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Alignment Healthcare’s net loss more than doubled during the second quarter to $28.5 million, or 15 cents per share.

New York and California topped all 50 states in appearances on the U.S. News & World Report “2023-24 Best Hospitals for Cardiology, Heart & Vascular […]

Healthcare payment company Waystar has acquired the enterprise patient payment platform HealthPay24. 

The New York State Department of Health has extended telehealth coverage under Medicaid through Dec. 31, 2024.

A New Jersey judge restricted the amount of damages Bayonne-based CarePoint Health can receive in a lawsuit over ambulance services, The Jersey Journal reported Aug. […]

Boston-based Tufts Medicine is selling its outreach laboratory business for an undisclosed amount to Labcorp as the first step to a broader partnership, Boston Business […]

Tampa General Hospital is seeing a payoff from its remote home care monitoring program through a partnership with Signallamp Health. 

Kalispell, Mont.-based Logan Health, a six-hospital system, and Billings Clinic will merge Sept. 1 after receiving regulatory approval, according to an Aug. 3 news release. 

A cyberattack at Manchester-based Eastern Connecticut Health Network is causing closures and emergency room diversions, NBC Connecticut reported Aug. 3.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has named Jacqueline Carberry Baratian senior vice president and chief compliance and privacy officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, […]

Marietta, Ohio-based Memorial Health System is taking its clinical expertise to a new level by joining the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

Health system CIOs told Becker’s that Oracle Cerner has lost thousands of hospital beds in recent years because of hospital consolidation and the continued dominance […]

Indianapolis-based IU Health transformed a $21.3 million operating income in the second quarter of last year into $150.5 million for the same period of 2023.

The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) is leveraging its ubiquity to push care into the home. “Unlike many of our competitors, we directly employ hundreds of […]

NYC Health + Hospitals led clinicians through a Marburg virus training Aug. 2 to test the health system’s “ability to identify and isolate ‘patients’ with […]

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended a COVID-19 pandemic-era waiver that will allow home- and community-based service (HCBS) providers to […]

Between January and June, NCLEX pass rates increased for both licensed practical and vocational nurse candidates, according to second quarter results of 2023 pass rates […]

Ivy leagues have long served as a symbol of prestige, marked by high costs and low admission rates. But this year, top universities have begun […]

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. has teamed up with numerous companies, including pharmacy benefit managers and independent pharmacies. 

Highmark Health is bumping up its in-office work days for hybrid employees from two days a week to three, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported Aug. […]

Staffing and benefits costs continue to hamstring hospitals and health systems across the U.S.

Three days into August, four health system CEOs — and two CFOs — have shared plans to leave their roles. 

A patient escaped a Maryland psychiatric hospital after an accomplice shot out the window and drove them away, police told ABC affiliate WMDE Aug. 2.

Colorado lawmakers have expanded the ability for physician assistants to practice without supervision from a medical doctor. The law will take effect Aug. 7.

Nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore have filed a petition seeking to vote on whether to unionize.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, which reported $1.3 billion in salaries and benefits expenses in the second quarter, saw contract labor costs of $74 million […]

The University of Tennessee Medical Center has named Robert Craft, MD, as senior vice president and chief academic officer, effective Aug. 1. He will also […]

Hospitals are increasingly adopting the concept of “discharge lounges” to improve patient experience and throughput.

Small, rural and safety-net hospitals across the U.S. are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding and community grants to purchase, upgrade and […]

St. Louis-based Mercy has received $500,000 to bring data-driven treatments to patients more quickly.   

Amazon is continuing its push into the healthcare sector with two major strategic initiatives launched in recent weeks.

Teva Pharmaceuticals, an Israel-based drug manufacturer, has agreed to pay U.S. hospitals up to $126 million to settle allegations that its marketing of opioids increased […]

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health […]

International nurses have more human capital than American-born nurses yet often get the worst jobs, according to a study by researchers at Durham, N.C.-based Duke […]

A Hollywood actress and her husband donated $7.5 million to Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital for its addiction clinic.

A jury awarded more than $39.5 million to an oncologist who accused UC San Diego of retaliation after a dispute over a $10 million donation, […]

The expert advisory board dealing with immunizations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted unanimously Thursday to recommend a new treatment for […]

The autopsy should have been a piece of cake. My patient had a history of widely metastatic cancer, which was pretty straightforward as far as […]

Dignity Health-St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif., has named Ardel Guillamas Avelino, DNP, RN, its new vice president and chief operating officer. 

“When there’s failure, it’s tempting to take that as a sign that you should just give up,” Terry Shaw, president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, […]

Rachel Marek, MD, has been selected to serve as chief medical officer of Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health responds to patient complaints — and compliments — on social media in real time, its marketing chief told Becker’s.

Martin General Hospital, a 49-bed facility in Williamston, N.C., suspended operations Aug. 3 and plans to file for bankruptcy.

In 2022, medical students graduated with an average debt of $184,000, though students at some medical schools incur much more debt for their education, according […]

Drew Bigby has joined Providence Swedish as chief administrative officer for the Central Puget Sound service area. 

Physician enablement company Privia Health posted positive financials in the second quarter of 2023. 

Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kan., named Jeremy Rabe its next CEO. 

The BMA England GP committee has elected a new chair to lead general practice through a time of ‘significant impending contractual and political upheaval’. GPonline […]

The BMA England GP committee has elected a new chair to lead general practice through a time of ‘significant impending contractual and political upheaval’. GPonline […]

Mark Keroack, MD, will retire as CEO of Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health in July 2024 after a decade in the role. 

Keith Page will retire as president and CEO of Maryville, Ill.-based Anderson Healthcare in February. 

There’s a perception by some that the healthcare industry lags when it comes to technology, but in fact, there’s a longstanding tradition of innovation in […]

Modesto, Calif.-based American Advanced Management has written a letter of intent to operate the bankrupt Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital.

Healthcare/products companies and manufacturers, including hospitals, announced the second-most job cuts among 30 industries and sectors measured in July, according to one new analysis.

After Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health reached an initial agreement to take over operations of shuttered Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital, Adventist laid out a series of […]

The board of Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital has deferred a vote on new marketing contracts after a controversy over bidding and the company’s owner, Tennessee […]

According to five employees, Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health’s computer systems were down in the morning of Aug. 3, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. 

Telehealth provider Amwell reported $62.4 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2023.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System is facing a lawsuit for a March 30 data breach that compromised the protected health information of 168,000 patients, Top […]

Richard Vath, MD, president and CEO of Baton Rouge, La.-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, is retiring in June 2024. 

GP practices should push ahead with reforms to boost patient access before winter pressure kicks in, NHS England’s director of primary care has warned.

When hospitals are ranked by reliable sources — such as The Leapfrog Group, CMS and U.S. News & World Report — top scores go a […]

Cigna’s net income declined 6.2% to $1.5 billion in the second quarter, the health insurance company reported Thursday.

More than 1 in 10 parents have experienced unfair treatment in healthcare settings in the past year because of their race or ethnicity, socioeconomic status […]

Ten hospitals or health systems with notable heart programs have made Forbes‘ 2023 list of best places for women to work in the U.S. 

The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Heart Institute identified a suspected cybersecurity attack on its IT network in April, and an investigation confirmed that an unauthorized third party […]

A Louisiana woman filed suit against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly and accused the drug companies of failing to warn patients about the risk of […]

The nursing shortage is like an endless domino effect of the worst kind, with existing staffing issues and burnout driving more and more nurses to […]

Hospitals that merge are particularly vulnerable to data breaches in the period during and right after the acquisitions, according to research at the University of […]

Becker’s has compiled a list of the top hospitals for patient experience in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data […]

Biobeat, a wearable remote patient monitoring company, completed its integration with Epic, as it looks to expand into the U.S. healthcare market.

Healthcare provider has the fourth-longest time to hire among 10 major job functions, according to a new U.S. analysis by LinkedIn data. 

Employed physicians are generally paid a base salary and receive bonuses based on productivity — often measured by the number of relative value units physicians […]

Starting in October, upstate New York hospitals will begin receiving nearly $1 billion more annually thanks to a modification of the Medicare Wage index. 

The average signing bonus for physicians increased 21 percent from 2022 to $37,473 this year, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced […]

The average signing bonus for physicians increased 21 percent from 2022 to $37,473 this year, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced […]

At one point, rising to the CEO position was considered the pinnacle of success in business. Now, a combination of factors has people setting out […]

COVID-19 hospitalizations increased by 12.1 percent week over week per the most recent CDC data, which was last updated July 31.

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

Members of the Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals began a two-day strike Aug. 3 at Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital. 

Idaho has the top mean pay for cardiologists in the country, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Epic Systems received 88.7 out of 100 on overall performance in a report on customer perceptions from KLAS Research, while Cerner received a 67.6.

Keith Gray, MD, has practiced surgical oncology at University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville for 15 years, during which time he has held roles […]

Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health saw its outlook revised downward for the second time in recent weeks amid a decline in cashflow.

Here are eight legal battles involving cardiologists and heart centers since the start of 2023:

A Michigan woman was charged with identity theft after posing as a licensed nurse at a hospice facility.

An all-time low of 7.7 percent of Americans had no health insurance in the first three months of 2023, according to the latest data from […]

R1 RCM is anticipating “minimal long-term impacts” from Medicaid redeterminations, CEO Lee Rivas told investors during the company’s Aug. 2 earnings call, according to a […]

The average weekly travel nurse pay in July in the U.S. was $2,447.83, down from $2,677.19 in the same month in 2022, according to a […]

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Orthopedic surgeons are offered the highest average starting salary ($633,000) among physicians, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives,” […]

Orthopedic surgeons are offered the highest average starting salary ($633,000) among physicians, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives,” […]

While still in contract negotiations, registered nurses at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley in Methuen, Mass., voted 33 to 1 to authorize a one-day […]

Hospitals’ “digital front door” strategy continues into post-care, with patient portals being used more and more by providers and patients alike.

Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer has been elected chair of the BMA England GP committee.

Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer has been elected chair of the BMA England GP committee.

Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer has been elected chair of the BMA England GP committee.

“This is concierge care for a senior patient without a concierge fee,” VillageMD Chief Medical Officer Dr. Stuart Levine said of the company’s Stay Well […]

A new Montana law will provide sweeping legal protections to health care practitioners who refuse to prescribe marijuana or participate in procedures and treatments such […]

Hospital toxicologist Ryan Marino has seen up close the violent reactions of children poisoned by liquid nicotine from electronic cigarettes. One young boy who came […]

A Louisiana woman sued the manufacturers of popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro on Wednesday, alleging that the drug makers failed to warn patients […]

 Part of Amwell’s net losses were attributed to a $27.3 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge recorded in the second quarter. 

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth made clinical leadership changes at several of its hospitals this week. 

AVA, standing for AI virtual assistant, is UNC Health’s internal version of ChatGPT that is hosted within the health system’s own secure environment.

Cleveland Clinic and its IBM-managed quantum computer are taking on the task of exploring how quantum computing can optimize healthcare’s complex systems and drug discovery […]

Moral injury is a phrase rooted in war history used to describe how soldiers would justify difficult actions taken during combat, but Lisa Doggett, MD, […]

Healthcare has been slow to adopt synthetic data because it’s expensive and hard to mimic actual patient information, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 2.

For-profit Community Health Systems reported a net loss of $38 million, or 29 cents per diluted share, in the second quarter.

Gerald Oetzel, CFO of the recently combined Wisconsin-based Bellin Gundersen Health system, has resigned from his position, effective Sept. 29.

The top post at Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare will be divided between Robert DiPaola, MD, and Eric Monday, PhD, the health system confirmed in a […]

An artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of mammograms detected more cancers than two breast radiologists working together, according to a new study, without increasing false positives […]

Executives from health systems such as Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente are joining forces with Big Tech leaders to develop a “code of conduct” for […]

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare posted $15.86 billion in net operating revenue in the second quarter, with managed care accounting for almost 50 percent of revenue, […]

Baton Rouge, La.-based Our Lady of the Lake Health has deployed a diagnostic tool capable of detecting sepsis within 10 minutes in the hopes of […]

CVS Health is looking to trim hundreds of millions of dollars from its cost structure while also standing up 50 to 60 more Oak Street […]

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems reported a net loss of $38 million in the second quarter, building on the previous quarter’s loss to total an […]

Tara McVay, MSN, RN, has been named president and CEO of Logansport (Ind.) Memorial Hospital, effective Aug. 7.  

Thirty-nine percent of health IT leaders identified budget constraints as the biggest challenge to achieving their health IT goals, according to a new survey of […]

Porterville, Calif.-based Sierra View Medical Center is applying for a $17.35 million loan from the newly created Distressed Hospital Loan Program as it looks to […]

Three  female hospital leaders were named in Forbes’ “50 over 50” list for innovation.

Humana Inc. HUM (NYSE) leaders say the investments they’ve made in value-based payment models and at-home care capabilities continue to pay off. It continues to […]

Plymouth Meeting, Pa.-based nonprofit organization, the Emergency Care Research Institute, has released its 2023 list of health systems demonstrating excellence on their end of the […]

Guthrie Cortland (N.Y.) Medical Center has tapped Philip Heavner, MD, to lead clinical operations as its new chief medical officer, according to an Aug. 2 […]

In the last five years, 11 medical schools across the U.S. have eliminated or reduced tuition costs, Medscape reported Aug. 2. 

The MOVEit data breach continues to take more victims across a variety of industries, including hospitals and health systems across the U.S. as well as […]

Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health Care has a new command center that uses artificial intelligence to provide staff with data on the availability for each area […]

Two batches of the birth control pill Tydemy have been recalled by its manufacturer, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday. Pills distributed between […]

Jacksonville (Ill.) Memorial Hospital is receiving a $1 million grant to install an EHR system, My Journal Courier reported Aug. 2. 

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic has requested that Mandy Cohen, the recently appointed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

Boston Medical Center and Renton, Wash.-based Providence are among the backers of new legislation that aims to inject $105 billion into healthcare infrastructure needs as […]

Acquisitions of previously independent hospitals by health systems are both raising prices and reducing the quality of care, according to a report from the Elevance […]

GSK filed a lawsuit against Pfizer on Aug. 2, claiming Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine infringes on patents related to its own RSV shot.

Columbus-based OhioHealth is partnering with ZipLine to deliver prescriptions to patients’ homes via drone.

Twenty-two hospitals were named to U.S. News & World Report 2023-24 Best Regional Hospitals Honor Roll Aug. 1. 

UNC Health has been piloting Epic’s artificial intelligence tool that drafts clinician responses to patients’ questions and comments for over a month, and the health […]

Radiation therapist and nuclear medicine technologist are the top-earning medical jobs that require an associate degree or less, according to 2023 rankings by Nursing Process.

A small electrical fire in an elevator at Atlanta-based Emory University Hospital Midtown caused 20 patients to be relocated, NBC affiliate WXIA reported Aug. 1.

GP leaders have condemned ‘illogical’ plans that will heap more work on practices in a bid to free up consultants’ time and accelerate access to […]

GP leaders have condemned ‘illogical’ plans that will heap more work on practices in a bid to free up consultants’ time and accelerate access to […]

GP leaders have condemned ‘illogical’ plans that will heap more work on practices in a bid to free up consultants’ time and accelerate access to […]

As healthcare organizations continue to adapt to workforce challenges and evolving patient expectations, automated solutions transforming care delivery are supporting clinical workflows. During a HIMSS23 […]

From HCA facing a discrimination lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to St. Luke’s Health System winning $52.5 million in a harassment case, here […]

Steven Jorgensen, president of Lewiston, Maine-based St. Mary’s Health System and senior vice president for Tewsbury, Mass.-based Covenant Health, will retire on Dec. 31.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Chicago-based CommonSpirit are cutting their carbon footprint by thousands of metric tons per year through increased adoption of telehealth and […]

On the journey to becoming more of a health care services provider, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) is experiencing some bumps in the road. Those bumps […]

The National Institutes of Health has selected Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. This appointment comes […]

California has agreed to write off more than $90 million in debt held by bankrupt Borrego Springs, Calif.-based Borrego Health, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported […]

Rush University System for Health has launched a remote patient monitoring program for Medicare and Medicaid patients in the Chicago area.

Physicians who work at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore., have voted to join the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association, a hospitalists union […]

Members of the New York State Nurses Association have reached a new contract with NYC Health + Hospitals/mayoral agencies and the city of New York. 

The FDA and Drug Enforcement Administration are calling on stakeholders throughout the pharmaceutical supply chain to do all they can to boost available quantities of […]