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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced on Friday it is suing the Biden administration over the Medicare price negotiation provisions that were included in the […]

A new comprehensive study is shining a light on potential factors that have led to home health billing fraud over the years. Among other findings, […]

Outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday unanimously recommended the agency grant full approval to a new kind of Alzheimer’s drug […]

The Biden administration wants a stay order that would keep the coverage broadly available nationwide for HIV prevention and other preventive care.

Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center plans to offer a pancreatic cancer clinical trial to patients across the country via telehealth, WCMH reported June […]

Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has reported a $54.3 million operating income for the six months ending March 31.

An unauthorized party gained access to Petaluma (Calif.) Health Center’s network, possibly breaching patients’ protected health information. 

Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are three open positions as of June 9:

Two Atlanta hospitals are reporting an increase in emergency department visits since Wellstar closed two hospitals in the city in 2022, Atlanta Daily World reported […]

James Luketich, MD, the longtime cardiothoracic chair at Pittsburgh-based UPMC, will step down from his role following a federal false claims settlement, the health system […]

Top healthcare systems across the country are looking to hire new IT talent.

A slowed funding environment and macroeconomic concerns have created issues for the post-COVID-19 digital health market. 

Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Healthcare System officials broke ground on a $55 million replacement of 70-year-old Union (S.C.) Medical Center, local news outlet WYFF reported June […]

The Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital, part of the Baptist Health South Florida system, has received a seven-figure gift from the family of an emergency […]

On June 8, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly ceremonially signed a bill to increase the criminal penalties for people convicted of battery of a healthcare provider.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-Northwell Health is expanding into the United Arab Emirates through a new partnership with Abu Dahbi-based provider Burjeel Holdings.

Inflation, rising healthcare costs and allegations of questionable business practices may be some of the reasons why lawmakers are increasingly pushing back on hospitals and […]

Cyberattacks can be enormously disruptive to hospital infrastructure and services.

Several health systems and hospitals across the country are searching for marketing talent.

As hospitals and health systems begin to navigate potential use cases for generative AI technology such as ChatGPT in healthcare, David Higginson, chief innovation officer […]

From expanding health plans to developing destination programs and ramping up their ambulatory surgery center presence, health systems are focused on growth in many areas. 

As generative AI such as ChatGPT is being touted as a new tool that can significantly reduce administrative burdens on providers, hospitals and health systems […]

The CEO of an independent community hospital in Colorado is raising concerns about Intermountain Health’s intent to expand its insurance plan into the state next […]

A steering committee at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing in Minneapolis has been formed to explore the use of artificial intelligence in nursing […]

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente unveiled a new TV ad June 6 that has already been seen more than 31 million times, Ad Age reported.

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. recently expanded its network of independent pharmacies from 36 to 80 across seven states. 

Teva Pharmaceuticals will stop shipping 36 discounted drugs to contract pharmacies July 5 because of its concerns of a diluted 340B program, according to a […]

Metformin — a first-line treatment for Type 2 diabetes — significantly lowers the risk of developing long COVID-19 when taken within the first few days […]

Walgreens jettisoned its remaining stake in infusion company Option Care Health for $330 million as it concentrates on its pharmacy and primary care businesses.

Oncologist pay and volume is up 13 percent, but 35 percent of oncologists still take extra work, a Medscape survey found.

Los Angeles-based USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics researchers found comparing physicians to their peers can improve job satisfaction and performance in quality […]

The Supreme Court ruled to protect the right of Medicaid nursing home residents to sue when officials do not meet a certain quality of care, […]

Madison, Wis.-based American Family Children’s Hospital launched a pediatric heart transplant program, according to a news release.

Regardless of industry, all legacy companies should be preparing themselves for digital disruption. This may seem daunting, but I can guarantee it will be less […]

Russian-backed ransomware gang Clop, who is known for targeting the healthcare industry, has been exploiting a new vulnerability, MOVEit Transfer. 

The Michigan Health and Hospital Association has launched a new campaign to create a pipeline of nurses and other healthcare workers with the aim of […]

Los Angeles County residents had more than $2.6 billion in outstanding medical debt as of 2021, according to a June 2023 report from the Los […]

Health systems nationwide are short registered nurses; many are raising pay to attract more amid inflation. 

Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) disclosed on Monday that UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum submitted an acquisition bid for it. That makes for a competition between […]

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Brad Simmons was named the next president of UW Medicine Hospitals & Clinics and vice president for medical affairs at the University of Washington in […]

The digital health market is constantly changing, with startups coming onto the scene and more established companies restructuring their strategies.

The AMA House of Delegates will discuss and potentially vote on a wide range of policy proposals, including multiple ones regarding A.I. capabilities.

These global health budget summaries highlight key information about global health funding levels throughout the federal budget and appropriations process.

Elmer Polite has been appointed president of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health’s eastern division, where he will oversee the system’s acute care hospitals in Michigan, North […]

Trenton Rankin, BSN, RN, has been named chief officer for the Michigan region of Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson in Iron Mountain, according to Radio Results Network. 

Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas, has named Allison Cain, MSN, RN, its new chief nursing officer, according to a June 7 news release.

Merger and acquisition transactions can often lead to job cuts, but that is not anticipated to be the case with Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic’s acquisition […]

The Infectious Diseases Society of America has revised its guidance on clinician treatment of antimicrobial resistant infections.

Walgreens, which acquired infusion provider Option Care Health in 2007, is now fully divested from the company.

Members of the Oregon Nurses Association at Providence Portland Medical Center, Providence Seaside Hospital, and Providence Home Health and Hospice have issued a 10-day notice […]

A group of lawmakers led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is pressing the Biden administration for updates on its review of the government’s authority to […]

June 8 was Sam Calabrese’s last day as chief pharmacy officer of Cleveland Clinic, according to a LinkedIn post. 

Regulators said they’re trying to work around restrictions regarding what groups Medicare is allowed to pay as they look to address social determinants of health.

Some healthcare providers in the Midwest and Northeast saw an uptick in patients with breathing troubles and other respiratory issues caused by smoke and poor […]

Many C-suite leaders are now returning to the office after taking operations remote during COVID-19. But some never left their on-site posts — including the […]

Medical residents and fellows at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham have voted to join the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service […]

Labor disagreements between West Coast port operators and workers may create waves of supply disruptions, The Hill reported June 9. 

He Jiankui, PhD, a Chinese scientist who sparked controversy in 2018 after claiming to have genetically modified two human embryos, is on a new scientific […]

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health has released a health data hub that community members can access for free to spot and analyze local health trends, […]

The Daixin ransomware gang has claimed to have infiltrated a North Carolina health system, which has rebuffed its demands for payment, DataBreaches.net reported June 9.

Hospital financial leaders can take a momentary breath of relief as revenue growth outpaced ever-increasing expenses for the second month in a row, according to […]

A Los Angeles measure that would cap pay of hospital executives received more than the minimum number of valid voter signatures required to qualify for […]

Here are the highest rated end-to-end revenue cycle management outsourcing vendors for 2023, according to a survey of healthcare financial leaders conducted by Black Book […]

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has been recognized for its leadership in helping underrepresented voices rise to the top.

Texas lawmakers have condemned a federal rule that could see the state lose about $8.4 billion in Medicaid funding, Allied News reported June 8. 

National Council Licensure Exam pass rates have been steadily falling in recent years but one nursing school in Ohio is bucking the trend, according to […]

A physician accused of misdiagnosing possibly up to 600 patients at the Tomah (Wis.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center has been terminated, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel […]

President Biden will attend a political rally with union members later this month in Philadelphia, the White House announced Friday. Biden will travel to Philadelphia […]

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health is laying off 75 workers and eliminating 100 job vacancies, a Dartmouth Health spokesperson told Becker’s on June 8.

Members of the Committee of Interns and Residents plan to begin a five-day strike June 13 at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West in […]

The labor markets in 37 U.S. states are currently tighter than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent report from LinkedIn’s economic graph team. 

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

Hospitals and health systems are already using artificial intelligence to varying degrees, but they have big plans to adopt the technology in the near future, […]

In the first quarter of 2023, 17 healthcare companies with more than $10 million in liabilities filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a sharp rise compared […]

Nurses of color are exhausted by the racist behavior they see and experience in hospitals, and they are not surprised that diversity, equity and inclusion […]

The following hospital and health system CFO moves have been shared with or reported by Becker’s this year:

Professors at the University of Arizona argue for more robust infrastructure to understand and research long COVID-19, which impacts one in five Americans.

Cardiologists said having so many rules and regulations and working long hours were two of the hardest parts of the job, according to a Medscape […]

A Michigan pulmonary and sleep physician was found dead June 3 from injuries suffered by a vehicle, MLive reported June 5.

Here are four health systems that have implemented or announced plans to implement new EHR systems since May. 17. 

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Details are emerging about three Mayo Clinic employees at a lab in Phoenix who were exposed to deadly bacteria in 2021 known as Burkholderia pseudomallei […]

St. Cloud (Minn.) VA Medical Center had multiple deficiencies in its information security systems, some of which include outdated operating systems and missing security patches, […]

The Making Care Primary Model, which will begin next summer in eight states, aims to strengthen primary care delivery, particularly for safety net and small […]

The United States, you may have heard, is in a lifeguard shortage. The city of Houston is offering new lifeguards a $500 bonus. Jackson, Mississippi, […]

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details. Wildfires lead to widespread damage and billions of dollars in suppression costs yearly. Per the National Interagency […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are advancing a bill allowing parents to opt their child of out school “sexuality” lessons, legislation opponents said is […]

Drugmakers restricting 340B contract sales could threaten Cigna Group, CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy benefit managers’ profits.

Sutter Health is targeting expansion into areas with access challenges and/or growing populations.

Investors included health systems such as Memorial Hermann and UnityPoint Health and big pharmaceutical companies such as Novartis and McKesson. 

Six-figure service charge fees that threatened practices’ survival have been reduced by up to £400,000 after an out-of-court settlement between the BMA and NHS Property […]

Merck sues to stop IRA, as many predicted. 4 ways to improve IRA price negotiations. FDA proposes new drug label for patients. Bayes Theorem explained. […]

Debate in a Senate committee hearing about the youth mental health crisis grew tense when Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) brought up concerns about hormone treatment […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit Thursday against an anti-abortion group, Red Rose Rescue, alleging its members have repeatedly blocked entrances to […]

  “We thought we were prepared, but we weren’t, because the baby came two weeks early. We hadn’t gotten a car seat yet because we […]

Women who traveled to Mexico primarily for cosmetic procedures are at the center of the CDC’s investigation into a multinational fungal meningitis outbreak, the agency […]

The Federal Trade Commission has issued compulsory orders to the six largest phamacy benefit managers and three affiliated group purchasing organizations.

Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center may make leadership and internal quality changes based on the findings of an internal report prompted by a newspaper’s investigation, […]

Medicaid should cover hospital-based community violence prevention programs for gunshot patients and other violently injured victims enrolled in Medicaid, according to an op-ed published on […]

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) antimicrobial drug advisory panel on Thursday voted unanimously in favor of approving an RSV treatment for infants, bringing the […]

A bill introduced by House Democrats this week seeks to bolster mental health support for LGBTQ young people across the nation. The Pride in Mental Health […]

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health System is to acquire Bryan, Ohio-based Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, according to a June 8 filing.

Putting a number of mental health services under one roof, such as primary care and substance use treatment, as well as inpatient facilities, is the […]

The healthcare industry is becoming more diverse as a whole, and women are increasingly represented in the health IT field. Women are helping to streamline […]

A group of lawmakers have rolled out a new Senate bill that would direct the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to develop a […]

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists honored 41 members as 2023 Fellows for their “excellence in pharmacy practice,” the organization said June 8. 

Walmart Health opened three new clinics in Jacksonville, Fla., starting June 6 as the company continues its push into retail healthcare, the Florida Times-Union reported.

Within all of health care, home health agencies are among the most likely to be audited by the IRS for non-compliance with the Affordable Care […]

Former White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha, MD, will resume his role as dean of the Brown University School of Public Health July 1. 

Cincinnati Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehab facility, appointed Rob Murphy CEO.

Kristine Hanscom has left her role as CFO and treasurer at South Weymouth, Mass.-based South Shore Health, according to a June 8 filing.

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha is stepping down from his role June 15 to return to his previous job as dean of the […]

Seattle Children’s is eliminating 135 leader roles, citing financial challenges.

Smoke carpeting the East Coast is offering a stark reminder of what’s at stake from climate change. The unusual event, spurred by wildfires in Canada, illustrates the […]

Vish Anantraman, MD, chief technology officer at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, said that using Google Cloud’s generative artificial intelligence application has been “very fulfilling” in […]

A former nurse in Kentucky who pleaded guilty to manslaughter of a patient has been sentenced to five years in prison with credit for time […]

A chief financial officer deals with the hospital’s finances; a chief nursing officer manages its nurses. But from one enterprise to another, one role tends […]

CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch, the “most powerful woman in business,” has a chance to transform healthcare as the leader of the industry’s second-largest company, […]

Sachin Jain, MD, CEO of SCAN Health Plan and adjunct professor at Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine, posed a simple question to LinkedIn on […]

Shareholders of Rahway, N.J.-based Merck said June 8 they “denounce” the drugmaker’s recent lawsuit against HHS and CMS. 

The freshly formed South Arkansas Regional Hospital in El Dorado has named three new interim leaders, El-Dorado News Times reported June 8. 

In order to cut the cancer mortality rate in half within 25 years, national progress towards prevention, detection and treatment cannot continue at its current […]

Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found federal cancer research funding is heavily allocated to cancers that occur more often in white people than other […]

The Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health is revamping its clinical trials right as its director is stepping down for personal reasons, the […]

The Northeastern and mid-Atlantic U.S. is entering its fourth day blanketed in sepia-toned haze from wildfires in Canada, and experts say much of the fog […]

Tech giants such as Google and Microsoft are trying their hands at generative AI in healthcare and are partnering with some of the largest hospitals […]

Chester, Pa.-based Crozer Health and its parent company Prospect Medical Holdings, are struggling to foot the bill for ambulance repairs, NPR affiliate WHYY reported June […]

The security challenges that healthcare organizations face are getting more daunting. Cybercriminals are more organized than ever and are even using techniques employed by legitimate […]

From AI to biotech, Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has been making waves by tapping some innovation-minded partners.

The Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling in Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski that curbed the rights of Medicaid beneficiaries […]

Chief medical information officers and CIOs ensure technology is both beneficial for clinical workflows and implemented appropriately. Below is a list of hospitals and health […]

Digital health company Cityblock Health, which focuses on primary care for underserved communities, is laying off 12 percent of its staff, equating to 155 employees. 

Nubeva Technologies, a hospital cybersecurity vendor, decrypted live LockBit ransomware at an unnamed 240-bed hospital.

Columbus (Neb.) Community Hospital is expanding its partnership with digital health company Altera Digital Health to use the Paragon EHR for seven more years.

Members of the Oregon Nurses Association have called off their planned strike after reaching a tentative agreement with St. Charles Bend.

CMS’ is piloting a new value-based primary care model in eight states through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation that will seek to create […]

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System is on a mission to systematically address racism with real-time action instead of lip service. The health system’s […]

The ongoing shortages of numerous oncology medications are causing delays in care for patients at cancer centers, according to a study from the National Comprehensive […]

The American Nurses Association is accepting applications for its 2024 Innovation Awards through Nov. 3. 

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has issued body cameras to its security personnel as an additional safety measure, according to a June 8 news release.

Department of Veterans Affairs CIO Kurt DelBene pushed back against calls for the agency to diversify its IT vendors, saying that breaking larger contracts into […]

Few internal medicine physicians enter the field intending to work in medically underserved areas of the U.S., but a new study sheds light on what […]

A motorcycle crash in April led to the death of the chief medical officer of Florida State University. Now the Tallahassee-based school is honoring Daniel […]

Pomelo Care, a virtual maternal health company, raised $33 million in seed and series A financing.

New Orleans-based LCMC Health has started $14.1 million in upgrades at Metairie, La.-based East Jefferson General Hospital, as the health system closes in on the […]

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A Wisconsin health system has become one of the first in the nation to collect patient occupation data in its EHR.

Cortez, Colo.-based Southwest Memorial Hospital will temporarily shutter its family birthing center beginning July 1. 

New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital promoted Alan Lee from chief operating officer to president, effective June 7. 

Children’s Hospital New Orleans has tapped Matthew Timmons as its new senior vice president and chief operating officer. 

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Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health improved its online reviews by soliciting for more of them and investing more resources in managing replies, G2 reported.

Health systems are ramping up investments in ambulatory surgery centers and forming joint ventures with outpatient partners to accelerate the development of new centers. The […]

Cancer survivors in the United States who report diminished quality of life “more than doubled” in the past two decades, according to a study published […]

The White House on Thursday postponed a planned Pride month celebration on the South Lawn, citing concerns over the air quality as smoke from Canadian […]

Pam Tenaerts is the Chief Scientific Officer of Medable, which went from being a small company creating software helping clinical researchers to design their own […]

MemorialCare Innovation Fund, the investment arm of Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare, joined in on a $13 million series B investment round for artificial intelligence-powered healthcare […]

Administrative burdens such as prior authorization are forcing increasing numbers of physician-owned practices to seek alternative owners, the American Hospital Association said in a June […]

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network said that nearly all the centers it surveyed late last month dealt with carboplatin and cisplatin shortages.

Seventy percent of the 20 most commonly prescribed medications from GoodRx are in shortage, according to databases from the FDA and the American Society of […]

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals is adding Bio-key’s PortalGuard to its Epic EHR as the health system migrates from Epic Hyperspace to the Epic […]

Sayre, Pa.-based the Guthrie Clinic has agreed to acquire the Binghamton, N.Y.-based Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital system.

The One Medical locations will offer primary care, including lab services, chronic disease management and behavioral health resources.

The Department of Defense is designing a program to assess the safety of widely used generic drugs amid concerns over their quality, Bloomberg reported June […]

Spending on end-to-end revenue cycle optimization is up 17 percent on average in the post-pandemic period, and the trend is expected to continue through 2028, […]

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A nurse anesthetist testified June 7 in a case against his former co-worker, a plastic surgeon who is facing charges of reckless manslaughter in connection […]

Twenty years ago, chief quality officers weren’t a core part of a hospital’s C-suite team. But today, it’s hard to imagine how an executive team […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services advances its value-based care agenda with a new initiative in Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North […]

As the digital health funding market has shifted downward, companies have begun restructuring.