Month: February 2024

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., has named Nick Howald CEO. 

The number of abortions occurring nationally each month remained about the same as in the months before the Supreme Court overruled the federal right to […]

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center appointed William Obremskey, MD, as its executive medical director of supply chain services. 

Amazon recently announced that it would lay off a few hundred employees at One Medical as well as switch up a leadership position, but One […]

From adding more hospitals and health systems to its EHR system to diving into spatial computing with Apple, here are 11 updates on Epic’s operations, […]

St. Louis-based Ascension has agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle a lawsuit brought by former employees who alleged that scanning their fingerprints violated privacy.

The ransomware group linked to the cyberattack on Change Healthcare is also targeting hospitals, the FBI and HHS warned Feb. 27.

Thirty health system leaders are advising the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives on its new “smart hospital” maturity model.

Northwell Health and Nuvance Health have entered into a strategic agreement to combine systems, expanding their reach with 28 hospitals across New York and Connecticut. 

Mayo Clinic saw financial and operational improvements in 2023 that lifted its net operating income to $1.1 billion, according to financial results released Feb. 27. 

The board for Lexington (Neb.) Regional Health Center has voted to terminate the hospital’s longtime CEO, Leslie Marsh, according to local media reports. 

The Pennsylvania-based hospital operator grew revenue 7% in 2023 despite operational challenges, including high labor costs and strained payer relations. 

Seven of the top 10 cardiology hospitals in the world are based in the U.S., according to Newsweek’s 2024 “World’s Best Hospitals” list.

Five of the top 10 oncology hospitals in the world are based in the U.S., according to Newsweek’s 2024 “World’s Best Specialized Hospitals” list.

A new Iowa bill would limit hospitals’ and nursing homes’ payouts to contract care staff. 

Long waits for hospital treatment look set to drive increased pressure on general practice for years to come, after experts said the NHS waiting list […]

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has increased base salaries and updated compensation structures for several key executives, according to a Form 8-K filed with the […]

U.S. supply chain leaders often underestimate the risk of labor-related issues, both domestically and with foreign suppliers, according to Kevin Kolben, a supply chain labor […]

The GMC and BMA should develop clearer guidance on how doctors should respond to requests for medical reports from patients seeking assisted dying abroad, MPs […]

The GMC and BMA should develop clearer guidance on how doctors can help patients seeking assisted dying abroad, including whether they can provide any necessary […]

Healthcare jobs examined in one recent analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics and census data vary by pay and educational requirement. 

A Wisconsin judge denied an orthopedic practice’s request for a temporary injunction that sought to delay the closure of two Hospital Sisters Health System-owned hospitals […]

When public health officials notice or suspect a cluster of suicides trending in a certain area, the CDC suggests that they use three key steps […]

The estate of a man who died at Medford, Ore.-based Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in February 2022 has filed an $11.5 million lawsuit against […]

Forty-three U.S. hospitals were named to Newsweek’s 2024 “World’s Best Hospital” list, and four were in the top 10.

Health system margins are the “lifeblood of a healthy, patient-centered, innovative health care system and community,” according to a report from consulting firm Deloitte. 

The union that accused Bakersfield, Calif.-based Kern County Hospital Authority of overpaying its executives through their own private consulting firms has escalated its concerns to […]

Robust in-home care, advances in technology and seamless access to nursing facilities are some of the ways leaders anticipate post-acute care may change in the […]

Lawmakers in both chambers of the Alabama Legislature have introduced bills looking to protect providers who administer in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, following the state […]

The Detroit City Council has greenlit a $3 billion development deal that would see Henry Ford Health, Michigan State University and the Detroit Pistons transform […]

In this column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman explores the potential for some health care issues—including abortion, drug costs and other affordability challenges—to influence […]

Homelessness is a soaring public health crisis, with a record 653,000 unhoused people in the United States, according to federal estimates. Tent and recreational vehicle […]

Burnout and turnover remain high among overwhelmed and under-resourced nurse leaders, according to a study from AMN Healthcare.

Most Americans say they oppose considering frozen embryos as people and do not support holding those who destroy the genetic material legally responsible, according to […]

Details of the GP contract for 2024/25 will be published imminently, with the deal expected to offer increased flexibility for practices and PCNs, and reduced […]

Details of the GP contract for 2024/25 will be published imminently, with the deal expected to offer increased flexibility for practices and PCNs, and reduced […]

Details of the GP contract for 2024/25 will be published imminently, with the deal expected to offer increased flexibility for practices and PCNs, and reduced […]

Fear of a “mystery virus” is spreading through social media platforms such as TikTok, with young people saying they’re not testing positive for COVID-19, flu […]

It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called his father, who was 94 when he died in 2022, he’d wait […]

Los Angeles anesthesiologist Marilyn Singleton was outraged about a California requirement that every continuing medical education course include training in implicit bias — the ways […]

Pharmaceutical companies that manufacture insulin made headlines last year when they voluntarily agreed to provide discount cards that lower the monthly cost of insulin for […]

GP practices need a funding increase of 8.7% in 2024/25 just to restore real-terms practice funding to the level it was at in 2019, the […]

GP practices need a funding increase of 8.7% in 2024/25 just to restore real-terms practice funding to the level it was at in 2019, the […]

GP practices need a funding increase of 8.7% in 2024/25 just to restore real-terms practice funding to the level it was at in 2019, the […]

The Mississippi College School of Nursing in Clinton, Miss., has named Lisa Eichelberger, PhD, RN, as its interim dean, according to a Feb. 27 announcement.

St. Louis-based Ascension became one of 141 participants in the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities, an initiative aiming to eradicate […]

Health systems across the U.S. have joined the Ad Council and a coalition of health systems to launch a new public awareness and education campaign […]

Addus HomeCare Corp. (Nasdaq: ADUS) leaders expressed noteworthy optimism in two areas Tuesday: the pending “80-20” rule and their M&A forecast for the near-term future. […]

Former University of Minnesota leaders who were “at the table” when it transferred its hospitals and clinics to Fairview Health Services agree that it’s time […]

A ransomware gang that has targeted the healthcare sector has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and is attempting to […]

Nebraska is the highest paying state for anesthesiologists, while emergency medicine physicians make the most in Kentucky, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor […]

A $1 billion gift to Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City will provide free tuition in perpetuity for all future students. It […]

The Department of Justice is targeting UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) in an antitrust investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.  Specifically, the Justice Department is […]

Amgen, a biotech company, has built a $474 million facility in New Albany, Ohio, NBC affiliate WCMH reported Feb. 26.

South Dakota lawmakers are proposing a bill that would require the creation of an educational video to clarify when abortion is legal in the state, […]

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is circulating a nonbinding resolution to Democrats and Republicans expressing “strong support for continued access to fertility care” including in vitro […]

The American Hospital Association penned a letter to the HHS about the Change Healthcare attack stating that the incident will have “an immediate adverse impact […]

Signify Health — a part of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) — has added heart arrhythmia tests to its diagnostic and preventive services offerings. These screenings […]

“The way for rural healthcare to succeed is to make it easy to find a doctor, to be a doctor and to pay a doctor,” […]

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, which shut down procedures earlier this year to address equipment sterilization issues, has resumed all surgical operations.

Lars Svensson, MD, PhD, was on vacation in 1967 when he and his father heard about the first person-to-person heart transplant, performed by South African […]

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the Alabama Supreme Court’s recent ruling that frozen embryos are considered children “shameful” during a Feb. 26 press […]

R1 RCM reported a $3.3 million net income in 2023 after posting a net loss of $63.3 million in 2022, according to its Feb. 27 […]

Viking Therapeutics reported Feb. 27 strong results from a phase 2 trial of a new drug that could rival other GLP-1 anti-obesity medications like Ozempic, […]

Viking Therapeutics reported Feb. 27 strong results from a phase 2 trial of a new drug that could rival other GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Mounjaro […]

Healthcare organizations utilizing the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework as their primary framework experienced smaller increases in cyber insurance premiums than those […]

Some of Cigna’s policyholder information has been compromised due to a 2023 cyberattack on Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings, Hartford Business Journal reported Feb. […]

U.S. adults have stronger trust and see a lower prevalence of racism in healthcare compared to other industries, according to a KFF survey of more […]

An interactive online tool that enables healthcare organizations and policymakers to benchmark health equity efforts is now live. 

Bob Carpenter was chosen as the permanent senior vice president and chief legal officer for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, the organization said Feb. 27.

Twenty-five lots of eye ointments are being pulled from CVS, Walmart and two other distributors because of a sterility risk, the FDA said Feb. 26. 

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx is monitoring two drug candidates that might be approved in the next few months, according to its winter 2024 report. 

Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.) has selected Barbara Martin, BSN, RN, as its next president. 

Health system digital leaders told Becker’s that Amazon’s $3.9 billion deal for One Medical, which was completed one year ago this month, has already “changed […]

More hospitals are severing ties to anesthesiology groups, some to build their own internal anesthesia departments, others inking new contracts with different provider groups and […]

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health, a 16-hospital system, has appointed Ann Marie Swindler, BSN, vice president, risk management, effective immediately.

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Health to “AA” from “AA-.” 

From an aging population and clinical workforce shortages to increasing budget and cost challenges, a recent report from Oliver Wyman, a consulting firm, has broken […]

The former digital chief of Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health has launched a startup with 16 health systems as founding partners.

Susan Huang, MD, was named chief executive for the Providence Clinical Network, part of Renton, Wash.-based Providence. 

The former Somerset (Pa.) Hospital’s affiliation with Pittsburgh-based UPMC will give the facility access to a new EHR system, the Tribune-Democrat reported Feb. 27. 

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Boston, a part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, has named a new interim CIO. 

Nurses employed by Philadelphia-based Temple University to conduct Temple Health’s research initiatives have approved a new four-year labor contract.

Nurse leaders say they do not have sufficient financial resources to address the needs of their workforce. Even with the addition of workflow technology and […]

Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said Tuesday they will try to force a vote on their legislation to protect access to in […]

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (N.J.) has named Dawn Hutchinson, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer. She previously served as the hospital’s assistant vice president […]

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. will sell Euthyrox, its 21st brand-name drug, in March. 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics compiled the average wage for nurse specialties in every state as of May 2022, the latest data available.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services provided 26 grants to healthcare centers and organizations worth $48.2 million in an effort to improve […]

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare and Emerus Holdings, a micro-hospital developer, have added two new neighborhood hospital developments to their expanding portfolio as they continue work on […]

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has been able to drop hospital stays by 7% due to an algorithm, the Hartford Courant reported Feb. 27. 

Today I was on Mark Hansan and Scott Howell’s podcast Prescription for Better Access Podcast on the topic “Biosimilars Role in Improving Patient Access“. The […]

Jeff Wilson is the new president of Trident Health and CEO of Trident Medical Center, both based in Charleston, S.C., The Summerville Journal Scene reported […]

Bariatric surgery is more effective for Type 2 diabetes patients than medical and lifestyle interventions, including GLP-1 use, according to a clinical trial among four […]

A recent study conducted by the University of Michigan has revealed shortcomings in the effectiveness of the proprietary artificial intelligence software known as the Epic […]

Twenty-three health systems were among the signers of a letter to Congress in February pushing lawmakers to extend virtual care flexibilities by the end of […]

The Endocrine Society, an 18,000-member organization, is reviewing its guidelines for appropriate care for transgender and gender-diverse people, CNN reported Feb. 26. 

While several big health systems have switched to Epic in recent years, others have bucked that trend by staying loyal to their longtime EHR companies.

UnitedHealth Group plans to work with hospitals to mitigate any cash flow issues stemming from the Feb. 21 cyberattack against Change Healthcare, according to a […]

Lewisburg, Pa.-based Evangelical Community Hospital has been an independent community hospital for close to 100 years, but CEO Kendra Aucker said that with an aging […]

Some CIOs are getting separate budgets for artificial intelligence as they aim to harness the potential of the burgeoning technology, The Wall Street Journal reported […]

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare transformed a $43.2 million operating loss (-4.5% margin) in the fiscal first quarter ending Dec. 31, 2022, into a $0.9 million […]

All hospitals in Massachusetts are meeting a health equity accreditation standard that The Joint Commission introduced last year, making it the first state to be […]

Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling remembers the skepticism he encountered when elevating gun violence as a public health issue a few years ago. Now the […]

In 2023, six of the 20 most-awarded hospitals by the National Institutes of Health were located in  Boston — and the No. 1 hospital won […]

Kissimmee-based HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has opened HCA Florida Osceola East Emergency, its $15.5 million freestanding emergency room, in […]

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has announced an agreement with U.S. Anesthesia Partners that resolves the private equity-backed company’s alleged anticompetitive business practices that drove […]

The healthcare IT firm also announced plans to acquire AI company ScienceIO as it prepares to be suspended from trading.

Some organizations are exploring the benefits of a shortened workweek, while others — often high-profile companies — are taking a hard lean the other way. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare revealed its plans for the 2024 Executive Officer Performance Excellence Program in a Feb. 26 Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

Hospitals and health systems reported 11 CEO changes last month, marking a 52% decrease from the same month in 2023. 

UnitedHealth Group estimates 90% of the 70,000-plus pharmacies in the U.S. using Change Healthcare’s platform have modified electronic claims processing to mitigate effects of the […]

CEOWorld Magazine has released its latest list of “World’s Most Influential CEOs And Business Executives,” and multiple healthcare leaders based in the U.S. are on […]

Fremont, Calif., is the happiest city in the U.S. and Detroit is the least happy, according to an analysis released Feb. 27 by personal finance […]

The government has disputed claims that it is rowing back on plans set out in the NHS long-term workforce plan to increase the number of […]

The government has disputed claims that it is rowing back on plans set out in the NHS long-term workforce plan to increase the number of […]

The government has disputed claims that it is rowing back on plans set out in the NHS long-term workforce plan to increase the number of […]

Cleveland-based MetroHealth System and RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit debt relief service, have shared an agreement that will help erase just over $200 million in […]

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine from a “BBB” to a “BBB-” credit rating. 

E.J. Kuiper, who has served in leadership roles at multiple faith-based healthcare organizations, will replace Richard Vath as CEO of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health […]

The FDA is recalling additional saline and sterile water products made by Nurse Assist after receiving reports of adverse events.

Medical City Arlington (Texas) has named Nathan Tindall CFO. 

Florida lawmakers are nearing full passage of “Live Healthy,” a package of healthcare bils debuted late last year designed to expand the healthcare workforce, address […]

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Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD, started his career in “the real Holland with the windmills, tulip fields and all that good stuff.” But he […]

The House of Lords has passed legislation to make the GMC responsible for regulating physician associates after attempts to block it failed.

The House of Lords has passed legislation to make the GMC responsible for regulating physician associates after attempts to block it failed.

A referendum on the 2024/25 GP contract will run from 7 to 27 March, the BMA has confirmed – with details of the final offer […]

A referendum on the 2024/25 GP contract will run from 7 to 27 March, the BMA has confirmed – with details of the final offer […]