Month: July 2023

Since the pandemic’s earliest days, epidemiologists have been waiting for the coronavirus to finally snap out of its pan-season spree. No more spring waves like […]

KFF Health New correspondent Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez discussed the shortage of foster care homes in rural Nevada on The Nevada Independent’s “The Indy” on July […]

The first 10 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation will be announced by Sep. 1 and will set the stage for unprecedented government action regulating […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave hospice providers a reimbursement bump for next year, along with a warning about fraud and waste.

The highly-anticipated data pegging the nation’s procedural disenrollment rate at 80% is higher than other, more recent estimates.

While health care bankruptcies are trending to triple the level seen in 2021, home-based care is – for now – seemingly immune to the surge […]

Jennifer Sheets won’t ever exit the home-based care space. But for now, she’s taking a step back, and doing so with many thoughts on the […]

Senior care leaders are increasingly utilizing telehealth and remote patient monitoring to improve clinical outcomes and create more touchpoints with patients. Providers have also capitalized […]

Thirty-eight percent of medical professionals told Becker’s they believe the next pandemic may be less than five years away, according to the results of a June […]

More than two dozen physicians, public health researchers and health policy experts are urging the federal government to publicly share registry data on the safety […]

Medical and RV industry professionals say hospitals offering RV parking are easing access to healthcare for some patients driving long distances for treatment.

Congress has passed a bill that would break up the monopoly contract used to run the nation’s organ transplant system. The bill now heads to […]

The average cost of a data breach reached a new global high in 2023, but it was still less than half the average healthcare data […]

The personal health information of 612,000 Medicare beneficiaries has been breached from CMS contractor Maximus Federal Services.

A brain eating amoeba infection has killed one Georgia resident, the state’s Department of Public Health confirmed July 28.

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health has dropped Cheshire Medical Center from its obligated group as the hospital continues to report approximately $2 million losses per month, […]

Idaho State University in Pocatello has expanded its nursing educational offerings with the expansion of its accelerated nursing program that aims to graduate students more […]

As hospitals and health systems are turning to emerging AI technologies such as generative AI and large language models to automate tedious tasks, many leaders […]

CMS has decided to increase payments for inpatient rehabilitation and psychiatric facilities at higher rates than it proposed in April, according to final rules published […]

While its “AA-” long-term credit ratings were affirmed, Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health saw its outlook revised to negative as operating income continues to be under […]

Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for staff responsiveness in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data […]

The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed merger guidelines could complicate Pittsburgh-based UPMC’s merger with Washington (Pa.) Health System, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported July 28.

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health approved two expansion projects expected to cost between $180 million and $220 million.

Oroville (Calif.) Hospital, which has faced questions over whether it can pay for a $178 million expansion project, is pushing ahead with the final stages […]

Amazon Web Services said it will make tweaks to its new clinical documentation tool, AWS HealthScribe, based on feedback to ensure it is working “at […]

A bill has been proposed to give Cary Medical Center, based in Caribou, Maine, a $9.8 million grant to get an EHR system. 

A New Jersey woman accused of posing as a physician and prescribing “dangerous” medications was arrested and charged July 25. 

James Manazer, MD, is suing Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Regional Medical Center alleging defamation and wrongful termination after he reported alleged concerns about a cardiac procedure, […]

A data breach earlier this year has affected tens of millions of individuals to date, and also compromised the sensitive personal and medical information of […]

A group of Democratic senators on Friday urged the manufacturer of the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S. to set an affordable […]

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, the largest private psychiatric hospital operator in the U.S., cherry-picks certain patients based on how much it will […]

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, the largest private psychiatric hospital operator in the U.S., cherry-picks certain patients based on how much it will […]

A July report from the Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform found that more than 600 rural hospitals in the U.S. are at risk of closing, […]

Centene reported $1.1 billion in net income for the second quarter, a rebound from a $172 million net loss a year before.

In this summer of heat domes and record-breaking global temperatures, finding a place to cool off is more important than ever. You can go to […]

The departure of CFO James Kehoe comes as recent financial results for Walgreens, which is working to transition from a pharmacy chain to a healthcare […]

Healthcare organizations are dynamic ecosystems with users that include clinicians as well as business and IT support. While they have different information access needs, the […]

Economic headwinds, burnout from the pandemic and other factors such as documentation burden have led to decreased job satisfaction and staff shortages at many health […]

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first version of over-the-counter naloxone from a non-profit company, a move that could bring cheap and […]

UofL Health’s Mary & Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville, Ky., has opened its own full-service pharmacy, according to a July 27 news release. 

Ninety percent of major urban areas in the U.S. have little healthcare competition, allowing hospital systems and insurers to enjoy monopoly status to the detriment […]

U.S. News & World Report, Healthgrades, The Leapfrog Group and CMS, among other outlets, have long offered hospital ratings, rankings and grades, which measure organizations […]

Health systems in Vermont are asking for significantly increased budgets to be approved while state regulators are looking for far lower numbers, according to a […]

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Becker’s is excited to release the 2023 edition of its “Great community hospitals” list.

Half of GPs say their mental health has been undermined by the impact of the record 7.5m-strong NHS waiting list on patient outcomes, a survey […]

Half of GPs say their mental health has been undermined by the impact of the record 7.5m-strong NHS waiting list on patient outcomes, a survey […]

Nurses at Confluence Health Hospital Mares Campus in Wenatchee, Wash., voted July 19 to join the Washington State Nurses Association.

Up to 450,000 people in the U.S. may have alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy linked to tick bites many physicians have never heard of, according […]

Downers Grove, Ill.- and Milwaukee-based Advocate Aurora Health, now part of the combined Advocate Health after merging with Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health, saw various ratings […]

Three of the 20 U.S. hospitals that have earned consecutive “A” safety grades from The Leapfrog Group since 2012 received three-star ratings from CMS, according […]

EHR giants Epic Systems, Oracle Cerner and Meditech are continuing to add hospitals and health systems to their rosters. Here is a look at the […]

An employee email account from Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health was accessed by an unauthorized party, potentially breaching some patients’ protected health information. 

COVID-19 hospitalizations are ticking up nationwide, spurring questions about potential public health challenges the U.S. may face this fall. Infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm, PhD, […]

The board of directors for Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., voted July 27 to indefinitely suspend labor and delivery services, according to The San […]

Informa, a global business-to-business events company based in London, plans to acquire the HIMSS Global Health Exhibition/Conference, hosted by the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society.

Several hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are facing lawsuits regarding data breach incidents that compromised patients’ protected health information.

A Washington physician had her license permanently revoked after she was found to have contributed to two patient deaths and was negligent in a third […]

Officials declined to take live questions at the end of a July 27 webinar that presented an overview of an audit of the shuttered Stone […]

Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System has received approval from the Georgia Office of the Attorney General to take over Augusta (Ga.) University Health, Atlanta Business […]

NHS systems have been told to monitor demand, activity and pressure in primary care to offer targeted support this winter – as the health service […]

NHS systems have been told to monitor demand, activity and pressure in primary care to offer targeted support this winter – as the health service […]

Sanford and Fairview explored all options to keep the merger viable, but ultimately were forced to end the process due to a lack of support […]

Fifty-four percent of CFOs say that their CEOs are asking them to focus on cost reduction while 40 percent indicate that their CEOs want them […]

An employee at Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care has tested positive for tuberculosis, the academic health system said July 27. 

MemorialCare’s Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center and Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach has named Patti Pilgrim as its new CFO. 

Over the next two years, King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Service plans to open three more acute care hospitals and a behavioral health hospital, […]

Washington, Ind.-based Daviess Community Hospital has named April Settles CFO, the Washington Times Herald reported July 27. 

Shuttered Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital reached an initial agreement to have Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health take over operations, an unnamed source told The Fresno Bee July […]

Physician offices are pretending to be hospitals and unfairly charging patients as a result, according to a July 26 opinion piece in The Wall Street […]

A 33-year-old quadriplegic patient was allegedly dumped out of a wheelchair outside of Phoenix-based Valleywise Health’s Maryvale campus without receiving treatment on June 14, Fox […]

The lawsuit alleged the health IT vendor monopolized e-prescription drug markets for routing and eligibility through exclusivity agreements, threats and other exclusionary conduct.

A Pennsylvania nurse accused of killing two patients had her nursing license suspended indefinitely by the state, Trib Live reported July 27.

School nurses and hospital staff nurses are some of the unhappiest in the field,, according to 2023 rankings by Nursing Process.

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Public and local government pressure could see a Baker City, Ore.-based maternity center slated to close July 31 remain open for another year, according to […]

The following chief medical and nursing officer moves have been shared with or reported by Becker’s since July 7:

When systems use metrics like employee and patient satisfaction, what they’re really trying to capture is employee pride and patient loyalty, Eric Katz, MD, chief […]

Toby Watt, lead economist at the Health Foundation, explains the think tank’s research projecting patterns of illness in England in 2040 and what the findings […]

Toby Watt, lead economist at the Health Foundation, explains the think tank’s research projecting patterns of illness in England in 2040 and what the findings […]

Toby Watt, lead economist at the Health Foundation, explains the think tank’s research projecting patterns of illness in England in 2040 and what the findings […]

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were among investors in Vital Biosciences, which is developing point-of-care diagnostics.

Nursing homes that received loans under the Paycheck Protection Program during the COVID-19 pandemic used the funds to boost staff hours.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The three women sitting around a table at a busy lunch spot share a grim camaraderie. It’s been more than a […]

Depopulation in Japan: “there are now more gangsters in their 70s than in their 20” Expanding primary care in rural areas. “…underlying suicide-related behaviors among […]

Bankrupt Madera Community Hospital has received a last-minute lifeline from the hospital chain Adventist Health, which reached a preliminary agreement to take over the shuttered […]

Albert Wright Jr., PharmD, president and CEO of West Virginia University Health System in Morgantown, has set out on a path to reduce the cost […]

A bipartisan and bicameral group of U.S. lawmakers released its Request for Information (RFI) on the federal regulation of cannabidiol, also known as CBD, Thursday. […]

Health system leaders have differing opinions on the usefulness of billing patients for MyChart messages, with some telling Becker’s it will relieve burdens on healthcare […]

Apple has filed a patent for technology that would allow AirPods to track brain activity in another move in the healthcare wearables race for the […]

Florida is requiring all state employees to undergo cybersecurity training through the CyberSecureFlorida Training Initiative, according to a July 27 report from FOX 13 News.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems recently announced it is selling three Florida hospitals to Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, bringing the total number of hospitals it […]

Home-based care providers are focusing more on training programs as industry-wide staffing challenges persist. That’s according to the recent State of Home Care Training 2023 […]

Here are seven notable medical innovations to happen in healthcare since the beginning of 2023:

Walgreens Boots Alliance has named Manmohan Mahajan its new interim global chief financial officer, as its current executive vice president and global chief financial officer, […]

The failed Sanford-Fairview merger attempt marks the second scuttled proposed deal between the nonprofit health systems over the last decade.

Nonprofit healthcare capital spending has increased surprisingly even as the sector continues to deal with “tremendous ongoing pressures” that are likely to continue well into […]

Hospital CIOs told Becker’s they expect 5G networks to have a tremendous effect on healthcare as hospitals look to integrate more digital tools within their […]

Effective immediately, employees at Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare will no longer be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. 

More than two patients have laboratory evidence of tuberculosis from a contaminated lot of human bone tissue products sold to hospitals, the CDC confirmed to […]

Philadelphia-based Wolters Kluwer Health and Unbound Medicine have released a mobile app designed to aid hospital nurses with accessible information on the top-selling drugs, including […]

Cancer’s aggressive tendency to spread, grow and further deteriorate the bodies that house it, may be reversible making it become its own aggressor, attacking and […]

A phase 3 trial of an oral drug called zuranolone significantly improved symptoms of postpartum depression in just 15 days.

Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) continues to grow its non-Medicare home health business while increasing its patient admissions and total volume. At the same time, the […]

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services have hit the breaks on their merger after multiple delays.

Google Cloud is partnering with CareCloud to bring generative artificial intelligence tools to ambulatory practices in outpatient settings. 

Indiana University Health has split the responsibilities of its chief operating officer role and named four senior leaders to new positions. 

Increasing market share in a competitive service area and its robust financial strength through a period of labor and inflationary pressure has allowed Milwaukee-based Froedtert […]

The White House is launching a program to help surgeons remove cancerous tumors more accurately to improve patient outcomes. 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services must clarify rules on prior authorization data exchanges, the American Hospital Association and others wrote.

Two health systems nixed the chief operating officer role on July 27, adding to a growing list of C-suites reevaluating the position. 

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare received approval from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board for a certificate of application to takeover shuttered Spring Valley, […]

After a series of data breaches resulting from third-party MOVEit software, industry group Health 3rd Party Trust Initiative is getting together with hospitals to crack […]

The invention of the automobile transformed modern history and life as we know it. But imagine, for a moment, a world where these powerful vehicles […]

The combined health system would have 25 hospitals in Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin, a health plan and roughly $6 billion in annual revenue.

Outpatient case managers and office nurses are some of the best jobs in nursing based on happiness, according to Nursing Process.

New Canaan, Conn.-based Silver Hill Hospital tapped Mark Russ, MD, as chief medical officer.

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health and Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System have signed an integration agreement to form a 25-hospital regional health system across four states.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized payment and quality reporting updates for inpatient rehabilitation and inpatient psychiatric providers.

The proposal settles a lawsuit accusing Surescripts of using anticompetitive practices to illegally maintain e-prescribing monopolies.

Hospital CEO turnover has slowed recently — although it’s still higher than it was in 2022. 

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University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center in Rio Rancho has named Adrian Larson chief operating officer, the Rio Rancho Observer reported July 26. 

The Biden administration is launching a new initiative aimed at helping surgeons to distinguish and remove cancer cells without damaging surrounding tissue, in an effort […]

Cathy Pimple, DNP, RN, has been promoted from chief administrative officer to CEO of Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kan., according to the Emporia Gazette. 

The MOVEit data breach continues to take more victims across a variety of industries, including hospitals and health systems across the U.S., which is causing […]

The MOVEit data breach that has affected millions of people across a variety of industries has claimed another health system victim: Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical […]

UMass Memorial Medical Center has tapped its chief nursing officer and senior vice president of patient care services, Justin Precourt, to serve as interim president.

The American Medical Association and Medical Group Management Association praised the House Ways and Means Committee for passing a healthcare package that included a bill […]

Congress asked the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to investigate whether Medicaid MCOs are providing medically […]

Health systems across the U.S. are implementing comprehensive plans to reduce carbon emissions, curb hospital waste and improve energy efficiency across their operations through multiyear […]

Here are the top five rehabilitation hospitals in all the Midwestern states, as defined by the census, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings.

State regulators will liquidate the failing insurtech, leaving about 3,000 enrollees to look for new coverage.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) sharply rebuked a suggestion from Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) that President Biden’s national drug control strategy is flawed because it does […]

GP leaders are in talks with the government over how and when practices will receive funding to support a 6% pay uplift for salaried staff […]

GP leaders are in talks with the government over how and when practices will receive funding to support a 6% pay uplift for salaried staff […]

HHS has invested nearly $11 million to create new residency programs in rural communities throughout the U.S. 

Rising volumes, bolstered by population growth in markets such as Texas and Florida, were “broad-based” across the company’s divisions, CEO Sam Hazen said.

It may be too early to understand the full potential of AI in healthcare, but HCA Healthcare is expecting it to be a significant part […]

Andrew McDonald has been named CFO of Las Cruces, N.M.-based MountainView Regional Medical Center, according to a July 26 post on his LinkedIn page.