Month: March 2024

The Office of Health Strategy in Connecticut has approved a certificate-of-need application from Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health that puts it one step closer to […]

Young adults prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are 57% more likely to develop cardiomyopathy after eight years compared to those not on stimulants, a […]

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health posted a net income of $366.6 million in 2023, after posting a net loss of $834 million in 2022, according to […]

Substance use disorders contribute to a growing number of deaths, yet they often go undiagnosed and untreated. While nearly three-quarters of Medicaid enrollees with a […]

Beth Schmidt remembers the last time Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Health Care System hired a travel nurse, and it was not recently. 

The Federal Trade Commission has long argued that competition makes the economy better. But some states have stopped the agency from blocking hospital mergers that create local […]

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The global sum payments per weighted patient that practices receive will rise to £107.57 under the 2024/25 GP contract in England.

Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer predicted Wednesday that the high court will see a jump in abortion-related cases in the future. Breyer told CNN’s Wolf […]

The company has closed 140 VillageMD offices to date, blowing past the retail pharmacy chain’s previous goal of 60 closures to cut costs.

04/04/2024 Demonstrating OiRA tools in Slovakia to highlight the importance of risk assessment Image Small and medium-sized enterprise owners, managers, safety technicians, members of the […]

Thousands of GPs have voted almost unanimously to reject the 2024/25 GP contract in a landmark referendum carried out by the BMA.

Abortion rights supporters are sounding the alarm that conservative Supreme Court justices want to use a long-dormant law to enforce a nationwide abortion ban.   […]

When she was in ninth grade, Fiona Lu fell into a depression. She had trouble adjusting to her new high school in Orange County, California, […]

HHS released its Federal Health IT Strategic Plan March 27, addressing the agency’s plans to modernize national public health data infrastructure and promote interoperability with […]

Health systems are evaluating the best strategy for integrating artificial intelligence into the broader organization, which sometimes means bringing on additional AI expertise.

Many in the healthcare industry assume rural hospitals are inherently worse off financially than urban hospitals. It’s easy to see why.

I first met Daniel Kahneman about 25 years ago. I’d applied to graduate school in neuroscience at Princeton University, where he was on the faculty, […]

Last year, WellBe Senior Medical positioned itself as the “general contractor” for home-based care patients. “We’re like the advocate and navigator … when you’re building […]

Mee Memorial Hospital in King City, Calif., has started transitioning patients to another dialysis clinic as it plans to close its dialysis center in June. 

Kaiser Permanente and an investment firm are teaming up to launch a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) venture. Specifically dubbed Habitat Health, […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called on pharmaceutical manufacturer Novo Nordisk to slash prices for two of its drugs Wednesday, citing a new study on the […]

Liquidity continues to be a problem for hospitals as they recover financially from the pandemic and inflation over the last four years, according to a […]

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health has shared plans for two building projects that total $245 million, the largest in the health system’s history.

Morgantown.-based West Virginia University Health System is adding another member to its system with the addition of Weirton Medical Center. 

Hospitals in Santa Clara County’s public health system in California are gearing up to limit potential disruptions to patient care as more than 3,700 nurses […]

Transitions from hospital to home remain one of the biggest problem areas for the U.S. health care system. There are benefits of a patient staying […]

Ten hospitals and health systems have been named among Newsweek’s most trustworthy.

Madera, Calif.-based Valley Children’s Healthcare is pushing back against criticism of its compensation for top hospital executives. 

Remote patient monitoring is not new, but technological advances in devices and data transfer have enabled many new uses and opportunities. Today, RPM and Internet […]

Mattoon, Ill.-based Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System named Sean Fischer vice president of finance and CFO, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. 

A special election in Alabama is the latest sign for Democrats that reproductive rights are a major motivating force for voters ahead of this fall’s […]

FDA investigators said they found “objectionable conditions” during medication research at Columbia University Medical Center Kreitchman PET Center, according to a warning letter published March […]

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is taking a different approach with AI and is leaning into its clinicians so that they can develop their own AI […]

The chief of Hospital Sisters Health System, which shuttered two Wisconsin hospitals on March 22, has opened up about the “difficult and heartbreaking” decision. 

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is partnering with healthcare investment firm Town Hall Ventures to launch Habitat Health, which is designed to allow older adults with […]

The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program has offered up to $10 million for tips, like identification or location, on the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware […]

UNC Health Caldwell has named Sarah Young, MD, chief medical officer, according to a press release shared with local news outlets. 

Among nearly 1 million patients who underwent upper or lower endoscopy procedures, those prescribed GLP-1s, such as Ozempic or Wegovy, were 33% more likely to […]

Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health has completed its acquisition of Tenet Healthcare’s Pacific Coast Network, which includes four hospitals in Southern California and their associated outpatient […]

Renton, Wash.-based Providence has begun implementing new signage at Spokane, Wash.-based Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital, The Spokesman Review reported March 26.

The State Department announced Wednesday it would provide a $10 million reward for information about the Blackcat ransomware group that hacked UnitedHealth Group in February. […]

CFOs said scarcity of talent was the top contributor to staff shortages, according to a report from the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Eliciting Insights. 

The FDA is warning consumers to avoid over-the-counter topical pain relief products that contain high concentrations of lidocaine and has sent warning letters to six […]

The Joint Commission is updating how infection prevention and control, and medication management systems are evaluated during hospital surveys, the organization said March 27.

More than 2,300 healthcare workers at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health, the clinical operation of Michigan Medicine, have joined the Service Employees International Union […]

GP practices have been ‘starved of resources’ to the point where they can no longer afford to pay ‘willing and skilled GPs’ to work, the […]

Hospitals in the midst of transformation need leaders with a new skill set to drive results: data analytics.

The draft 2024–2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan [PDF – 2.3 MB] (the draft Plan) is now open for public comment. The public comment period […]

Cleveland Clinic has named Deborah Gordon executive vice president and chief legal officer, effective June 1. 

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health named Robert Harbaugh, MD, chief medical officer of its Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on March 25.

During a yearslong dip of the FDA inspecting clinical research in hospitals and other care sites, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said the agency should […]

Five months before Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board will vote on how much to cap the cost of Amgen’s Enbrel, the drugmaker filed a lawsuit.

A bill that could see assisted dying legalised in Scotland will be published in the Scottish parliament today (28 March).

North Carolina is the most expensive state for healthcare, and Hawaii is the most affordable, according to one new analysis.

Physician associates (PAs) are ‘not substitutes for general practitioners’ and all work they undertake should be ‘supervised and debriefed’ with their supervising GP, an update […]

Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Los Robles Medical Center continues to face state citations due to understaffing and a lack of care for patient well-being and consistently […]

National data on hospital financials has so far reflected a strong start to the year, but challenges are likely ahead in wake of the massive […]

Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine entered into a partnership with AI-powered virtual clinic Curai Health to expand access to virtual care. 

To truly scale “hospital at home,” its leaders should take a page from hospitalists, a similarly disruptive care model that grew exponentially, two physician leaders […]

A ransomware group that specializes in “double extortion” has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on an Oklahoma hospital, HIPAA Journal reported.

Healthcare Technology Report released its list of the top 25 healthcare software companies of 2024.

The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic produced an average savings of $8,705 per patient by providing virtual second opinions, a recent analysis found.

On March 26, the FDA approved a drug from Merck to treat adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension — a rare, progressive lung condition. 

A teenager who posed as a physician assistant at two Texas hospitals was sentenced to five years in prison March 26, NBC affiliate KRIS 6 […]

Bryn Mawr (Pa.) Hospital has established its first endowed vice presidency, naming Fiona Felton, DNP, RN, the inaugural Claire Baldwin endowed vice president of patient […]

The federal government reported an estimated $235.8 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2023, with more than $100 billion coming from Medicare and Medicaid, […]

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health signed a new partnership to bring generative artificial intelligence to more than 12,000 affiliated physicians systemwide.

Dallas-based Steward Health Care plans to sell its physician group to UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary Optum, The Boston Globe reported March 26.

A New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Medicine study suggests oncology hospitalists have better hospice utilization and reduce hospital stays for cancer patients compared to […]

With the new omnibus bill, PEPFAR has been reauthorized until March 25, 2025, without the inclusion of any controversial provisions or changes related to abortion, […]

Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health has shared plans for a $40 million renovation and expansion project at its Aspirus Merrill (Wis.) Hospital. 

Heather Aaron was named CEO of Washington, D.C.-based Whitman-Walker Health System.

Fifty-four percent of denials from private payers that were initially denied were ultimately overturned and paid, “but only after multiple, costly rounds of provider appeals,” […]

Gender pay gaps among healthcare workers are growing in complexity, and there are clear distinctions based on education level and specific occupation.

Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute received an $11.48 million federal grant to create the Center for Molecular […]

The majority of clinicians said their typical patient ratio has remained the same or decreased compared to last year, a Vivian report found.

Duluth, Minn.-based St. Luke’s co-President and CFO Eric Lohn is retiring April 12.

Emergency room doctors say insurers are increasingly declining to cover costly air-ambulance rides for critically ill patients, claiming they aren’t medically necessary. And the National […]

John Friel, RN, a long-standing leader in California healthcare, died March 21. 

After a cargo ship reportedly lost power and hit Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge at about 2 a.m. March 26, the bridge collapsed. Employees not […]

From offering unconventional schedules for nurses to filling the gap between physical needs and mental health, Cory Werts, MSN, RN, has her eyes set on […]

GPs in Northern Ireland could lose state clinical negligence cover for out-of-hours work from the start of April in a ‘deplorable’ change announced at short […]

Dr Lucy Henshall and Penny Flack explain how their initiative Welcome Back To Work helps support GPs who have taken time away back into the […]

Christian Espinoza, director de operaciones de una red de clínicas de tratamiento del sur de California, comenzó recientemente a emplear un nuevo asistente poderoso: un […]

Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and fell on a patch of black ice. […]

https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Montana-Medicaid_WithIntro-1.mp3 George said the company didn’t have enough money to pay its employees. When he called state health and public assistance officials for help, he […]

05/04/2024 VET schools managers’ well-being: EfVET’s position paper out Image @Freepik The European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training organisation (EfVET) has released […]

Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands is projected to win the special election in Alabama state House District 10, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Lands, a licensed […]

Two former officials of a veterans’ nursing home in Massachusetts that had a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 settled their cases Tuesday to avoid prison, according […]

The Republican-controlled Kansas state Legislature passed a bill Tuesday requiring abortion providers to ask patients the reason for their procedure and report the information to […]

Beginning April 1, Seton Medical Center Coastside in Moss Beach, Calif., will temporarily close while structural repairs caused by storm damage are made. 

Kenney and Sams, a Boston law firm, has filed a lawsuit against financially troubled Dallas-based Steward Health Care claiming that the health system owes it $605,306 […]

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen was paid 356 times more than the health system’s median employee in 2023, according to a proxy statement […]

Oftentimes, talks between home health providers and their many referral partners are an exercise in education. For providers offering palliative care, that education usually starts […]

Spa services, discounts to local businesses and access to ride-share services are just some of the unique employee benefits that companies across home care have […]

Two months after it was first listed on the public market, BrightSpring Health Services (Nasdaq: BTSG) has closed on multiple acquisitions. The company announced Tuesday […]

Milwaukee-based Froedtert ThedaCare Health has broken ground on an $84 million hospital in Oshkosh, Wis.

A growing number of U.S. households are familiar with smart home devices, using voice commands to check the weather or to order more cleaning supplies. […]

With the clock ticking, Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is still working to sell services from its Nampa, Idaho-based Saltzer Health, a physician group, after […]

President Biden and Vice President Harris traveled Tuesday to North Carolina to tout the recent anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and bash Republicans’ health […]

For the first time in a long time, Amy Trainor, RN, system vice president and CIO at New Orleans-based Ochsner Health, said she is hearing […]

Cleveland Clinic will open a $3.5 billion facility that will serve as a performance center for the Cleveland Cavaliers. 

Bruno Giacomuzzi will be retiring as senior vice president and COO of two hospitals in Kentucky: St. Elizabeth Florence and Williamstown-based St. Elizabeth Grant. 

Most Gen Zers believe they’re graduating well-equipped with skills employers value. Employers beg to differ, according to a March 26 report. 

A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives could prevent medical schools from receiving federal financial assistance if they adopt certain diversity, equity and […]

Ascension Michigan’s Northern region locations in Saginaw, Tawas and Standish are set to join Midland-based MyMichigan Health pending standard regulatory and other required third-party approvals.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health has selected Melida Akiti to serve as its new corporate transformation executive. 

The majority of healthcare providers and payers are not ready to meet shifting health equity regulatory requirements, according to Ernst & Young’s latest report.