Month: June 2023

Healthcare costs will increase by a projected 7 percent in 2024 as the healthcare industry continues to face high inflation, rising wages and other costs, […]

Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems plans to relaunch its North Adams campus, which will involve applying for critical access hospital designation.

HHS’ Office for Civil Rights reached a settlement with iHealth Solutions, a software and services provider for healthcare providers based in Louisville, Ky., regarding violations […]

The Health and Human Services Department finalized a new rule stating health tech firms that hoard patient data could face large penalties, according to a […]

The nonprofit healthcare sector could take at least two more years to recover to somewhere near pre-pandemic levels after the “rapid deterioration” in financial performance […]

This brief summarizes recent studies on the impacts of Medicaid expansion on a range of sexual and reproductive health outcomes.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville has tapped Keith Gray, MD, as its next president and CEO. 

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health is using artificial intelligence to identify potential medication errors and improve pharmacy workflows, the health system said June 29. 

The Deparment of Health and Human Services (HHS) is among several federal agencies that were impacted by a global cyberattack that exploited a software vulnerability. […]

Americans age 60 and older can get a single dose of an RSV vaccine following a conversation with their doctor, the Centers for Disease Control […]

The Joint Commission is working to improve access to healthcare for people who reside in rural areas of the country by helping hospitals to better […]

GP training will expand by 50% to 6,000 posts a year under a £2.4bn workforce plan promising the ‘biggest recruitment drive in NHS history’ – […]

Stafford (Va.) Hospital is starting to see results from virtual nursing after implementing the program last month, The Free Lance-Star reported June 28.

Big Tech and retail healthcare disruptors have had a busy start to 2023, buying up primary care companies and entering into big collaborations with health […]

For ChatGPT to become revolutionary in the healthcare industry, agencies need to create regulatory standards and guidelines for the use of AI models in medicine, […]

EHR giant Epic completed the first EHR to EHR exchange of structured genomic data, according to Catherine Procknow, a senior software developer at Epic specializing […]

Michael Connelly is the former CEO of Cincinnati-based Mercy Health, serving in that role between 1995 and 2017. The author of “The Journey’s End,” which […]

Cleveland Clinic’s new $80 million hospital in Mentor, Ohio, will have telehealth technology installed in inpatient and outpatient rooms, which will allow patients to consult […]

The CDC advised older adults to receive a newly approved respiratory syncytial virus vaccine June 29 after a panel voted on a watered-down recommendation. 

From expansions to new hospitals, here are seven completed hospital projects Becker’s has reported since June 13:

Hospitals are more likely to comply with price transparency requirements when they face larger financial penalties for noncompliance, a study published June 29 in JAMA […]

The Justice Department has charged 78 individuals, including 24 physicians, for their alleged participation in a sweeping $2.5 billion telehealth, pharmaceutical and opioid distribution fraud […]

HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tenn., made leadership changes at several of its hospitals and divisions in recent weeks.

From HFMA naming its 2023 MAP Awards winners to an RCM firm closing that 489,830 patients were affected by a third-party data breach, here are […]

Health experts are cautiously monitoring EU.1.1, a new SARS-CoV-2 subvariant the CDC started tracking this week. So far, experts said they have not seen anything […]

The multi-state bust that targeted 78 individuals represents “one of the largest healthcare fraud schemes ever prosecuted by the Justice Department,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said.

Health system digital leaders told Becker’s they use different generative artificial intelligence programs depending on the situation, but “Dr. ChatGPT” hasn’t arrived just yet.

Bonifay, Fla.-based Doctors Memorial Hospital plans to purchase Healthmark Regional Medical Center, a 50-bed hospital in Defuniak Springs, Fla., that closed in March 2022, mypanhandle.com […]

Greensburg, Pa.-based Independence Health System laid off 53 employees this week and has cut 226 positions — including resignations, retirements and elimination of vacant positions […]

Mississippi’s hospital CEO turnover might hit a record high this year, Mississippi Media reported June 28. 

With 94 percent of hospitals of health executives reporting their shortage of nurses as “critical,” the industry is plugging hundreds of millions of dollars into […]

Summit, N.J.-based Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center at Overlook Medical Center is the first in the nation to dose a patient with a glioblastoma […]

Providers are expected to seek rate increases from payers as they struggle with labor costs, while health plans will face pressure from increased pharmaceutical expenses.

Memorial Health System in Gulfport, Miss., named William Barrette CFO, effective March 6, the Mississippi Hospital Association said in a June 26 news release. 

Members of the Service Employees International Union at Las Palmas and Del Sol medical centers in El Paso, Texas, will receive pay increases under a […]

Los Angeles is the most expensive city to build a hospital costing $970 per square foot at the high end of the range, according to […]

The National Rural Health Association named the top 20 critical access hospitals in the nation in early June.

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health saw its default rating and that on a series of bonds downgraded one notch to “A+” from “AA-” amid continued […]

Kimberly Salazar, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness, the hospital said June 28. 

Newsweek released its annual list of America’s Best Cancer Hospitals for 2023.

Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists tapped Joseph Forbess, MD, as chief of the section of cardiovascular surgery.

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There are about 3.1 million registered nurses, 258,230 nurse practitioners, 1.3 million nursing assistants, 46,540 nurse anesthetists, 7,950 nurse midwives and 632,020 licensed practical and […]

Problems at the interface between primary and secondary care waste up to 50m GP appointments a year – twice the number dedicated to managing type […]

Nonprofit Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies are shaking up their corporate structures to better compete with large, for-profit rivals.

Healthcare costs are expected to rise in 2024 as providers manage higher expenses and seek rate increases during contract negotiations with insurers.

03/07/2023 The Spanish EU Presidency: a political agenda for progress Image © Spanish Government Spain takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European […]

Shirley Bloxom can’t forget the pride-swallowing shame she felt asking friends and church members for financial help. After surgery left her husband partially paralyzed, he […]

29/06/2023 Christa Sedlatschek received the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria Image © EU-OSHA Christa Sedlatschek, former Executive Director of EU-OSHA, […]

That is the finding from a paper by Geruso, Layton and Wallace (2023). They exploit the random assignment of approximately 70,000 Medicaid beneficiaries to Medicaid […]

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All private health insurance plans offered in the Health Insurance Marketplace® must cover the same essential health benefits. Care in these 10 categories of services […]

Monica Hum, MD, grew up wanting to be a physician — or that was at least one of the expectations her Chinese family had of […]

Success for Integrated Home Care Services (IHCS) will ultimately come down to choices. Choices, CEO Chris Bradbury said, that are well thought out and driven […]

Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) began shifting focus to its U.S. Healthcare services segment over the last couple of years. Within in that segment is […]

SEIU Local 521, a union representing employees of the Bakersfield, Calif.-based Kern County Hospital Authority, has accused the system of overpaying two private consulting firms […]

Facing a loss of $12 million so far this year, Port Angeles, Wash.-based Olympic Medical Center has laid out a plan to reverse its financial […]

As hospital and health system workers continue to serve patients and experience staffing challenges, they have a lot on their minds, including questions they want […]

The mission of all home health agencies is to improve patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes, at least in part. Some of those providers do not […]

A proposed merger between Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System and Augusta (Ga.) University Health has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers and civil rights advocates alike — […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday it has charged 78 people relating to their alleged involvement in defrauding care programs for elderly and disabled […]

The healthcare industry is like a “music store in the ’90s” with the ultimate goal of becoming as consumer-friendly as Spotify, the tech chief of […]

Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has partnered with UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Washington, with Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle operating as the physician group’s […]

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

Plans for a multiyear commitment addressing health access challenges for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program beneficiaries have been praised by the American Hospital Association.

The Justice Department has charged 11 individuals in connection with telehealth fraud schemes that resulted in more than $2 billion in false claims.

Supply chain issues, inflation and capital costs caused hospitals in Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Jersey and Virginia to delay or scrap expansion plans.

New York City-based Mount Sinai has an active innovation arm helping a diverse group of companies, including precision diagnostic companies focusing on allergies and vaccine […]

From partnering with Microsoft and Nuance to add GPT-4 powered clinical documentation to its software, to getting leading health systems and hospitals from across the […]

IBM and the University of Oxford used generative artificial intelligence to find four new potential COVID-19 antiviral drugs.

HHS has proposed a rule that would require EHR systems using AI and algorithms to provide additional information to its users about how those technologies […]

Gary Gottlieb, MD, the former CEO of Boston-based Mass General Brigham, has co-founded Author Health, a digital mental health company serving Medicare Advantage patients, Boston […]

Primary care compensation climbed 6.1 percent from 2021 to 2022, compared to 1.5 percent and 1.6 percent increases for medical and surgical specialties, respectively, according […]

Meera Kondapaneni, MD, chief of cardiology at Cleveland-based The MetroHealth System, has the rare experience of having worked in both developed and developing countries. That […]

Convenience and cost-saving are priorities of American consumers, particularly for those who belong to Gen Z and Millennial generations, and a recent Wolters Kluwer survey […]

The Justice Department has charged dozens of people in several healthcare fraud and prescription drug schemes, including a scheme totaling nearly $1.9 billion.

Phoenix-based Banner Health has partnered with artificial intelligence software company Viz.ai to enhance vascular care. 

The Ohio Health Information Partnership, a nonprofit organization that runs the CliniSync health information exchange, expanded its partnership with Health Catalyst, a data and analytics […]

This article is sponsored by CitusHealth. In this Voices Interview, Home Health Care News sits down with Jackie Owen, Clinical Product Specialist, CitusHealth, to talk […]

An analysis of 35 professions on TikTok found nurses were the third-most popular profession represented, registerednursing.org reported June 6.

Newsweek has released its annual list of America’s Best Cancer Hospitals for 2023.

President Biden began using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine in recent weeks to improve his sleep quality, the White House confirmed Wednesday. “Since […]

Paul Matsen, chief marketing and communications officer at the Cleveland Clinic, said the health system’s main marketing strategy is content development, writing SEO-friendly articles and […]

Author Health provides telehealth and in-person care to Medicare Advantage members with serious mental illness and substance use disorders.

Peter Embí, MD, senior vice president for research and innovation at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is joining the National Academy of Medicine’s three-year […]

The Oregon Legislature has passed a bill that would create the Universal Health Plan Governance Board, which would be tasked with developing proposals to implement […]

Medline’s CEO, COO and president will leave their roles and join the board of directors in October, the medical supply company said June 28. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic will add 24 more beds than expected at its $198 billion hospital under construction at its La Crosse, Wis., campus, the […]

Through analytics, the Department of Justice was able to track down 16 people in Michigan and Ohio, including 12 physicians, who were sentenced last year […]

Here are 11 of the top headlines about EHR vendor Oracle Cerner from the past 30 days, as reported by Becker’s.

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is using artificial intelligence in a novel way: to help patients sleep better.

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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) in a pair of executive orders signed Tuesday strengthened protections for LGBTQ people in the state, banning state support for […]

People with type A blood are at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 compared to those with type O, according to research published June 27 in […]

To tackle workplace violence, lawmakers in several states are changing laws or considering changes. 

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health abandoned a $325 million downtown medical office project that will keep it on the hook for $80 million.

In the last 30 days, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. has spread its affiliate pharmacy network to 12 states and secured three partnerships. 

Effective Oct. 1, company veteran Jim Boyle will replace Charlie Mills, who will retire from the role but continue to be on the company’s board […]

Health systems can innovate by modeling themselves after retail disruptors and identifying more environmentally (and cost-) friendly care tools, the American Hospital Association reported.

Savannah, Ga.-based Memorial Health has broken ground on a new medical office building next to the children’s hospital that will allow it to relocate children’s […]

The FDA has issued a warning to wholesale drug distributor Safe Chain Solutions over four major violations — including ones related to counterfeit and unapproved […]

Dallas, Ore.-based West Valley Hospital held a ribbon cutting June 27 to mark the opening of 19 new licensed beds at the Salem (Ore.) Health-owned […]

The North Carolina Senate advanced a bill on Tuesday that would ban gender-affirming care for minors. The Senate measure makes it illegal to perform gender-affirming […]