Month: October 2023

In U.S. hospitals, unnecessary coronary stents were given to patients every seven minutes between 2019 and 2021, according to a new report from the Lown […]

A group of senators sent a letter to President Joe Biden last week urging him and his administration to look after the Medicare home health […]

The CDC has launched a federal campaign to offer hospital leaders a collection of resources to strengthen workplace policies around employee well-being and to reduce […]

Following on the heels of the FDA’s updated recall list of contaminated eye drops, the American Optometric Association issued an alert Oct. 31 warning individuals […]

Sachin Jain, MD, has a message for Medicare Advantage critics: You’re right.

Compared to 2022, there is a 15% higher demand for hospital pharmacists so far in 2023, according to a recent report from the American Association […]

Medicaid expansion in Montana is set to sunset in 2025, and removing that coverage could limit affordable healthcare in the state, Logan Health President and […]

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has named Israel Rocha president of its Mid-Atlantic states region. 

Before Fort Myers, Fla.-based Cypress Living stood up its own primary care practice on campus, the senior care organization relied on an outside provider on […]

More than 50% of patients experiencing long COVID-19 did not improve after 18 months, according to new study findings that included more than 800 patients. 

The world’s second patient transplanted with a genetically modified pig heart has died, the University of Maryland School of Medicine said Oct. 31.

A supply shortage means a drug that can prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants won’t have a major immediate impact, children’s hospitals said, and […]

Southwestern Health Resources, a 31-hospital joint venture, will conduct a mass layoff affecting nearly 300 employees by year’s end. 

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT reports that an increasing number of patients are using online patient portals or apps to access […]

Olive AI, a healthcare RCM company, is selling off the last of its units to Waystar and Humata Health and shutting down.

Chicago-based Cook County Health has tapped its chief quality officer, Erik Mikaitis, MD, as interim CEO. 

Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed Health has broken ground on a 40,000-square-foot facility in Piedmont, S.C., that will provide emergency care and other services to one of […]

Pfizer is shuttering its location in Gladstone, N.J., and the company is offering to relocate the current employees.

Hospitals nationwide reported a 1.6% median operating margin in September, the seventh straight positive monthly figure, according to data from Syntellis Performance Solutions.

Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare has reached its original fundraising goal of $22.5 million and is increasing the objective to $30 million, the Cape Gazette reported […]

Members of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals within Springfield, Pa.-based Crozer Health approved new one-year contract extension agreements.

Forty-seven percent of finance leaders plan to invest in technology to cut costs, but digital transformation has also come with obstacles, according to a recent […]

After suspecting manipulated results in clinical trials for simufilam, an Alzheimer’s drug, by Hoau-Yan Wang, PhD, a neuroscience professor at the City College of New […]

The FDA granted approval Oct. 27 for toripalimab-tpzi, a new drug therapy for head and neck cancer patients. 

Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) has reduced turnover and delivered on important acquisitions over the past few months. Still, a home- and community-based services (HCBS) […]

One way CDC protects the nation’s health is through guidelines for healthcare settings that protect patients, providers, visitors, and staff from infection. These guidelines are […]

Nationally-known patient safety expert Vicki Good, DNP, RN, has been selected by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses as its next chief clinical officer.

Brenda Carroll, MSN, RN, has been named the chief nursing officer of Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg, Miss.

Ascension Via Christi on Dec. 20 will cease operations at its emergency department in Fort Scott, Kan., which has seen a steady decline in patient […]

UNC Health’s chief nurse executive, Cathy Madigan, DNP, FN, will retire Nov. 17, the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based system said in a LinkedIn post. 

Olympus, a medical supply company based in Pennsylvania, warned customers that its High Flow Insufflation Unit may suddenly over-inflate air into a patient’s body without […]

All four of the nation’s most prominent for-profit health systems have now reported third-quarter financial results. Here is a summary of some key numbers for […]

Nostrum Laboratories and its founder and CEO, Nirmal Mulye, PhD, agreed to pay between $3.8 million and $50 million to settle allegations of underpaying Medicaid […]

University Medical Center in New Orleans is warning workers against bullying as registered nurses call on management to allow a union election.

More than 229,000 unnecessary coronary stents were performed at U.S. hospitals from 2019 to 2021 — a rate of one every seven minutes, according to […]

Para millones de personas que compran su propio seguro de salud a través del mercado establecido por la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo […]

The Biden administration on Monday called for all U.S. schools to stock naloxone and to train students and faculty to be able to administer the […]

Corporate boards of public companies are lacking people experts, like chief human resources officers, who offer expertise on talent management, recruitment and retention.

NYU Langone trustees Trudy Elbaum Gottesman and Robert Gottesman gave $9.8 million to the department of pediatrics at NYU Langone Health to help spur innovation […]

Naveena Yanamala, PhD, director of the Center of Innovation at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, has been appointed to the FDA’s Center for Devices and […]

Mark Rupp, MD, chief of infectious diseases at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, will step down from his role in 2024.  

Two in three physicians are concerned about artificial intelligence’s (AI) influence on diagnosis and treatment decisions, according to a recent survey. According to the Medscape […]

Despite a decline in healthcare venture funding, a report from CB Insights, found that there are still 122 healthcare unicorns, or companies with at least […]

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Tuesday he tested positive for COVID-19 and would miss votes this week in the Senate.  His office confirmed to The […]

California’s recent push for universal healthcare coverage has been a long time in the making. 

GE HealthCare reported revenues of $4.8 billion, 5% year-over-year growth, for the third quarter ending Sept. 30.

Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is expanding the use of a predictive artificial intelligence platform that allows the hospital to create a “digital twin” on […]

Cleveland Clinic is the latest health system to invest in drones that deliver prescription medications to patients’ homes. 

Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, a Spokane, Wash.-based VA hospital that has struggled with the rollout of its Cerner EHR, was recognized by the VA as […]

On Oct. 30, President Joe Biden issued an executive order requesting the federal government’s health agencies to devise a strategy for overseeing AI with provisions […]

Rome (N.Y.) Health has named Nancy Levett as its new CIO and vice president. 

Disruptors are turning to virtual care offerings to make healthcare more affordable and accessible to consumers. 

Health systems’ labor costs skyrocketed over the last three years as hospitals relied on expensive contract labor during the pandemic, but marching down these expenses […]

Saum Sutaria, MD, CEO of Tenet Healthcare, mentioned at the beginning of the year the system’s strategy would focus on hiring and retention, and reduce […]

Organizers estimate as many as 4,500 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens are participating in a three-day walkout that began Oct. […]

Tenet Healthcare CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said the Dallas-based for-profit system is concerned about the “degree of denial activity that [they] see from some of the […]

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare said at the beginning of the year it would invest approximately $250 million annually into its ASC business, United Surgical Partners International.

Brad Bloemer was named CEO of Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, the Paragould Daily Press reported.

There’s a disconnect between CEOs and chief marketing officers, and it could be costly, according to research McKinsey and Co. published Oct. 26. 

Pay for executives in healthcare includes numerous factors and has varied in recent years.

HHS proposed a new rule Oct 30 to disincentivize healthcare provider information blocking and is seeking public comment through Jan. 2, 2024, according to an […]

Conifer Health Solutions saw net operating revenues of $315 million in the third quarter of 2023, down from $333 million posted in the same period […]

Blackstone, a private equity firm, has inked a deal to purchase a 72.5 percent stake in Quality Care India — which operates  Care Hospitals —- […]

ProMedica Monroe (Mich.) Regional Hospital is using only bottled water and installed filters on some sinks and showers after officials found debris in the water, […]

Denver-based AdventHealth Porter temporarily suspended all services and closed its emergency department after the boiler went out, leaving the facility with no heat or hot […]

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Bosses can boomerang too — but that doesn’t mean they should, Bloomberg reported Oct. 26. 

A love of mornings might as well be a qualification for CEOs. 

Medicines shortages in Britain have risen to a new record high – leaving GPs struggling with extra workload and angry patients.

Medicines shortages in Britain have risen to a new record high – leaving GPs struggling with extra workload and angry patients.

Street medicine, the practice of caring for homeless people outdoors, is a burgeoning field — an unfortunate reality as America confronts a growing homelessness epidemic. But […]

Annually, about 5.5 million kennel cough cases are seen by the U.S. veterinarians. If you’ve recently noticed your dog coughing after drinking water, Kennel Cough […]

Plans to offer hundreds of thousands of patients faster treatment at hospitals far from where they live risk driving up GP workload, the BMA has […]

Plans to offer hundreds of thousands of patients faster treatment at hospitals far from where they live risk driving up GP workload, the BMA has […]

Regulations introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow a wider range of staff to deliver flu and COVID jabs and enable the vaccines to be […]

Regulations introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow a wider range of staff to deliver flu and COVID jabs and enable the vaccines to be […]

For millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, the end of the year brings a day of […]

The final episode of this two-part series about YouTube star John Green and his fight to make tuberculosis drugs more affordable takes listeners halfway around […]

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That is the news according to a report in Healthcare Dive. Blue Shield of California…will drop CVS Caremark as the sole manager of its pharmacy […]

Pediatric care has rapidly evolved over the last two decades, according to Michael Steiner, MD, lead author of a study published Oct. 30 in JAMA, […]

A new omicron subvariant, HV.1, now accounts for more than a quarter of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., CDC data shows. Meanwhile, uptake of the […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge on Monday put a new state law on medication abortions on hold and blocked older restrictions that for […]

The Biden administration is looking to avoid hiccups in the rollout of new COVID-19 vaccines as it begins shifting coverage of coronavirus treatments to the […]

The conservative advocacy group And To The Republic rolled out a six-figure ad campaign in Iowa hitting former President Trump over his criticism of six-week […]

Michael Hogue, PharmD, CEO and executive vice president of the American Pharmacists Association, has issued a statement of support for the planned walkouts by Walgreens […]

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare reported net income of $101 million — a 23% decline year over year —in the third quarter of 2023 on revenue of […]

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has appointed Kevin Browne, DNP, RN, as associate executive director and chief nursing officer for three hospitals in New […]

More than 23% of medical and nursing students in the U.S. are considering quitting their programs, according to a new report from Elsevier Health. 

Hospital executives often rave about aviation’s success in dramatically lowering the number and scope of accidents over the last 50 years — but when it […]

Henry County Hospital in Napoleon, Ohio, has named Kelley Wachtman, BSN, RN, as its new chief nursing officer, Northwest Signal reported Oct. 28.

Compassus – one of the largest home-based care providers in the country – has a new CFO. John Cullen will take over the role on […]

Freeman Health System is adding two 24-foot-long box trailers equipped for mass casualties to its three-hospital system, The Joplin Globe Globe reported. 

A Justice Department antitrust division leader is telling payers and providers they should expect close scrutiny of any acquisitions, Politico reported Oct. 27.  

When home-based care provider leaders discuss implementing new technologies in the home, they often talk about how those technologies can improve efficiency and lower costs. […]

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigations into home-based care companies have skyrocketed. With this in mind, agencies need to be aware of the common issues […]

After a 10 month closure, Clinton (Okla.) Regional Hospital has reopened its doors under new management, local news outlet NonDoc reported Oct. 30. 

Kaiser Permanente Washington and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract. 

Titusville, Fla.-based Parrish Healthcare is the target of a Florida representative who wants to see the public system sold because of what he believes is […]

HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville, Ill., has been designated as a critical access hospital, ABC affiliate News Channel 20 reported Oct. 30. 

In a pilot physical therapy program run by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, N.C., veterans work to save a medieval village from a […]

This month, chatter about layoffs reached the highest level since July 2020, according to a monthly employee confidence index report from Glassdoor.

From the arrest of the former leader of Arkansas’ medical board, to a former executive of HealthSun Health Plans accused of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar scheme, […]

Building trust with front-line employees is crucial for any hospital or health system CEO. Workers want assurance that the leader of their organization is honest […]

Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., announced that applications are live for the new college of medicine it launched in partnership with Nashville-based HCA Healthcare.  

Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System said it has begun reviewing the data that has been potentially impacted by an August cybersecurity incident on the […]

In January, Allegheny Health Network’s Forbes Hospital, based in Monroeville, Pa., will initiate a telehealth trial with 47 beds that enables a nurse located in […]

Watertown, S.D.-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has named Lynn Severson CFO. 

The CDC found brain abscesses tripled and the baseline almost doubled since pre-pandemic times, Science Alert reported Oct. 30.

A recent study found cardiovascular deaths from heat may increase by 233% in the next 13 to 47 years.

A North Carolina physician is lobbying federal regulators to end corporate practice of medicine, the Citizen Times reported Oct. 30.

Incentives to refrain from information blocking — the deliberate interference with electronic health information — have been proposed by HHS.

Kettering (Ohio) Health is planning renovations at its hospital in Troy, Ohio to accommodate an ambulatory center, the Dayton Business Journal reported Oct. 25. 

A new report on how medical students view the future of their careers has found that a quarter of aspiring physicians in the U.S. say […]

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children’s Health named Mark Marcantano president of its Delaware Valley region. 

Some surgeons have been learning to do complicated hernia repairs from Facebook posts, leading to patient safety concerns, The New York Times reported Oct. 30.

Telemedicine is linked to increased physician EHR-related work, both within and beyond their regular working hours, an Oct. 30 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine […]

Various phrases have made their way into the workplace in the last couple of years as employees reassess their jobs and roles. Members of Generation […]

Senate Democrats are pressing the Biden administration to require health insurance plans to fully cover over-the-counter (OTC) contraceptives. In a letter to administration officials dated […]

Here is a summary of hospital and healthcare merger and acquisition-related transactions from October:

The FDA label for Ozempic does not mention muscle pain, but some patients taking the popular Type 2 diabetes drug for weight loss are experiencing […]

The National Practitioner Data Bank has three loopholes that make it possible for physicians to practice in multiple states even after being accused of patient […]

Adventvent Health Redmond in Rome, Ga., has named Dave Tomey, MD, as chief medical officer, according to an Oct. 30 news release. He will step […]

Regulators proposed a rule on Friday meant to make payment dispute resolutions more fair and efficient following more than a year of industry complaints.

New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine is expanding its footprint with additional medical practice space in Manhattan and a new residence dorm in the Upper […]

An advisory committee is meeting Oct. 31 to discuss an experimental drug for sickle cell disease, which could be the first approved therapy made with […]

A new proposed rule released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) details HHS’ first steps for holding health care providers […]

While some health experts suggest that the next pandemic could be between five and 10 years away, what that pandemic could be caused by and […]

The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a 65-year prison term on a former nurse’s aide who pleaded guilty to stealing valuables from dozens nursing homes, The […]

Hoag Innovators, a philanthropic arm of the Newport Beach, Calif.-based health system, awarded $1 million to three Hoag physicians’ innovation projects, the Daily Pilot reported.

Hospitals and health systems continue turning to Big Tech to help them with digital transformations. Here are 12 partnerships Becker’s reported on in the past […]

Vernon, Conn.-based Rockville General Hospital’s parent company, Prospect Medical Holdings, was hit by a cyberattack in August that exacerbated Rockville’s financial struggles, the Hartford Courant […]

Oracle Cerner, the nation’s second-largest EHR vendor by hospital market share, continues to make headlines. Here are five Becker’s reported in the past month.

Waystar, a healthcare payment technology provider, filed for a proposed IPO Oct. 16. 

Signet Jewelers, the largest retailer of diamond jewelry, has donated $100 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Chicago. 

Humana charged higher rates for the same services in the Upper Midwest and Southeast compared to the Central U.S. and Florida, according to new research […]

Chicago-based Rush University Hospital is allegedly being sued by a former employee for its use of fingerprint scanning, Law360 reported Oct. 27. 

Inputting medical data into Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network’s EHR systems consumes a significant portion of its nurses’ working day, taking up half of their time, […]

A recent KFF survey found one-in-three people with Marketplace coverage say it is somewhat or very difficult to find a plan that meets their needs. […]

Baptist Health Care is seeking to donate its old hospital campus to the city of Pensacola, Fla., after opening a new $650 million campus last […]

The FDA issued an alert Oct. 27 warning consumers to stop using 26 over-the-counter eye drop products because of the potential risk of eye infection […]

Amazon plans to hire 250,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal workers through the end of the year, the company stated in its third quarter financial report […]

Children’s hospitals scattered around the U.S. are reporting a significant increase in strep throat cases amid a monthslong shortage of amoxicillin, NBC News reported Oct. […]

(WHTM) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging consumers to stop using 26 over-the-counter eye drop products from multiple major brands due to […]

The details may yet to be filled in, but Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has grand plans for its Jacksonville, Fla., campus with a further 210 […]

Tri-City Healthcare District has selected UC San Diego Health as its future healthcare partner, with the two organizations developing a joint powers agreement.

Physicians and advocates are raising concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in medicine due to the lack of regulation and oversight.

A new COVID-19 variant, HV.1, is now dominant in the U.S., accounting for more than 25% of cases, according to the latest CDC data. 

Even if modestly accretive, AI could support longer-term revenue targets at GE HealthCare and its competitors, Moody’s analysts wrote.

Amazon is leaning into generative AI with several new projects and partnerships. The results are more impressive than the executive team expected.

Few hospitals or health systems offer clear guidance to help physicians interpret medical exceptions to state abortion laws, The Washington Post reported Oct. 28.

I believe the development that will have the most transformational impact on cardiology in upcoming decades is AI — but there are a number of […]

With the start of the 2024 Affordable Care Act open enrollment, the Marketplaces have been operating for a full decade and are heading into their […]

U.S. News & World Report released its annual ranking of the part-time MBA programs.

As open enrollment begins for Marketplace plans, this Policy Watch provides information about consumer experiences with Marketplace sign up from the 2023 KFF Consumer Survey. […]

As U.S. employers expand paid leave offerings, workers are making use of the hours and what was once seen as a perk is increasingly seen […]

30/10/2023 ‘Hormigas perplejas’ wins the 2023 Healthy Workplaces Film Award Image © DOCLISBOA ‘Hormigas perplejas’ (Perplexed Ants) by Mercedes Moncada Rodríguez tells a story of […]

Time-limited APMS contracts should be scrapped, with all new GP practice contracts offered under permanent GMS deals, LMCs will argue next month.

Time-limited APMS contracts should be scrapped, with all new GP practice contracts offered under permanent GMS deals, LMCs will argue next month.