Month: July 2024

Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, began seeing a rise of mycoplasma pneumonia in patients in April, and since then, they’ve unexpectedly increased.

The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will hear a case involving the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) marketing denial of two companies that sell flavored […]

Jacksonville, Fla.-based HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has appointed Chris Kovacs COO, effective Aug. 1.

Local health officials have issued a dengue fever alert in the Florida Keys after discovering two cases were locally acquired. The Florida Health Department issued […]

A Mississippi federal judge has denied a request from Novartis Pharmaceuticals and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America for a preliminary injunction against state […]

President Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) continued their calls for lowered drug pricing in an op-ed published Tuesday, citing the high cost of the […]

The American College of Radiology has launched a quality assurance program to recognize radiology facilities that are leaders in adopting artificial intelligence technologies safely and […]

Asking patients to rate their pain on a scale from zero to 10 is “a simple but baffling request,” Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD, wrote in a […]

The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to avoid a brand of mushroom-infused chocolates and sweets after the foods were linked to dozens of illnesses […]

The HHS has awarded Moderna $176 million to expand its capabilities to develop mRNA-based pandemic influenza vaccines.

Stacy Jemtrud, DNP, RN, stepped into the role of chief nursing officer at Orlando Health St. Cloud (Fla.) Hospital July 1. 

Apple continues to aggressively hire for jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. 

Peter Slavin, MD, has been tapped as president and CEO for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Health System, both in Los Angeles, effective Oct. 1.

The new CMS price transparency rule went into effect July 1, requiring hospitals to report price information in a standard machine-readable format, according to the […]

Beaver, Pa.-based Heritage Valley Health System has agreed to pay the HHS $950,000 for HIPAA violations following a ransomware attack on the organization. 

ChristianaCare and GoHealth Urgent Care are expanding their partnership to open four new locations July 14.

Former White House COVID-19 response lead Dr. Anthony Fauci went after independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday, recalling a prior meeting where […]

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham’s home care nurses have joined the Massachusetts Nurses Association. 

Here are 29 hospitals opening or expanding rehabilitation units and centers in 2024:

Members of the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals at Burlington, Vt.-based UVM Medical Center have shared plans to hold a five-day strike starting […]

En los últimos dos años, una solicitud simple pero desconcertante ha precedido la mayoría de mis encuentros con profesionales médicos: “Califique su dolor en una […]

Former patients are joining a class action lawsuit filed against Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger asking for compensation after a data breach that affected around 1 million […]

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford has appointed Robyn Dorris CFO.

The Biden administration is investing more than $200 million in programs to train primary care physicians in age-friendly care for older adults. 

The first day of July saw a significant amount of movement for hospital and health system CFOs.

From HFMA announcing the 2024 MAP Award winners to three health systems naming new leaders, here are 10 RCM headlines to know from June: 

Hospitals across the country are finalizing staffing plans and issuing public warnings on fireworks safety ahead of the July Fourth holiday, when an average of […]

What You Should Know: –              OMNY Health, the leading healthcare ecosystem known for  facilitating compliant cross-industry data sharing launched its platform designed to power AI […]

The FTC has launched a probe into Teva Pharmaceuticals over contested drug patents the company refuses to remove from a federal registry, The Washington Post […]

Studies have found that stress is linked with many chronic diseases, but many physicians do not provide enough education to patients on managing stress, The […]

Chicago-based Howard Brown Health is laying off 43 employees, representing 7 percent of its workforce.

 In a special event hosted by Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, we put the issue of high prescription drug Posted […]

Community pharmacies and aged care providers can now employ credentialed pharmacists to work on-site in residential aged care homes.

Community pharmacies and aged care providers can now employ credentialed pharmacists to work on-site in residential aged care homes.

Miami-based Cano Health has emerged from Chapter 11 as a reorganized private company focused on providing quality care in the Florida market.

This analysis examines the extent to which states are providing health benefits to their Medicare-eligible retirees through Medicare Advantage arrangements. In 2024, a majority of […]

Hospital margins increased to 5% year to date in May, but long term trends show persistent month over month instability, according to Strata Decision’s Monthly […]

GP Dr Alan Stout has been elected chair of the BMA Northern Ireland council.

GP Dr Alan Stout has been elected chair of the BMA Northern Ireland council.

Key Takeaways: The average cost of chin implant surgery typically ranges from $3,000 to $10,000.  This procedure effectively addresses concerns such as a recessed chin, […]

Key Takeaways: The average cost of chin implant surgery typically ranges from $3,000 to $10,000.  This procedure effectively addresses concerns such as a recessed chin, […]

Spiralling workload in general practice has left GPs feeling like they are ‘short changing’ patients, leading to moral injury that has a detrimental impact on […]

Spiralling workload in general practice has left GPs feeling like they are ‘short changing’ patients, leading to moral injury that has a detrimental impact on […]

General practice has featured prominently in campaigning from political parties in the run-up to the 4 July general election. GPonline looks at what the data […]

General practice has featured prominently in campaigning from political parties in the run-up to the 4 July general election. GPonline looks at what the data […]

Over the past two years, a simple but baffling request has preceded most of my encounters with medical professionals: “Rate your pain on a scale […]

JACKSON, Miss. — Jerrian Reedy was 9 when his father was admitted to the hospital in Hattiesburg, about two hours northeast of New Orleans, after […]

Hundreds of Americans may have unknowingly received therapy from an untrained impostor who masqueraded as an online therapist, possibly for as long as two years, […]

Elon Musk on Monday accused Vice President Kamala Harris of lying about former President Trump supporting a national abortion ban, after a community note was […]

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has made several changes to its executive leadership team.

Big costs require big decisions, as illustrated by how GLP-1s are causing leaders of hospital employee health plans to rethink their coverage plans. 

On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a longstanding legal precedent that required federal courts to defer to reasonable agency interpretation when statutes […]

Cleveland Clinic is set to expand its rollout of a unique labor and delivery initiative, which led to a reduction in Cesarean section rates and […]

Brett Lee has been appointed CEO of Northwest Medical Center Houghton in Tucson, Ariz.

The Monti ransomware group claimed responsibility for a data breach at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, Pa., Security Affairs reported July 1.

Former FDA attorneys say the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Chevron deference, a decades-old legal precedent, could stall the development of new drugs and […]

Times are tough for omnivores. By now, you’ve heard all the reasons to eat less meat: your health, the planet, the animals. All that might […]

Through its partnership with Best Buy Health, UC Davis Health aims to adopt a more holistic approach to chronic disease management, Vimal Mishra, MD, associate […]

Surgeons at Virtua Health, a five-hospital system based in Camden, N.J., successfully performed its first left ventricular assist device implantation, the system announced July 1.

New criteria from Boston-based Mass General for Children can accurately identify 98% of cases of anaphylactic children — compared to 85% with the older guidance.

Kittanning, Pa.-based Armstrong County Memorial Hospital is officially affiliated with Pennsylvania Mountain Care Network.

On late Friday, Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) announced that it had agreed to divest certain locations to VitalCaring, in a deal that would be a […]

Liberty (Mo.) Hospital on July 1 officially joined the Kansas City-based University of Kansas Health System. 

The American Heart Association named Stacey Rosen, MD, Northwell Health’s senior vice president of women’s health and executive director of the Katz Institute for Women’s […]

Just six months after OpenAI released the large language model ChatGPT, three Stanford University physicians penned a commentary wondering if LLMs  “will reshape modern medicine.” […]

Imran Andrabi, MD, assumed the role of president and CEO of the newly created Milwaukee-based Froedtert ThedaCare Health on July 1.

The National Association for Healthcare Quality announced a new campaign July 1 aimed at underscoring the importance of the quality at healthcare facilities nationwide. 

Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Henry Liu called Novant Health’s decision to call off its plan to acquire two hospitals from Community Health […]

Amanda Throgmorton, BSN, RN, was appointed regional COO of Deaconess Illinois. 

Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in June was $2,298.18, down 0.79% from the previous month and 5.23% from June 2023, according to […]

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has named Joseph Galante, MD, chief medical officer of its flagship UC Davis Medical Center, and Debbie Aizenberg, MD, was […]

Medicaid programs are a major source of coverage for people of color and a potential mechanism to address racial health disparities. This issue brief provides […]

Catholic Medical Center, a 330-bed regional health system in Manchester, N.H., is pursuing a deal to join HCA Healthcare. 

A lead researcher for an Alzheimer’s drug candidate was indicted June 27 in a case alleging he fabricated data, according to the Justice Department.  

Are you interested in Australia’s allied health workforce? Have your say on the National Allied Health Workforce Strategy that we are currently developing. Consultation is […]

In May, surveyors issued Jefferson Health’s Abington (Pa.) Hospital an immediate jeopardy warning after determining a security guard used excessive force against a psychiatric patient […]

Boone (Iowa) County Hospital has tapped Chris Torres as CFO.

If current trends continue, Michael Murphy, PharmD, said all payers will come to recognize pharmacists as healthcare providers by the end of the decade. 

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health has named Sam Leonor as its chief mission officer, effective July 1.

After 11 healthcare organizations urged CMS to remove catheter expenditures from accountable care organization calculations, the agency proposed excluding payment amounts for two catheter codes. 

When my wife Clara met her new workout trainer, he asked, “What can I help you with?” She replied with a smile, “menopause.” She elaborated, […]

Renton, Wash.-based Providence is launching a first-of-its-kind study to examine the real-world implementation of multi-cancer early-detection blood tests.

We are expanding the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program into in-home aged care. Public consultation is now open to decide on the new […]

Artificial intelligence and generative AI is shifting healthcare delivery and elevating what is possible within the industry. C-suite executive teams are testing AI on a […]

Bowling Green, Ky.-based Med Center Health has acquired Logan Memorial Hospital in Russellville, Ky., making it the health system’s seventh hospital. 

Audrea Caesar, PhD, has been named chief community health officer of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health. 

Transvaginal ultrasounds fail to detect endometrial cancer in up to 11.4% of Black women, according to research from a Seattle-based University of Washington study published […]

Stephanie Conn, MSN, RN, was selected to serve as the permanent CEO of East Liverpool (Ohio) City Hospital, part of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare.

A landmark Supreme Court decision that reins in federal agencies’ authority is expected to hold dramatic consequences for the nation’s health care system, calling into […]

HCA Florida Poinciana (Fla.) Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has named Nathalie Espinales CFO, effective immediately.

Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System has promoted Robert Brenner, MD, to president and CEO.

The board of directors for Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has approved a 2025 fiscal year budget that moves forward plans to cut more […]

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, is the wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of $221.4 billion, according to Forbes‘ “Top 10 Richest […]

Rishi Shah, co-founder and former CEO of healthcare technology startup Outcome Health, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for his […]

Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho, installed Epic EHR.

COVID-19 activity is rising in many areas of the country ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, hinting at the start of a summer surge, […]

Mass General Brigham has terminated two employees for allowing another individual to perform their duties, resulting in a breach of some patients’ protected health information.

In its most direct statement on transgender care, the Biden administration said it opposes gender-affirming surgery for minors, The New York Times reported June 28. 

Geisinger has broken ground on a major expansion that will nearly double the size of Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., a spokesperson for […]

HCA Florida Healthcare has appointed Allyssa Tobitt CEO of HCA Florida Mercy Hospital in Miami.

Morehead, Ky.-based St. Claire HealthCare has officially joined Lexington-based UK HealthCare, part of the University of Kentucky in Lexington. 

The University of MD Anderson Cancer Center and Rice University, both based in Houston, have launched a Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative, a hub that aims to […]

The American Hospital Association is urging its members to ramp up federal advocacy this summer, emphasizing the critical need to influence key healthcare policies ahead […]

Experts are raising questions about whether 3D hologram technology adds any additional value to telehealth visits, The New York Times reported June 29. 

Cooper University Health Care on July 1 completed the acquisition of  Cape May, N.J.-based Cape Regional Health System.

Morgantown-based WVU Health System appointed Maggie Thieman, MD, vice president of post-acute services.

Cleveland Clinic’s accelerated physician training program graduated its first seven students at the end of June.

Physicians at ChristianaCare locations in Delaware and Maryland voted to join the Doctors Council, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth has raked in savings north of $62 million by improving patient flow and infusing systems with artificial intelligence.

Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Healthcare System has named Cameron Meyer CFO, according to a July 1 LinkedIn post from the system’s CEO, Benjamin Anderson.

Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Mercy Southeast named Anna Lopez the system’s chief operating officer and Katie Finder chief nursing officer.

Kaiser Permanente has laid off 51 employees from IT positions in Pleasanton, Calif., the health system confirmed to Becker’s.

The national supply of the cancer drug cisplatin now exceeds demand, FDA Commissioner Robert Cailiff, MD, said June 28. 

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health will consolidate all of its cardiac and vascular services under a new institute, established through a “transformational” gift. 

Two Democratic members of Congress sharply criticized opposition by two national organizations to new minimum staffing requirements at virtually every nursing home in the United […]

CommonSpirit Health is in the early stages of a potential sale of its critical access hospital in Devils Lake, S.D., to Altru Health System.

The BMA has advised practices to switch off the GP Connect functionality that allows third parties to add codes to patient records immediately.

The BMA has advised practices to remove the GP Connect functionality that allows third parties to add codes to patient records immediately.

Patients are bearing the ‘brunt’ of the general practice crisis with more than three-quarters of GPs saying that patient safety is being compromised by excessive […]

Patients are bearing the ‘brunt’ of the general practice crisis with more than three-quarters of GPs saying that patient safety is being compromised by excessive […]

From the perfect smile to the perfect pout, your lips are often the center of attention of not only your pictures but also your appearance. […]

Discover what AI technology is and how it’s used in medical coding operations.

“You had to pay the fee, or the doctor wasn’t going to see you anymore.” That was the takeaway for Terri Marroquin of Midland, Texas, […]

Dr Frances O’Hagan has been elected as the new chair of the BMA Northern Ireland GP committee, becoming the first woman to take on the […]

Dr Frances O’Hagan has been elected as the new chair of the BMA Northern Ireland GP committee, becoming the first woman to take on the […]

An ICB is preparing a major shift in healthcare delivery that would remove the boundary between primary and acute care and offer practices locally-negotiated five-year […]

An ICB is preparing a major shift in healthcare delivery that would remove the boundary between primary and acute care and offer practices locally-negotiated five-year […]