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, registered nurses in the U.S. earn an average of $89,010 annually. Registered nurses in California […]

Walmart’s health centers offer primary care, lab, X-ray, behavioral health, dental and hearing services, among others.

The likelihood of another pandemic similar to COVID-19 or worse is around 28 percent, Bloomberg reported April 13. As such, the question for many has […]

The American Hospital Association argues that the healthcare supply chain is not going to be back to “normal” anytime soon, despite estimates that still project […]

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health announced April 26 that Tina Mammone, PhD, RN, is now the system’s chief nursing executive, a new role for the company.

A fire at Charleston, S.C.-based Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital led to patient evacuations and closure of its outpatient building on April 26.

A lawsuit filed April 25 against AbbVie alleges the company engaged in a “fraudulent scheme” to hike prices by 470 percent of its most profitable […]

Senate Republicans on Wednesday defeated a bill calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to research marijuana as a remedy for post-traumatic stress disorder […]

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, certified registered nurse anesthetists in the U.S. earn an average salary of $205,770. However, CRNAs in some states […]

The number of advertised job vacancies for registered nurses in the U.S. spiked in March 2022 compared to March 2021, but then fell in March […]

Jen Kates, Senior Vice President and Director of KFF’s Global Health & HIV Policy program presented “The End of the Public Health Emergency Declaration for […]

Humana profits rose 33.3% in the first quarter as inpatient hospital claims remained low, CEO Bruce Broussard told investors.

Orthopedic services are the most frequently cited in wrong-site surgery claims, according to an analysis of closed claims data published in the May edition of […]

A 2019 Florida law has allowed a hospital-building boom in the state. Many, however, question whether this surge in hospital facilities is actually beneficial.

The final day of the 2023 HIMSS Global Conference and Exhibition in Chicago closed with a keynote discussion featuring Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin. Hamlin […]

Six health systems are up for Superior Achievement in Branding Reputation and Engagement awards from PRovoke Media.

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Systems’ president and CEO, Marc Miller, said insurance companies cannot continue to “nickel and dime” health systems if the […]

Remdesivir was nonfederal hospitals’ costliest drug expense two years in a row despite a 58.1 percent drop in expenditures from 2021 to 2022, according to […]

CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch said two things can help prepare America for the coming Medicare “tsunami”: technology and value-based care, Fortune reported April 26.

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A new study has revealed that melatonin gummies advertised to help with sleep may have potentially harmful levels of the hormone, as well as cannabidiol (CBD) […]

Nari Gopala has previously served in leadership positions at Amazon Web Services, Daybreak Game Company and Sony Online Entertainment.

Over the last six months, 31 patients at Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center have been infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae and four have since died, NPR […]

Here are five recent cases involving people who impersonated medical professionals or clinicians who practiced without a license:

Buying Risant represents an opportunity for Kaiser to expand its reach nationwide through targeted acquisitions of nonprofit community health systems.

Zachary Levinson, Project Director of KFF’s Program on Medicare Policy, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means on April 26, […]

Here are five health systems that launched, expanded or announced plans to launch a remote patient monitoring program:

A physician has filed a lawsuit alleging that executives at an Iowa hospital discriminated against those who do not share their religious beliefs and political […]

Clinton, Ill.-based Warner Hospital & Health Services is spending $2.3 million of its fiscal 2024 budget to upgrade its EHR system, The Clinton Journal reported […]

The following hospital and health system chief digital officer moves have been shared with or reported by Becker’s since Jan. 30:

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Americans’ overall support for abortion rights has increased despite state legislatures and courtrooms across the U.S. implementing bans and restrictions on the medical procedure and […]

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has agreed to acquire Geisinger Health in a deal that will make the Danville, Pa.-based health system the first to join […]

GoodRx co-founders Doug Hirsch and Trevor Bezdek are transitioning from their roles as co-CEOs, the company said April 25.

Physician assistants in the U.S. make an average of $125,270 annually, according to the latest data released April 25 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]

There are two things in oncology that excite Joanna Sesti, MD: using new robotic technology and building lasting relationships with her patients.

Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Health reported a 2022 operating loss of $399.2 million as revenues slumped 22 percent year over year.

Surgeons, excluding oral and maxillofacial surgeons, earn $167.25 per hour on average, according to data published April 25 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ occupational […]

Nurse practitioners in the U.S. make an average of $124,680 annually, according to the latest data released April 25 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]

The newly formed Risant Health plans to acquire Danville, Pennsylvania-based Geisinger as its first member health system.

The conditional approval is likely to influence how other experimental treatments for the nerve-destroying disease are tested and reviewed.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has teamed up with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors to turn the basketball franchise’s former practice facility into a youth enrichment […]

The payer reported favorable MA inpatient utilization as COVID-19 claims decreased in the first quarter.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health reported a $105.2 million 2022 operating loss — compared with a $311 million gain in 2021.

Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, acknowledged “problems” in the country’s COVID-19 management following a scathing report […]

The leadership transition comes after a difficult few years for GoodRx, which announced in September that it planned to eliminate 16% of its workforce.

Disability rights advocates are suing to overturn California’s physician-assisted death laws, claiming recent changes have made assisted suicide too accessible to people with terminal diseases, […]

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will mark up four bills targeting pharmacy benefit managers on May 2, according to a news release […]

The FDA approved Qalsody (tofersen), a drug intended to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with a rare mutation called the superoxide dismutase 1 gene, on April […]

Darryl Elmouchi, MD, was named COO of Corewell Health, dually headquartered in Grand Rapids and Southfield, Mich.

A new KFF analysis finds that between 8 and 24 million people across the U.S. could be disenrolled from Medicaid during the unwinding of the […]

House lawmakers have introduced a bill giving the Department of Veterans Affairs and Oracle Cerner 180 days to fix the troubled EHR system at five […]

Anthony Fauci, MD, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, detailed his take on the COVID-19 pandemic, what went wrong, […]

As the digitization of healthcare continues, hospitals need to ensure they are selecting the right virtual care vendor.

To retain workers, hospitals and health systems must ensure they meet employee needs and expectations across generations. This is particularly true as more older healthcare […]

Apple plans to release an artificial intelligence-backed health coaching service, as well as an iPad version of its health app to appeal to healthcare providers, […]

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine is rolling out a new mobile monitoring platform that allows clinicians to observe patient data from cardiac monitors and other bedside […]

From using generative artificial intelligence technology to draft MyChart responses to being one of the few EHR vendors that did not conduct layoffs, here are […]

Healthcare groups are concerned the U.S.’ decision to limit green card applications for foreign nurses will exacerbate staffing woes at hospitals and nursing homes, The […]

The closure of Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health’s Delaware County Memorial Hospital in suburban Philadelphia last fall has created a ripple effect across the region’s healthcare […]

Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, along with the San Benito Health Care District, said a confidential stakeholder mediation process it entered with stakeholders in […]

Lawmakers are reviving efforts to give the Federal Trade Commission authority to investigate nonprofit hospitals for anticompetitive behavior. 

Construction on the first all-electric hospital in the U.S., UCI Medical Center Irvine-Newport (Calif.), is set to be fully operational by 2025, the Los Angeles […]

Two hospitals have filed for bankruptcy so far in 2023, and both are located in California. 

South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System has instituted a hiring freeze and will reduce hourly pay for many contracted workers, according to an internal letter […]

This analysis estimates the number of people who could lose Medicaid during the unwinding period under three possible rates of Medicaid coverage loss, and shows […]

The unwinding of the continuous enrollment provision will play out differently across the states based on policy choices states have made and variation in their […]

Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) CEO Vicki Hoak has announced her resignation. Her last day in the role will be Oct. 24. Hoak joined […]

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare is a large health system with a sizable venture capital arm, the Intermountain Ventures Fund, to match. 

As the buzz around artificial intelligence continues, top health systems are taking notice and hiring for AI-related roles.