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Teen overdose deaths have doubled in three years, an alarming trend amid a historic decline in drug and alcohol use among high school students.   The […]

KHN senior correspondent Angela Hart discussed California’s contract with Civica to make lower-cost insulin on KQED’s “Forum” on March 23. She also discussed California’s potential […]

The consumerization of healthcare has been expanding for years, but it was spurred on by the pandemic and patients’ growing comfort levels with digital-first approaches […]

Oak Street Health plans to provide its senior-focused primary care inside dialysis centers.

Amid several years of declining entry to the field, infectious disease leaders analyzed results from recent residency matches to understand what the field’s trajectory looks […]

The Biden administration has denied a petition that would have reduced the price of Xtandi, a drug developed at the University of California, Los Angeles, […]

Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health is the latest health system to face a proposed class-action lawsuit over its use of the Meta Pixel consumer-tracking tool, the […]

Home-based care is arguably getting more attention from the U.S. president now than it ever has before. So much so, in fact, that home health […]

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems said patients’ personal and medical data was compromised in a recent data breach that affected nearly 1 million people.

Penn State Health has appointed Yatin Vyas, MD, as its new vice president and physician leader for Penn State Health Children’s services, according to a […]

New York City spends millions on travel nurses to fill the staffing gap at Jacobi Medical Center, which lost about 20 percent of its nursing […]

An on-campus work-life mental wellness center for clinicians in Florida saw large turnout in its first few months, according to a new study published in […]

Although home health providers want to see as many patients as possible to keep up with demand, it is impossible under current circumstances. With that […]

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has tapped Mitch Winnik to lead its Downey service area in Southern California. 

Nonprofit hospitals’ losses in 2022 as a result of risky financial investments should not be subsidized by taxpayers or commercial payers, according to an analysis […]

Sixty-eight percent of hospital executives say they have a hard time navigating the digital health market, which in turn is causing them to have a […]

Walgreens and Village Medical have launched a new pilot program that helps patients manage new medications prescribed during their hospital stay. 

On Nov. 30, GE’s board approved the plan to spin off its healthcare business, GE Healthcare, and since then, the company has been working to […]

On March 23, TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified before Congress regarding the app’s data collection practices. The interaction was hardly amicable. 

States can’t use Medicaid to pay directly for rent, but Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking the Biden administration to authorize a program called  “transitional rent.”

Ending the epidemic of violence against caregivers requires a zero-tolerance approach, and it starts with leadership, Drs. Bruce Meyer and Tom Campbell say.

Garett May is leaving his role as CEO of Merit Health Natchez (Miss.) for a new role within Community Health Systems, the hospital’s parent company, […]

The prosecutor wrapped up their case with one of the major investors who lost money after the company was accused of fraud.

As technology solutions come to market in home health care, they’re becoming utilized by providers to solve a myriad of challenges. One such company is […]

Physician pay increases have failed to keep up with inflation rates in recent years, with average physician compensation declining by 2.4 percent last year. This […]

Catholic hospitals make up a sizeable portion of the U.S. healthcare system and in some communities they are the only option.

Jonathan Nalli, who serves as CEO and ministry market executive of Indianapolis-based Ascension St. Vincent and senior vice president with St. Louis-based Ascension, will be […]

Respiratory therapists and technologists at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine’s University Hospital and C.S. Mott Children’s and Women’s Hospital seek to organize with Service Employees International […]

Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is set to open its $320 million, 150,000-square foot clinic building.

Many cities looking for physicians are also posting jobs for locum tenens physicians, suggesting considerable need, according to a recent report from Doximity. 

This analysis finds that, among people with large employer health plans, those with an obesity diagnosis on average have higher total and out-of-pocket spending than […]

Covington, Ga.-based Piedmont Newton Hospital is asking Newton County officials to allocate $2.2 million of its remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds to add 10 […]

The healthcare and public health sector was the most targeted critical infrastructure sector for ransomware attacks in 2022, according to a March 22 crime report […]

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute opened the region’s first women’s cardiovascular health center.

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

Just as healthcare workers are frustrated and burned out, so are patients who often have to wait for long periods of time for care in […]

Abortion will remain legal in Guam after a federal judge denied a request to lift a long-standing permanent injunction blocking a total abortion ban. The […]

Workers are fleeing careers affected by COVID-19, taking advantage of vast opportunities in a labor market demanding talent. This so-called “Great Resignation” has carried on […]

 E. coli strains from meat products might be responsible for up to 640,000 urinary tract infections in the U.S. every year, according to a new […]

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health is among the backers of virtual behavioral health startup Bend Health, which has raised $32 million since launching in 2021 and […]

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System reported an operating margin of $138,000 in 2022, a $168 million improvement over the prior year, the health system said […]

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Five class-action lawsuits have been filed involving a data breach that affected as many as 4.2 million patients, at a time when hospitals are enduring […]

Expansion of the medical examiner system in England has piled extra unfunded work on practices and created confusion and delays, GPs have warned.

Hospital executives are always focused on managing looming issues at hand and often their presentation at the next meeting on their calendars. Success, in all […]

Memorial Healthcare System has selected Aharon (Ari) Sareli, MD, a critical care physician, to serve as chief medical officer. The Hollywood, Fla.-based system also appointed […]

The U.S. healthcare marketplace is facing a list of challenges that, on some days, might seem insurmountable. 

Here are six FDA recalls, approvals and warnings Becker’s has covered since Feb. 24:

Charles Barbera, MD, president and CEO of Tower Health’s Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pa., told state lawmakers that unlike progress made in cancer treatments, […]

The average healthcare leadership team is 25 percent female. But at Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health, women hold nearly 55 percent of the senior leadership roles. 

Republicans in the Idaho House blocked a bill that would provide free menstrual products to public school students, calling it “liberal” and “woke.” The bill […]

I was back in the crowded East Room of the White House on Thursday, as I was 13 years ago, this time standing under a […]

Lonnie Cramer was named president and CEO of Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth’s hospitals in the Pikes Peak region.

In 2021, there was a 28 percent gender pay gap between male and female physicians. In 2022, it fell to 26 percent — but the […]

Two years ago, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan voiced concerns about a merger boom in the U.S., warning that the high volume of transactions […]

Stillbirth rates in the U.S. have been deemed “a major public health concern,” according to a new report from the National Institutes of Health published March […]

Phoenix-based Aspen University’s nursing program has been at the center of investigation for more than a year from accrediting authorities and the state’s board of nursing. […]

As U.S. hospitals and health systems face significant financial hurdles, they are seeing capital technology investments slow and are investing strategically into tech that can […]

Clinicians who are highly satisfied with their EHRs tend to like their personalized tools and have taken the initiative to learn the systems, a March […]

Montana State University and Billings (Mont.) Clinic have teamed up on a research effort to see what their nurses see — literally, according to NBC affiliate […]

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A new examination of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for innovation-friendliness factors a number of key indicators, from the share of STEM […]

New York hospitals are struggling to reopen hundreds of psychiatric beds by the governor’s April 1 deadline, Politico reported March 23.

Boston Children’s Hospital has launched a virtual food pharmacy with the help of Instacart Health, which is expanding its “food as medicine” service for healthcare […]

Members of the California Nurses Association have reached a tentative agreement with MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif., averting a planned strike.

A second New York physician is facing manslaughter charges over the opioid overdose death of a patient, Rochester Beacon reported March 23.

Interest expense will spike and cash flows will drop for most low-rated healthcare companies this year, Moody’s Investor Service said in a March 22 report.

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UPMC signed a new agreement with Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan to grow its medical residency program and form an academic medical center, the health system said March […]

The first episode of the new Clinical Update podcast from MIMS Learning tells you how to save time preparing for your appraisal and how to […]

The first episode of the new Clinical Update podcast from MIMS Learning tells you how to save time preparing for your appraisal and how to […]

Last December, during a Christmas Eve celebration with my in-laws in California, I observed what I now realize was the future of COVID for older […]

Andrew Johnson lets his clients choose what music to play in the car. As an employee of Family Outreach in Helena, Montana — an organization […]

Each time I send out the THCB Reader, our newsletter that summarizes the best of THCB (Sign up here!) I include a brief tidbits section. […]

Authorized generics (AGs) are generic drugs that–unlike independent generics–are sold by the brand-name drug manufacturer under a generic label. How big a role do these […]

Most people wouldn’t jump at the opportunity to film their colonoscopy, but Georges Leconte, CEO of New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, is an […]

As New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health switches from Allscripts to Epic, the health system is seeking candidates for 41 Epic-related roles, according to a […]

Software company LeanTaaS released Perioperative Transformation as a Service, a new service that aims to use LeanTaaS’ workflow automation and artificial intelligence tools to take […]

It’s not clear how much of a case the defense teams plan to mount when the Chicago trial resumes next week.

Augusta, Ga.-based AU Health System was downgraded amid negative operating cash flow and concern it may breach covenants later this year, Moody’s said March 23.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who rose to national prominence criticizing big business in general and the pharmaceutical industry in particular, claimed the spotlight Wednesday on what […]

Methodist Hospital Texsan in San Antonio has named Esther Kwon its next CEO, effective May 1. 

After three years of COVID-19 modifications, employers are well aware that workers want flexibility. The “new normal” is losing its novelty — and workplaces are […]

Members of a homeless advocate group are accusing hospitals across San Diego of prematurely discharging homeless or indigent patients — a practice known as patient […]

The District of Columbia Nurses Association has filed charges against George Washington University Hospital alleging retaliation, unfair labor practices and “numerous offenses in violation of […]

Mohan Suntha, MD, president and CEO of the Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System, has been named chair of the Greater Baltimore Commitee’s board of […]

House Democratic lawmakers introduced a pair of bills that would overhaul the Veterans Affairs IT acquisition process, including one that would audit the Oracle Cerner […]

The first confirmed link between Parkinson’s disease and a red brain pigment has been made by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Despite the many headwinds home-based care agencies are facing, staffing generally takes the cake as the top one. Providers looking to make up ground in […]

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health appointed four leaders to expanded roles within the $7 billion organization, according to a March 23 news release.

The North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill Thursday to expand Medicaid eligibility to include nearly all adults who make less than 133 percent of […]

Walmart, CVS and Walgreens are all entering into the clinical trials business, and given their proximity to diverse populations, the retail disruptors may have an […]

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare and Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health merged into a 33-hospital system with more than 58,000 employees in April 2022, less than […]

While Oracle Cerner underwent a “mass” layoff recently, according to some affected employees, the company may not have been required to notify the government, Kansas […]

Two out of three physicians are considering leaving their roles as overworking continues to be a widespread challenge and physician compensation remained flat or was […]

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) announced on Thursday that he signed a bill banning certain gender-affirming care for minors in the state. Kemp said he […]

Sutter Health reported a net loss of $249 million in 2022, compared with a $1.14 billion gain the prior year.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has donated $60,000 to 10 rural hospitals in Georgia, the Coastal Courier reported March 23.

Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health eliminated 68 jobs at the levels of director and above, the system’s COO confirmed to The Alamance News.

When you watch a game on television, it may look like the coaches are pacing up and down the field — on the sidelines. However, […]

For the second time this year, Waud Capital Partners is making an investment in a home-based-care adjacent platform. On Thursday, the Chicago-based middle-market private equity […]

Eighty-four percent of provider leaders, who are responsible for implementing and purchasing technology at their healthcare organizations, said their organizations work with more than 20 […]

Microsoft has partnered with Syneos Health to develop a machine-learning platform that can support and speed the analysis, design and operations of clinical trials.  

If you’ve made your way to the C-suite in a hospital, it might be easy to think you simply need to focus on being the […]

The FDA greenlit SafeSource Direct’s new nitrile exam gloves that are designed to weigh less “to offer a cost-effective solution” for “low-risk, high-volume environments,” the […]

A bipartisan Senate duo is working to reignite efforts to cap the cost of insulin for everyone with private insurance, rather than just Medicare.  Updated […]

Pennsylvania lawmakers want to bring in legislation placing a ban on private equity groups and other for-profit entities from buying hospitals in a bid to […]

State lawmakers in North Carolina reached a deal Thursday on Medicaid expansion, ending a decadelong fight in the state over whether to accept federal funding […]

Officials at Sandpoint-based Bonner General Health said Idaho’s legal and political climate was partly to blame.

The Cincinnati-based Catholic nonprofit health system disclosed a $1.2 billion net loss in 2022, compared with a $997.7 million gain in the prior year, largely due […]

Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers found a way to reduce cancer diagnosis time from 32 days to 12 for underserved populations, The ASCO Post reported […]

A Hawaii physician was arrested and charged with four counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances after providing prescriptions to an undercover federal agent he […]

The report comes as provider groups increasingly use artificial intelligence to combat clinician burnout and tech companies invest in healthcare data management.

Vital, an artificial intelligence-powered digital patient experience company, raised $24.7 million in series B financing. 

New York City’s NYU Langone Hospitals had its outlook revised to positive from stable amid a “very good operating performance” that has helped lead to […]

The Host Julie Rovner KHN @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KHN’s weekly health policy news podcast, “What […]

Perry Gay has resigned as president and CEO of Logansport (Ind.) Memorial Hospital, the Pharos-Tribune reported.

A new KFF-Washington Post partnership survey provides a groundbreaking portrait of the diverse identities and experiences of transgender adults in the United States, including how […]

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After what was a substantial decline in 2020, tuberculosis cases in the U.S. rebounded by 5 percent in 2022, up again for the second year […]

Use of telemental health services expanded quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and all signs indicate this trend is here to stay. More than half of […]

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The BMA has called on the Home Office to put in place a solution to the visa problems facing newly-qualified international medical graduate (IMG) GPs […]

The BMA has called on the Home Office to put in place a solution to the visa problems facing newly-qualified international medical graduate (IMG) GPs […]

The top pharmacy school ranked by passage rates of the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination tests is outside the U.S., according to the National Association […]

Matko Vranjes, COO of Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital, was named interim CEO of the organization, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. 

The private equity-backed startup closed two rural Missouri hospitals just two years after purchasing them. It now faces legal scrutiny and several lawsuits.

Low-income patients, rural communities and safety-net hospitals have been disadvantaged by restrictions placed on 340B discounts for drugs dispensed at community and specialty contract pharmacies, […]

EHR vendor Oracle Cerner has conducted its second lay off as part of Oracle’s new “restructuring plan” that aims to save the company $927 million […]

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is partnering with Illinois State University to launch the Illinois Innovation Network, which aims to focus on innovation within clinical and […]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in a Thursday interview on The Hill’s Rising said he wouldn’t vaccinate his own children for COVID-19 out of concerns about […]

For about an hour and a half on March 22, four pharmaceutical supply experts outlined ideas to lawmakers to reform the nation’s slippery access to […]

Michelle Riley-Brown was named president and CEO of Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Health system innovation leaders told Becker’s economic pressures such as rising interest rates and bank failures make it even more imperative to reshape healthcare, but […]

A new study is debunking the “obesity paradox” and found better measures than body mass index to determine heart failure in overweight patients, Science Daily […]