Month: September 2023

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network is set to open a new orthopedic hospital and is expected to begin treating patients this winter. 

A CMS investigation found Oklahoma State University Medical Center and Hillcrest Medical Center, both based in Tulsa, did not violate anti-patient-dumping laws, The Frontier reported […]

A former Iowa nurse is accused of stealing pain medication meant for more than 50 maternity patients and replacing it with saline, The Courier reported […]

The Association of University Registered Nurses — which is the local Oregon Nurses Association chapter — has reached a tentative labor contract with management at […]

FDA advisers on Sept. 27 voted against recommending an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease. 

The team discusses what recent tenders for GP contracts tell us about the possible direction of travel for general practice, why the BMA opposes plans […]

The team discusses what recent tenders for GP contracts tell us about the possible direction of travel for general practice, why the BMA opposes plans […]

The label for Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Ozempic now acknowledges some users’ reports of ileus, or intestinal blockage. 

In the last three months of 2022, physicians signed more than 9 million prescriptions for obesity drug Saxenda and two diabetes medications, Ozempic and Mounjaro, […]

A New Orleans federal judge has ruled that LCMC Health sought the correct state approvals for its $150 million acquisition of three Tulane University hospitals […]

From the start of the second Republican presidential primary debate of the 2024 campaign, the seven candidates on stage were boisterous and unruly. Florida Gov. […]

Hospital median operating margins rose to 1.4 percent in August, the sixth straight month of positive results, Syntellis said in its latest monthly benchmark report.

Researchers from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine determined a link between COVID-19 infections and heart complications, according to a Sept. 28 news release.

Oracle Cerner, the nation’s second-largest EHR vendor by hospital market share, continues to make big moves. Here are seven reported by Becker’s in the last […]

A hospital leader told Congress that a 2021 ransomware attack it experienced was “harder than the pandemic, by far.”

Minnesota and Washington were ranked top in the country for long-term care, thanks to strong support for family caregivers and access to many healthcare providers […]

The top cities for physicians to retire are scattered all across the U.S., according to a recent ranking from Medscape. 

Cleveland Clinic has opened the first phase of its 341,000-square-foot innovation district.

Healthcare union members are among those who gathered Sept. 27 at Brooklyn Borough Hall in New York City to protest after the ouster of One […]

Epic has helped pave the way for a tech boom in the Madison, Wis., area and change the community’s perception as a “boomerang city,” the […]

The University of Toledo (Ohio) Medical Center said university officials are paying more than $83.1 million to purchase outside services, including paying third-party vendors to […]

Older generations may be struggling to easily access and use telehealth providers’ digital interfaces, a JD Power survey suggests.

Beginning this fall, hospitals could be at risk of losing funding if they do not meet certain benchmarks for sepsis care, due to a Biden […]

Power outages spurred Baptist Medical Center South in Jacksonville, Fla., to delay some elective surgeries this week, WJXT reported Sept. 28

Regulators are starting to crack down on contracts that require workers to pay their employers back for training costs if they leave their jobs before […]

Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare is dividing up financial and operational responsibilities formerly held by one Mark Thompson. 

Dunn, N.C.-based Betsy Johnson Hospital, part of two-hospital system Harnett Health, will end labor and delivery services Oct. 15. 

Victoria, Texas-based Citizens Medical Center is installing Meditech Expanse as its EHR. 

Newsweek recently published its 2023 America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents and Families, and a number of hospitals and health systems made the list. 

Tricia Geraghty, chief marketing and experience officer at Children’s Wisconsin, said she will be taking a one-year career sabbatical effective in October, Milwaukee Business Journal […]

California clinicians who provide abortion, contraception or gender-affirming care services to out-of-state patients will be offered legal protections under a new law that takes effect […]

The Miami Transplant Institute’s heart transplant program, which was shuttered from March to July, has named Hari Mallidi, MD, as chief, the Miami Herald reported […]

A recent study found 26.3 percent of American adults have at least one cardiac, renal or metabolic condition, and 1.5 percent have all three.

Indianapolis-based IU Health confirmed it is laying off 84 employees from its Blackford Hospital because of declining patient volumes.

A district court judge on Wednesday ruled LCMC Health did not need to undergo federal review for its purchase of several HCA facilities.

Melissa Mendoza has been named CFO of HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center, effective Sept. 11.

As of September 2023, nine states are reporting data that allow for analysis of disenrollment patterns by race and ethnicity. Five states (Arizona, California, Indiana, […]

Many healthcare leaders have said that 2022 was among the most financially challenging years hospitals and health systems have had to face, and that recovery […]

Ian Worden was selected as the new interim CEO of Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska.

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health’s three accountable care organizations created $66.3 million in total savings in 2022, according to a Sept. 27 health system news […]

Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center is exploring a “potential corporate affiliation” with Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health, the largest nonprofit healthcare system in Central Massachusetts, the […]

Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to explore a potential merger with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. 

A grand jury indicted a Michigan woman accused of posing as a registered nurse for the third time, The Detroit News reported Sept. 27.

Chesterfield, Mo.-based St. Luke’s has named Tammy Lett, RN, senior vice president of its physician network.

A small Iowa pharmacy is accusing CVS Caremark of forcing independent pharmacies to sign one-sided contracts in order to stay in its network and continue dispensing […]

The recently released KFF/Washington Post Trans Survey is the most in-depth, representative survey of transgender adults living in the U.S. Building on that report, and […]

GP practices in England delivered 150,000 more appointments per working day in the six months to August 2023 compared with the same period in 2019, […]

GP practices in England delivered 150,000 more appointments per working day in the six months to August 2023 compared with the same period in 2019, […]

The federal government is staring down a shutdown as a handful of ultra-conservative House Republicans remain opposed to a short-term agreement to keep the government […]

The intermediaries in the prescription drug supply chain are stuck between a rock and a hard place, facing congressional scrutiny and pharmaceutical-industry-backed efforts to reform […]

29/09/2023 ‘Safe and healthy work in the digital age’ flyers now available in 25 languages Image © EU-OSHA The flyer for the upcoming Healthy Workplaces […]

As Medicare Advantage continues to gain popularity among seniors, three Southern California companies are pioneering new types of plans that target cultural and ethnic communities […]

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St. Louis’ largest health system, BJC HealthCare, plans to merge with Kansas City’s second-largest, Saint Luke’s Health System, uniting more than 28 hospitals on both […]

09/10/2023 Skills, skills, skills! Key moments and insights of the 5-agencies event Image © Cedefop As part of the European Year of Skills, the conference ‘Skills, skills, […]

09/10/2023 Skills, skills, skills! Key moments and insights of the 5-agencies event Image © Cedefop As part of the European Year of Skills, the conference ‘Skills, skills, […]

09/10/2023 Skills, skills, skills! Key moments and insights of the 5-agencies event Image © Cedefop As part of the European Year of Skills, the conference ‘Skills, skills, […]

09/10/2023 Skills, skills, skills! Key moments and insights of the 5-agencies event Image © Cedefop As part of the European Year of Skills, the conference ‘Skills, skills, […]

09/10/2023 Skills, skills, skills! Key moments and insights of the 5-agencies event Image © Cedefop As part of the European Year of Skills, the conference ‘Skills, skills, […]

09/10/2023 Skills, skills, skills! Key moments and insights of the 5-agencies event Image © Cedefop As part of the European Year of Skills, the conference ‘Skills, skills, […]

09/10/2023 Skills, skills, skills! Key moments and insights of the 5-agencies event Image © Cedefop As part of the European Year of Skills, the conference ‘Skills, skills, […]

09/10/2023 Skills, skills, skills! Key moments and insights of the 5-agencies event Image © Cedefop As part of the European Year of Skills, the conference ‘Skills, skills, […]

09/10/2023 Skills, skills, skills! Key moments and insights of the 5-agencies event Image © Cedefop As part of the European Year of Skills, the conference ‘Skills, skills, […]

09/10/2023 Skills, skills, skills! Key moments and insights of the 5-agencies event Image © Cedefop As part of the European Year of Skills, the conference ‘Skills, skills, […]

OSH events Back to events Promoting the well-being of teachers in a “smart” school Event Details City On-line event Country EU Organisation ENETOSH – European […]

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Recent studies show that adults with lower incomes are likelier than those with higher incomes to report cost as a barrier to seeing a dentist. […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called out former President Trump during Wednesday’s Republican debate for calling Florida’s six-week abortion ban a “terrible thing” during an interview […]

On September 25, ICER released its 2023 value assessment framework. What is new? What stays the same? Here are a few key points you need […]

You can enroll in a Marketplace health plan for 2024 starting November 1, but don’t wait to get ready. Start preparing now to make enrollment […]

Becker’s is thrilled to release its 2023 list of hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs. These organizations have earned national recognition for their […]

Becker’s is thrilled to release its 2023 list of hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs. These organizations have earned national recognition for their […]

Accredo Health Group, a specialty pharmacy owned by the Cigna Group, is planning to expand its business in Delaware, the Delaware Business Times reported Sept. […]

Cannabis nursing is now officially recognized by the American Nurses Association as a specialty nursing practice, the group announced Sept. 27. 

Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of the nation’s seniors, but a growing number of hospitals and health systems nationwide are pushing […]

Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of the nation’s seniors, but a growing number of hospitals and health systems nationwide are pushing […]

Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of the nation’s seniors, but a growing number of hospitals and health systems nationwide are pushing […]

Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of the nation’s seniors, but a growing number of hospitals and health systems nationwide are pushing […]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) met with representatives from the health insurance industry on Wednesday, receiving commitments that the updated COVID-19 vaccines […]

Hospital leaders are already taking notice of one of healthcare’s newest disruptors: Uber Eats.

Six types of cancer were underdiagnosed during the pandemic, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Approximately 80 physicians and advanced practice providers at urgent care centers operated by Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare have authorized a strike. 

From the Indiana attorney general accusing IU Health of failing to protect personal health information after physician spoke to the media about a 10-year-old patient’s […]

There are significant differences in home-based medical care utilization between Medicare Advantage (MA) and traditional Medicare beneficiaries. Specifically, having exactly one home-based medical care visit […]

It’s been a monumental year for the home health giant LHC Group, which was officially acquired by UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum in February.  The […]

Last week, I received a call out of the blue from an old friend. I immediately could hear in his voice that he was upset […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated the label for Ozempic, a type 2 diabetes drug that is often used for weight loss, to […]

Companies are increasingly turning inward to fill their CEO positions, according to a recent report from Crist Kolder Associates. 

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has named Kevan Mabbutt as its new chief marketing, communications and consumer experience officer.

Many final-year residents have said they are both underpaid and underappreciated for the sheer volume of work they are expected to do within what some […]

Pam Galley, RN, was appointed senior vice president and area manager of the Kaiser Permanente Diablo Service Area.

Avail Hospital Lake Charles (La.) will permanently close Sept. 29, the microhospital announced in an American Press advertisement. 

Mandated nurse-to-patient ratios span the West Coast as more states have signed related legislation. Meanwhile, other states continue to consider the issue.

Since 2012, Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has retained 93.8 percent of its first-year nurses, and its nurse turnover rate is hree times better than […]

The chief operating officer role — despite being in a period of flux this year — is still a strong springboard to the helm, according […]

Digital healthcare company Tendo is acquiring MDsave, an online healthcare marketplace, for $150 million, Philadelphia Business Journal reported Sept. 27.

Big tech giant NVIDIA helped launch Invenio, a medtech company using artificial intelligence to allow clinicians to evaluate biopsies in the operating room, through an […]

Riverside Health System, based Newport News, Va., will use artificial intelligence to help radiologists identify cancer in mammograms. 

St. Louis-based Mercy is partnering with Microsoft to use the tech giant’s OpenAI generative AI tools within its workflow.

Munson Healthcare, an eight-hospital system, has unveiled a three-year “transformation plan” that will reduce inpatient services in rural areas and increase services at its hospital […]

Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health has named Suresh Krishnan as its new vice president and chief technology officer. 

When compared to leaders of other industries, healthcare CEOs and CFOs serve slightly below-average tenures, according to a recent report from Crist Kolder Associates. 

More Gen Zers are entering the workforce, and they’re satisfied, but not settling, according to a recent survey from Adobe. 

GV, formerly Google Ventures, led a $25 million series A funding round for Midi Health, a digital health company designed for women in perimenopause and […]

Falmouth (Ma.) Hospital will use a $5 million donation to build a new surgical suite, Cape Cod Times reported Sept. 27.

Boston-based Mass General Cancer Center has received the largest philanthropic gift in its history to be put toward future cancer research, according to a Sept. […]

After a big push from the CDC encouraging everyone older than 12 to get the updated COVID-19 shot this fall, some pharmacies are having difficulties […]

From 2021 to 2022, the 340B drug pricing program grew 22 percent, according to a Sept. 24 Drug Channels report. 

Job offers for final-year residents may be widely present, but burnout is a problem. A lack of business preparedness and gender differences on pay expectations […]

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New employees of Hilton Head (S.C.) Hospital will have one less concern when they move to the island: Housing is included, at least temporarily. 

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A surgeon in Sebring, Fla., is facing complaints surrounding three patient deaths and a wrong organ removed over the course of nine months, the Miami […]

The House GOP’s bill to fund Agriculture, Rural Development and the Food and Drug Administration is on thin ice after a handful of moderate Republicans […]

The Indiana Supreme Court has revived part of a lawsuit against Indianapolis-based Community Health Network, which alleges that the health system disclosed a patient’s medical […]

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Nuance Communications, a healthcare artificial intelligence company owned by Microsoft, announced the general availability of its artificial intelligence-powered clinical documentation tool DAX CoPilot, formerly known […]

A Montana district court judge has blocked the state from enforcing its ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender minors, adding to a growing list […]

The American College of Physicians is warning physicians about asking patients for donations.

Cash-strapped Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital is to receive a $3 million lifeline in funds after the county board of supervisors reversed a previous decision not […]

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger’s digital transformation efforts will be spearheaded by other leaders as its executive leading digital transformation is set to step down from her […]

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has tapped Dinee Simpson, MD, as its first chief health equity executive. 

Quantum computing harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve complex problems that are can’t be solved by traditional computers, including today’s supercomputers, according to […]

Bellaire, Texas-based Harris Health System completed a $48.5 million renovation of Ben Taub Hospital’s emergency department at the Ginni and Richard Mithoff Trauma Center.  

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA-H, is rolling out a national health innovation network with Dallas and Cambridge, Mass., as the first […]

Two training posts are needed on average to deliver a single fully-qualified, full-time equivalent (FTE) GP as doctors drop out of training, opt out of […]

Two training posts are needed on average to deliver a single fully-qualified, full-time equivalent (FTE) GP as doctors drop out of training, opt out of […]

Biotech company Ginkgo Bioworks announced a collaboration with Pfizer, worth up to $331 million, focused on discovering new RNA-based drug candidates.

CVS pharmacists in Kansas City are staging a walkout Sept. 27 over working conditions, USA Today reported. 

Less than half of hospitals are using cloud technology for supply chain management, but by 2026, that figure is expected to increase to nearly 70 […]

One cancer drug shortage has ended and at least 14 oncology drugs are in short supply, according to the FDA, the American Society of Health-System […]

Research published in March 2022 found that U.S. physicians who use EHRs spend an average of 1.84 hours a day completing documentation outside work hours, […]

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After Texas lawmakers passed a bill in June to close its longstanding “Dr. Death” loophole, some are worried it is too cumbersome to implement, NBC […]

Although employed men and women tend to purchase the same health insurance plans, they do not receive the same coverage, according to a Sept. 26 […]

The American Hospital Association told Congress it favors a “sector specific approach” to regulating artificial intelligence.

Cyberattacks through emails are way up at hospitals and health systems in 2023, software company Abnormal Security reported.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence has been recognized as an adopter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s patient financial communications best practices, which aims to provide consistency, […]

Michael Murray, MD, has been named system chief of the division of genomic medicine and clinical director of the Institute for Genomic Health at New […]

The state is the latest to propose “safe staffing” legislation in a push to address nurse recruitment and retention.

As New York City-based Mount Sinai moves its Epic EHR system to Microsoft’s cloud, it has been able to use new technologies such as artificial […]

Most new physicians are contacted about job offers more than 100 times during their residencies, but almost one-third would choose a field other than medicine, […]

Supporting internal processes with increased staff is the top way providers are planning to improve revenue cycle management analytics, according to a report from Plutus […]

The lowest COVID-19 hospitalization rates since the start of the pandemic were recorded in June, and since then, COVID-19 admissions have nearly doubled in the […]

After 13 years of leadership, Cynthia Sparer will step down as executive vice president of ambulatory services at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health at the […]

Jennifer Havens, RN, has been named market president at UnityPoint Health-Dubuque (Iowa), part of West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health.

The Leapfrog Group, known for its annual hospital safety grade rankings, elected three new members to its board of directors, according to a Sept. 26 […]

Scottsdale, Ariz., was ranked the best city in the nation for people with disabilities, while most of the worst cities were located in the South, […]

Joseph Rosales, MD, was considering a few different specialties during training, but what drew him to oncology was the ability to have “very close and […]

The Bellevue (Ohio) Hospital has tapped David A. Cook as CFO and vice president of finance. 

Prospect Medical’s Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital and Eastern Connecticut Health Network in Manchester have struggled to pay physicians amid financial difficulties and a cyberattack in August […]

Healthcare quietly experienced its most robust job growth this summer since the pandemic recovery, according to a new analysis from Altarum. 

The Justice Department has obtained $372 million in judgments against Kentucky businessman Rajen Shah and his companies for a laboratory testing scheme that targeted Medicare. 

Justin Lundbye, MD, CEO of Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital, and Deborah Weymouth, president and CEO of Eastern Connecticut Health Network in Manchester, asked lawmakers to accelerate […]

HealthComp and Virgin Pulse aim to combine in a $3 billion deal to create a single technology platform allowing patients and employers to manage health […]

Hospitals in Idaho may be creating increasingly coordinated healthcare models to curb rising costs and catch health issues earlier, but they are not receiving enough […]

Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital has the lowest 30-day readmission rate for heart failure in the country, according to CMS data.

Brent Burish was named interim CEO of HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

Houston-based MD Anderson University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Columbus-based OhioHealth are consistent winners of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s MAP award. Revenue […]

Three hospitals that have been recently fined by CMS for alleged price transparency violations are appealing their punishments. 

The application, previously called DAX Express, drafts summaries of patient conversations “in seconds,” according to Microsoft-owned Nuance.

NICE has said that a non-invasive weight loss procedure should be used by the NHS as an option to treat obesity in new draft guidance.

NICE has said that a non-invasive weight loss procedure should be used by the NHS as an option to treat obesity in new draft guidance.

Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health received a certificate of need to break ground on a new $56 million hospital at its McLeod Health Carolina Forest Campus.

For the first time since 2019, congressional gridlock is poised to at least temporarily shut down big parts of the federal government — including many […]

Nearly half of adults say that they will “definitely” or “probably” get the newly recommended COVID-19 vaccine, though most parents are not planning to get […]

This poll finds that nearly half of the public expects to get the new COVID-19 vaccine, which was recently recommended by the CDC,. About 6 […]

A new survey released Tuesday indicates that enthusiasm and trust in the COVID-19 vaccines continues to diverge along political lines, with more Democrats than Republicans […]

Are you suffering from toothache? You make your way over to the dentist that you haven’t visited from a long time, but it turns out […]

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