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The U.S. Supreme Court announced new policies on Wednesday for its upcoming term, allowing the public to attend oral arguments in person and making mask-wearing […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday proposed new rules dictating when food products can have the world “healthy” on their packaging as part […]

Last night, Lizzo played a crystal flute that once belonged to former President James Madison, becoming the first person to use the instrument in more than 200 […]

Measures establishing a $25 minimum hourly wage for workers at private healthcare facilities will be placed before voters in two California cities.

The announcements came after the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health that was held on Wednesday.

Oklahoma City-based OU Health will cut “some” gender medicine services after state lawmakers threatened to withhold funding, ABC affiliate KOCO reported Sept. 27. 

Physicians who are compared to one another report lower job satisfaction and higher levels of burnout, according to a Sept. 28 research brief in UCLA’s […]

Three top executives are out at healthcare automation firm Olive, a company spokesperson told Becker’s.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is using a command center it calls “mission control” to improve its care coordination metrics, according to a Sept. 19 article […]

Two groups of stakeholders that home-based care providers need to win over in the near-term future are payer leaders and policymakers. As Medicare Advantage (MA) […]

The following list includes health systems that have opened hospitals, submitted proposals for construction or announced plans to build since Sept. 21:

Grocery delivery company Instacart has launched Instacart Health to allow healthcare providers to order food and medical supplies for patients as part of their prescribed […]

AARP Foundation and co-counsel attorneys filed a lawsuit against the Alden Group, one of the largest healthcare providers for older adults in Illinois, Sept. 27 […]

Below are five hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking chief quality officers.

The following eight hospitals or health systems have announced expansions since Sept. 21:

The FDA is transitioning back to traditional regulatory processes to sign off on new COVID-19 tests after clearing more than 430 for emergency use during […]

A Chicago federal judge has allowed an antitrust lawsuit to move forward against DaVita, Tenet Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group affiliates, according to Bloomberg Law. 

Genomic testing has been used for years on a case-by-case basis in clinical care, but is now increasingly seen as an important contributor to advancing […]

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday downplayed the impact of abortion politics on the battle for the Senate majority, predicting that the Supreme […]

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will recover $9.3 million in back wages and liquidated damages. The funds stem from a Philadelphia […]

Lakewood, N.J.-based Preferred Behavioral Health Group selected Tara Chalakani, PsyD, RN, as CEO.

The Corner Office series asks healthcare leaders to answer questions about their life in and outside the office.

Saadia Sherwani, MD, has always had diversity in medicine at the forefront of her mind.

By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Mental health infrastructure company, NeuroFlow, is a tech platform that integrates into care management systems and EHRs to help clinicians […]

Hospitals and health systems are looking to do more to address financial stress among employees, particularly those earning lower wages.

The following hospital and health system CFO moves have been reported since Aug. 1: 

Members of the Engineers and Scientists of California Local 20 went on strike Sept. 26 at Sutter Santa Rosa (Calif.) Regional Hospital, according to a […]

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health and Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare broke ground on a new behavioral health treatment and teaching hospital.

The following hospitals and care centers have received donations or grants since Sept. 22:

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A national survey conducted by Orlando Health Cancer Institute found only 43 percent of women know their family history of breast cancer, and only 32 […]

Facing frequent reductions in resources and staffing, combined with the increasing needs of their patient population, infusion centers must grow their patient volumes despite limitations […]

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare will change its name to Intermountain Health in 2023. 

A review by a federal oversight agency found that a quarter of Head Start grant recipients, federally funded programs that provide child care for low-income […]

From 2021 through June 2022, more than half of bankruptcies among large healthcare companies were in the senior care sector.

Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health reduced its sepsis mortality rate by 16.5 percent after implementing new Oracle Cerner EHR workflows and alerts algorithms. 

If we could stay young forever, we’d be living the dream. Although that’s impossible, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and looking young is possible.  One of […]

Morgantown, W.V.-based West Virginia University Health System named Tom Takubo, DO, its executive vice president of provider relations, effective Oct. 31. 

Hospitals in Florida are preparing for the impact of Hurricane Ian this week, according to a Sept. 28 report from the Nashville Business Journal.

People who were eligible for a monkeypox vaccine but did not receive one were about 14 times more likely to become infected than those who […]

The mental health startup Rippl, which is specifically geared toward seniors, has raised $32 million. Led by co-founder and CEO Kris Engskov, the company has […]

A federal judge ruled that the healthcare company affiliates must face claims that their alleged conduct violated the Sherman Act, engaged in an overarching conspiracy […]

Despite a turbulent market for digital health companies, investors continue to pour money into promising health tech ideas.

Four out of 10 Americans, or 38 percent, believe there is a significant difference between the culture their workplace claims to have and reality.

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Expectations are now higher for amyloid-clearing drugs after lecanemab showed it can slow the disease’s progression in a large late-stage clinical trial.

Patients with long COVID-19 symptoms are more likely to have autoimmune disease markers in their blood, a study published Sept. 22 in the European Respiratory […]

The first supercomputer for artificial intelligence in medicine was developed at Stanford University in the early 1970s. So it makes sense that the school’s health […]

The Biden administration on Wednesday hosted the a conference on hunger, nutrition and health, the first such conference the White House has hosted in more […]

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission voted to approve the performance improvement plan submitted by Mass General Brigham, in which the provider plans to cut spending […]

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced on Tuesday that it has seized more than 36 million lethal doses of fentanyl during an enforcement surge across […]

Walmart has announced it will add fertility treatments to its employee benefits package. The major U.S. retailer said in a news release Tuesday that through […]

Torrance (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center is the first to receive the Leading Laboratories designation from The Joint Commission and the American Society for Clinical Pathology. 

Johnson & Johnson’s consumer health business, which will break away from its pharmaceutical and medical device arm, will be named Kenvue, the company said Sept. […]

A Philadelphia-based healthcare staffing company will pay $9.3 million in back wages and liquidated damages for 1,756 employees to resolve allegations it misclassified workers and […]

Here are seven healthcare CIOs who have left their jobs since October.

This policy watch describes the current landscape of Section 1115 waivers and highlights key issues to watch: the outcome of litigation related to Georgia’s waiver, […]

Medicare lost out on $2.8 million in savings in 2020 by incorrectly implementing price reductions on Medicare Part B drugs, an HHS Office of Inspector […]

HCA Healthcare, a 182-hospital system based in Nashville, Tenn., has made leadership changes at several of its hospitals in recent months. 

Abortion rights group NARAL Pro Choice America is unveiling its final push to mobilize voters into the home stretch of the midterm elections. The group […]

Mass General Brigham Ventures, Alphabet-backed GV and General Catalyst are all part of a $32 million seed funding round for Rippl, a tech-driven mental healthcare […]

Choice Health, the company used to help Humana sell its products, experienced a data breach that resulted in the protected health information of 22,767 patients […]

Children’s hospitals across the U.S. are being inundated with patients sick with respiratory viruses. 

Texas counties have the highest percentage of residents with medical debt out of the country’s 20 largest counties, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis […]

The market for mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry appears to be in flux. After a slow start to 2022, revenue from healthcare M&A […]

Richmond, Texas-based OakBend Medical Center has almost completely restored its clinical systems after a Sept. 1 ransomware attack took them offline. 

A year into its One Pill Can Kill initiative, the Justice Department’s Drug Enforcement Administration has seized the equivalent of more than 36 million lethal […]

Nursing schools are enacting changes to their programs to meet the high demand for nurse practitioners, Fortune reported Sept. 27. 

From cash flow and staffing challenges to dwindling patient volumes, many factors lead hospitals to shut down. 

A Department of Health and Human Services report found single-use medical devices account for most of hospital greenhouse gas emissions and lead to supply chain […]

Following Biogen’s recent failure of Aduhelm and a CEO resignation on the horizon, the drugmaker’s new Alzheimer’s drug candidate showed promising results in a phase […]

Members of the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa are set to begin a three-day strike Oct. 3 at M Health Fairview and Allina […]

Houston Methodist is reporting an early increase in flu cases, with numbers hitting levels not usually seen until the end of the year.

A new ranking from Fortune and CVS Health assesses the quality of life for the so-called “sandwich generation” of Americans who face the simultaneous responsibilities […]

The reduction is tied to lower-than-expected spending for the controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm.

Healthcare providers are “putting their eggs in one basket,” in hopes of challenging the No Surprises Act’s dispute resolution process, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 27. 

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission required the state’s largest health system to submit a cost-cutting plan, a first for the state board.

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The bill cuts funding for COVID-19 and monkeypox aid but extends two rural hospital programs.

The hospital’s new leader has been advised against dealing with state agencies while investigators look into her move from her prior post as the top […]

28/09/2022 New global WHO guidelines on mental health at work Image © WHO WHO’s World mental health report, published in June 2022, showed that approximately one […]

A Labour government would offer patients the chance to see ‘the same doctor each appointment’ and face-to-face appointments if they choose under a 10-year plan […]

Peggy Dula is as surprised as she is relieved. The 55-year-old resident of St. Charles, Illinois, had been fighting a $2,700 ambulance bill for nearly […]

Montana health officials are proposing to oversee and set standards for the charitable contributions that nonprofit hospitals make in their communities each year to justify […]

The companies said the drug, called lecanemab, met all of its goals in the Phase 3 study. The data are a significant finding and provide […]

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Congress must pass legislation funding the government to avoid a shutdown on Friday. Medicare provisions for rural hospitals are under consideration.

Sioux City, Iowa-based MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center was cited for failing to develop and implement a system to track staff’s COVID-19 vaccinations and exemptions, according […]

Welcome to Tuesday’s Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. Subscribe here  Shutdown watch: the government […]

A California program can help licensed vocational nurses — with a starting salary of $55,000 in the state — train to become registered nurses and […]

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved Mass General Brigham’s 18-month plan to curb excessive spending.

“Minimally viable demonstrations of competence” — or brief, relevant tasks assigned to job candidates that prove they have the skills for the role — pass […]

As Hurricane Ian nears Florida, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare — which has facilities in a number of East Coast and southern states — is putting […]

Health insurance, home health, health system consulting, pharmaceutical and telehealth companies were among the 10 healthcare-related organizations named to Fortune’s “Best Workplaces for Women” list. 

Travis County, Texas, commissioners approved Central Health’s $300.8 million budget and tax rates for the fiscal year 2022-2023, according to a Sept. 27 report from […]

The Houston-based Episcopal Health Foundation received a $20 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, according to a Sept. 27 news release.

Patients with telemedicine exposure experienced better quality performance in counseling and testing-based categories, a recent JAMA Network Open study reported.

The University of Illinois at Chicago and data analytics company Metopio have partnered to create a hyperlocal public health data portal for Cook County.

Unaccompanied migrant children held at a makeshift shelter in a Texas military base last year spent weeks without hearing any updates on their cases, causing […]

Adam Holton joins Amedisys as chief people officer Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) has named Adam Holton as its new chief people officer. Holton has more […]

A review of 150 large hospitals found around 31 percent increased charity care, while around 8 percent restricted charity care during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

COVID-19 boosters add about 70 percent extra protection against omicron, which lasts four to five months, a study published Sept. 23 in the Journal of […]

Researchers have published more than 200,000 studies about COVID-19 in the nearly three years since the virus has emerged — four times the number of studies […]

The national average hourly pay is $56.75 per for nurse practitioners, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey. Wages […]

The covid-19 pandemic continues to cast a long shadow over the lives of older adults and their family caregivers in the United States, even as […]

Are you ready for a world without passwords? Earlier this year, tech giants Google, Apple and Microsoft announced efforts to support passwordless sign-in standards set […]

In today’s environment, long-term vision is essential for any hospital and health system. This is especially true as CEOs plan while navigating existing financial and […]

The U.S. Census Bureau released a new report Sept. 22 examining domestic migration patterns of Americans aged 65 and older living in the U.S.

In honor of the American Medical Association’s Women in Medicine Month during September, several leaders from Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care are sharing […]

All surveyed participants in a pilot program for physicians who are also parents saw an improvement in their productivity, according to a Sept. 26 Healio […]

Six factors in particular are driving physicians’ high burnout rates, and they existed well before the pandemic’s onset, according to Paul DeChant, MD. 

Although Black and Hispanic men are disproportionately hospitalized for COVID-19, white women pay visit COVID recovery centers most often, leading leaders to question where underserved […]

President Biden on Tuesday celebrated recent prescription drug reforms, proclaiming that Democrats had finally delivered an elusive win against Big Pharma. Speaking on the White […]

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System is currently standing by plans to buy three new hospitals despite recently eliminating jobs and forecasting a significant operating […]

Physicians are calling for more research into mycoplasma genitalium or M. gen, — a sexually transmitted bacterium that has been linked to infertility and miscarriage. […]

A strong support system and experience serving on a board are among the most useful tools for female CEOs, according to a Sept. 21 report […]

Mullins, S.C.-based MUSC Health Marion Medical Center has named Shametra Swaringer, MSN, RN, its executive director. 

Google is working with an addiction treatment center in Ohio as it tries to tackle the opioid crisis, Bloomberg reported Sept. 27.

After some pharmacies and hospitals reported running out of Moderna’s omicron-targeted booster, the FDA authorized five lots of the product made at the drugmaker’s Bloomington, […]

Baraga, Mich.-based Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Health System tapped Sophina Manheimer Calderon, MD, as its new chief medical officer, Upper Michigan Source reported Sept. 22. […]

Health departments across the nation are ramping up their polio detection efforts as New York reports a lag in vaccinations, CBS News reported Sept. 27.

There are strong indications the UK faces a dangerous ‘twindemic’ of COVID-19 and flu infections this winter, health officials have warned.

Humana has better odds than CVS Health of acquiring Cano Health because the insurer already has a right-of-refusal agreement with the company and a huge […]

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported since Sept. 20: 

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Resident physician members of the Committee of Interns and Residents will deliver a petition to University of California President Michael Drake, MD, on Sept. 29, […]

Arkansas Children’s Hospital has selected Kris Maddalena, MSN, BSN, as senior vice president and chief nursing officer, the Little Rock-based hospital said Sept. 27.

An audit conducted at Rapides Parish, La.-based Alexandria VA Medical Center found that the hospital has multiple deficiencies in its information technology systems, including uninstalled […]

Mark Cuban’s generic drug business, Cost Plus Drug Co., won’t build its own pharmacy benefit manager after snagging its first PBM to integrate its services, […]

Here are 10 contributions to medical schools in 2022 that Becker’s has covered since Feb. 8: 

Four managed-care insurance plans may lose contracts with California’s Medicaid program, which would force nearly 2 million low-income residents to switch their health plans.

As hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with workforce challenges, offering competitive benefits to recruit and retain talent is a top priority, according to […]

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced that Medicare Part B premiums will decrease in 2023, marking the first time this cost has been lowered in […]

Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as APT41 are a threat to the U.S. healthcare industry, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned Sept. 22. 

In part due to the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination have become a hot button issue. This is true even for non-COVID vaccines that have proven significant […]

Richmond, Va.-based Bon Secours Mercy Health is responding to a New York Times investigation alleging the hospital chain used a poor neighborhood to turn huge […]

Since 2015, the number of medical residents and fellows affiliated with Ascension Seton in Austin, Texas, and Dell Medical School at The University of Texas […]

The EHR landscape is changing rapidly, and executives at the two companies with the largest hospital market share, Epic and Oracle Cerner, are in a […]

Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working […]

Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne has partnered with Signify Health to help manage risk-based payment arrangements and total costs of care for Iowa Medicare patients.

Many made positive changes, but vague and unpublicized eligibility criteria were also common, research published in JAMA Network Open found.

Redmond, Wash.-based Prescryptive Health acquired nonprofit pharmacy benefit manager Northwest Pharmacy Services and all of its current staff Sept. 27. 

More than ever, hospitals and health systems are focused on ensuring efficient operations amid workforce, patient flow and financial challenges. That is why some organizations […]

Birmingham-based Children’s of Alabama appointed Andy Loehr as chief operating officer and Delicia Mason, RN, as vice president and chief nursing officer Sept. 26.

Several hospital and medical associations are asking HHS to delay by a year the new information blocking rules that are scheduled to go into effect […]

One of the most active ransomware groups targeting the healthcare sector, LockBit, has published 12 gigabytes of patient and staff data from a 1,000-bed French […]

Health groups must start sharing health information electronically as regulators seek to make it easier for consumers to access their health data. But groups warn they’re not […]

Some physicians are concerned the CDC’s newly eased masking guidelines for healthcare facilities could lead to increased transmission in hospitals and nursing homes. 

Minneapolis is the best city in the U.S. for people with disabilities, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

Penn Medicine plans to purchase a minority equity stake in Independence Blue Cross’s subsidiary Tandigm Health, according to a Sept. 27 news release.

As Hurricane Ian continues its path toward Florida, some hospitals and nursing homes have evacuated patients as part of preparation efforts, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill, Pa., will lay off 334 workers when it closes in November, according to a notice filed with state […]

Lawmakers this week will advance a deal to fund drug and medical device evaluations at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the next five […]

The health plans, selected from a field of five bidders, will receive five-year contracts.

The average price for a Level 3 (moderate severity) emergency department visit was highest in California and lowest in Maryland, according to an analysis conducted […]

Howard Hacker is joining Walmart Oct. 17 as the company’s vice president of health and wellness compliance. 

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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra declared a public health emergency in Florida Sept. 26 as the state braces for the emergency health effects of Hurricane Ian, […]