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Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital in Dixon, Ill., will lay off 20 employees, citing financial headwinds affecting health organizations across the U.S., according to an April […]

Social workers and interpreters employed by Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif., voted to join Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West.

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A certified surgical technologist is suing West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health, alleging discrimination based on race and color, according to court documents shared with […]

State lawmakers in Washington have introduced legislation aimed at imposing an excise tax on hospital employees making “excess compensation,” according to an April 4 report […]

A Delaware lawmaker has introduced legislation aimed at providing patients better protections against medical debt collection practices, NPR affiliate WHYY reported April 2. 

A prominent Illinois hospital pharmacist, Sister Mary Louise Degenhart, died March 31 at age 85, according to the Belleville Messenger.

Advanced colorectal cancer is difficult to treat, but a discovery at ChristianaCare’s Cawley Center for Translational Cancer Research could lead to a “more precise” treatment.

Robert Harbaugh, MD, senior vice president of Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center academic practice, was named interim chief medical officer, according to an April 4 news […]

Digital health continues to transform hospitals and health systems, but its adoption varies by organization, according to a new report.

In a letter to Illumina shareholders, Icahn says the two companies “should be separated immediately” to protect the “long term growth prospects and viability of […]

Nworah Ayogu, MD, general manager and chief medical officer of Amazon Clinic, says the platform aims to be a marketplace that connects consumers to providers, […]

The FDA authorized Gohibic (vilobelimab) for emergency use as a COVID-19 treatment for some hospitalized adults. 

Researchers in the study found that more than a third of patients incurred out-of-pocked expenses on the day of their ACA-mandated free preventative medical care […]

Montgomery (W.Va.) General Hospital CEO Deborah Hill said the health system was hit with a ransomware attack on March 1, BankInfoSecurity reported April 4. 

Dallas-based Reunion Rehabilitation Hospitals opened its inpatient rehab hospital in Arlington, Texas and named Rob Smart its CEO.

Almost 50 percent of working mothers take an extended leave of absence to raise their children, according to a LinkedIn poll. According to another, 81 […]

Despite the hype around the technology, Marc Succi, MD, a physician at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital, is warning physicians not to use ChatGPT to practice […]

The level of burnout being experienced by clinicians in hospitals across the country “threatens workforce stability and [the] ability to execute the clinical mission,” according […]

Here are 10 major hospital and healthcare merger and acquisition-related transactions from March:

An Oregon health system took a team approach to answer patient portal messages to cut down the time primary care physicians there spent responding to […]

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare is putting $70 million toward an acute care hospital to replace Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Va.

Austin-based Genotox Laboratories agreed to pay upward of $5.9 million to settle False Claims Act allegations related to third-party market commissions, the Justice Department said […]

Cranston, R.I.-based Eleanor Slater Hospital named Katharine Woods, MS, DO, chief medical officer, the Providence Journal reported April 4.

A recent study found surgery may be an effective alternative to radiation and chemotherapy for patients with early metastatic testicular cancer.

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner said the most important thing for software from a health system’s point of view is accuracy.

13/04/2023 2023 Healthy Workplaces Film Award: entries open! Image © Doclisboa EU-OSHA and the Doclisboa International Film Festival are once again inviting filmmakers to submit […]

Overall, flu activity in the U.S. remains low and is down significantly from the late fall peak. However, the percentage of specimens testing positive for […]

The team discusses what the Hewitt review had to say about GP contracts, the QOF, and struggling practices – and what this could all mean […]

The team discusses what the Hewitt review had to say about GP contracts, the QOF, and struggling practices – and what this could all mean […]

The team discusses what the Hewitt review had to say about GP contracts, the QOF, and struggling practices – and what this could all mean […]

Washington, D.C., is making Narcan and fentanyl test strips available at vending machines in areas with high overdose rates as part of a pilot program, […]

As a pediatrician and the Assistant Secretary for Health, I advocate every day to keep children healthy. Vaccination is an amazing tool to do just […]

A representative from the Texas Hospital Association spoke out against a state bill that would require providers to send patients an itemized bill when billing […]

ChatGPT may be after some jobs, but it intends to leave patient-facing ones to the pros — at least for now. 

Joseph Tolentino, DNP, BSN, was named COO of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente’s Orange County service area.

CMS has issued its Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, which would increase payments to inpatient rehab facilities by 3.7 percent in 2024.

Several health systems were among the organizations named to Fortune‘s 100 “Best Companies to Work For” list released April 4.  

Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has laid off more than 300 administrative employees, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported April 4. 

Agilon Health is partnering with a West Michigan physician network to boost value-based care outcomes, particularly among seniors.

Fair Health, which recently began tracking audio-only telehealth data, also found that audio-only utilization fell nationally from December to January.

Cano Health, a value-based primary care provider for seniors, has found itself embroiled in a boardroom drama after three of its board members publicly resigned […]

The average amount billed to commercial payers each year by individual physicians varies greatly from specialty to specialty, with general surgery at the high end […]

Johnson & Johnson announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to pay $8.9 billion over 25 years to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits accusing […]

A requirement for GPs earning more than £156,000 to declare their income publicly may be impossible to enforce, BMA guidance suggests.

A requirement for GPs earning more than £156,000 to declare their income publicly may be impossible to enforce, BMA guidance suggests.

Talking General Practice talks to Jake Beech, policy fellow from the Health Foundation, about findings from the latest Commonwealth Fund survey of GPs in 10 […]

Talking General Practice talks to Jake Beech, policy fellow from the Health Foundation, about findings from the latest Commonwealth Fund survey of GPs in 10 […]

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Memorial Hermann Katy (Texas) Hospital broke ground on a $167 million expansion that will add a new medical plaza and parking garage and increase the […]

A new study from the Baltimore-based University of Maryland School of Medicine found that ChatGPT provided correct information about breast cancer screening 88 percent of […]

Hospitals have long been a favorite target of philanthropists.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also pledged that a regulation setting nursing home staffing minimums is imminent.

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare and Hartford-based Connecticut Children’s are partnering to offer what will be the only fetal care center in New England with a dedicated […]

Renton, Wash.-based Providence suffered its third credit downgrade in less than three weeks when Moody’s revised a rating on bonds the 51-hospital system holds to […]

Hospitals often charge lower cash prices than negotiated payer rates for the same service, a study published in the April issue of Health Affairs found. 

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Tuesday signed an executive order establishing the state as a safe haven for transgender young Americans and their […]

All of a sudden, Ozempic is everywhere. The weight-loss drug that it contains, semaglutide, is a potent treatment for obesity, and Hollywood and TikTok celebrities […]

Only around 15 percent of registered nurses in the U.S. carry a master’s degree and 2.2 percent hold a doctoral degree, according to the American […]

Monthly ObamaCare premiums rose in 2023 for the first time since 2019, driven by inflation and increased health spending, according to a new analysis. Despite […]

A recent study found that in areas with a higher percentage of people enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, traditional Medicare beneficiaries use less post-acute […]

Home-based care’s buyers and sellers aren’t dealing with a bad market. It’s just a different market compared to a short time ago. “All across the […]

The national home care franchise BrightStar Care has once again expanded its corporate-owned footprint, this time with the acquisition of eight locations in Wisconsin. Based […]

Providers reported a record number of sentinel events to the Joint Commission in 2022, about one-fifth of which were associated with fatalities.

Researchers and international organizations are probing for more information on long COVID studies run by the National Institutes of Health because of exercise measurements, Nature […]

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. now sells more brand-name drugs. 

As the DEA continues to propose stricter regulations on telehealth-based opioid prescribing, telehealth companies say they are worried that the crackdown won’t allow them to […]

Widespread mixtures of fentanyl and xylazine are causing concern for health officials in South Dakota — particularly because the combination cannot be aided by naloxone, […]

Afraid, intriguing, harnessable and revolutionary were some of the words health IT leaders used to describe their thoughts on ChatGPT during the session “AI Strategies […]

Rural hospitals are increasingly at risk of closing due to lack of funding. Between 2015 and 2019, the U.S. saw a 59 percent decline in […]

A teenager posed as a physician assistant at two Corpus Christi, Texas hospitals for nearly a month before being caught, KRIS reported April 3.

Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found a video on implantable cardioverter-defibrillators can help patients understand their options but did not impact their willingness to […]

Chelsea (Mich.) Hospital is closing its inpatient behavioral health unit and moving 12 of its beds to Trinity Health Ann Arbor, Chelsea Update reported March […]

The federal government plans to build a massive Alzheimer’s research database capable of tracking the long-term health of up to 90 percent of the population, […]

New data from The Joint Commission found that of all reported sentinel events in 2022, 44 percent resulted in severe temporary harm and 20 percent […]

Observing military tank training prompted John Moses, PhD, a professor and researcher at Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.) Laboratory, to develop “shape-shifting” antibiotics in an effort […]

Sandy Mai Trang Nguyen, a former licensed pharmacist in Irvine, Calif., was found guilty on 21 counts of healthcare fraud and sentenced to 180 months […]

Renton, Wash.-based Providence is expanding its partnership with healthcare company Grail to give patients access to a blood test that can detect hard-to-diagnose cancers. 

Carle Health has added three Peoria, Ill.-based UnityPoint Health – Central Illinois hospitals into its system. 

Bowman, N.D.-based Southwest Healthcare Services is reporting a data breach that compromised personal information.

Tupelo-based North Mississippi Health Services selected 3CLogic, a voice-enabling and cloud contact company, to boost its ServiceNow workflows.

Las Vegas-based University Medical Center has started a $55 million modernization and renovation project, the largest in the hospital’s 92-year history, local news outlet 8 […]

This data note looks at national and state-by-state Medicaid and CHIP enrollment data through December 2022. After declines in enrollment from 2017 through 2019, preliminary […]

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System’s esophagectomy program received the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ highest rating, according to an April 4 hospital release.   

Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health has launched a new workforce education program to support career growth for its employees. 

South Arkansas Regional Hospital has signed a definitive agreement to acquire El Dorado-based Medical Center of South Arkansas from subsidiaries of Community Health Systems. 

A group of three former board directors holding approximately 35.7 percent of Cano Health shares have formed a group to “enhance shareholder value” at the […]

The FDA found sterilizations issues at a Global Pharma facility, which manufactured eye drops contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, CNN reported April 3.

Meditech is partnering with the Institute for Health Metrics to expedite health equity data collection. 

The American Hospital Association and the American Health Care Association sent a joint letter to CMS urging the agency to consider ways to bolster the […]

National telehealth utilization increased by 7.3 percent in January 2023, compared to 3.8 percent in December, according to Fair Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. 

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha filed a motion to intervene in the proposed development of the former Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket, the Providence Business […]

Plano, Texas-based Intuitive Health, a provider of hybrid emergency and urgent care services, has expanded its offering with the acquisition of four new centers in […]

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Brian Ulery was named CEO of Saint Clare’s Health in Denville, N.J., part of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare.

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Seven hospitals and health systems that have announced name changes or other rebranding efforts since Feb. 15:

Five hospitals and health systems that have announced name changes or other rebranding efforts since Feb. 15:

The FDA released a new guidance March 30 detailing how artificial intelligence and machine learning devices can be more effective for healthcare organizations and providers. 

People are turning to ChatGPT for answers to various questions, including those involving the labor market. Some experts are specifically seeking insights into the implication […]

Throughout the first three months of 2023, digital health companies received $3.4 billion in funding, a big drop from the past two years’ totals.

Up to 30 percent of New York nurses’ clinical training time could be conducted in a simulation lab if Gov. Kathy Hochul signs legislation recently […]

Do paid search terms have you scratching your head? If so, don’t sweat it. There are about a hundred million trillion of them, and they […]

Do paid search terms have you scratching your head? If so, don’t sweat it. There are about a hundred million trillion of them, and they […]

Azita Emami, PhD, MSN, RN, was named dean of the Yale School of Nursing in Orange, Conn., according to an April 3 press release. She […]

Vaccination against whooping cough in pregnant women in England has dropped to a seven year low, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

Vaccination against whooping cough in pregnant women in England has dropped to a seven year low, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

An analysis by the Employers Forum of Indiana says the state could save up to $2 billion if some hospitals lowered their prices. However, some […]

Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems continue to grapple with staffing shortages, clinician burnout and financial challenges. Healthcare has been slower than other […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) released new findings Monday that show that infertility affects one in six people globally. The report found that about 17.5 […]

Candida auris infections are increasingly on the rise across the U.S. — something the CDC has cited as “an emerging fungus that presents a serious […]

These figures provide a general overview of U.S. funding for global health.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is partnering with medtech giant Royal Phillips on a seven-year agreement aiming to standardize patient monitoring and lay the […]

The American Heart Association released guidelines on how to determine and communicate cardiovascular disease risk after genetic testing shows gene variants.

The University of California Irvine is looking to train the “next generation of leaders” with its new chief medical officer training program. The nine-month online […]

Preventing and managing health and safety risks in digital platform work: examples of initiatives, practices and tools 0 jimenan Tue, 04/04/2023 – 14:27 12/04/2023 Discussion […]

A hospital nurse who was fired after a violent assault from a patient has won her case to gain unemployment benefits following a court ruling […]

Sen. Jerry Moran, the ranking member on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and 11 other Republican co-sponsors introduced legislation that would prohibit the VA from […]