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Earlier this year, research suggested adverse events occur in about one-fourth of hospital admissions, prompting NEJM Catalyst to seek insight from leaders on how healthcare […]

Butler (Pa.) Health System, which merged with Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health Jan. 1, will officially get a new name in the next couple of weeks, […]

Nearly one month out from the end of the public health emergency in the U.S., hospitalizations are on the rise in 16 different states, and […]

French Camp, Calif.-based San Joaquin General Hospital will reimburse 64 patients after an investigation found they were improperly billed for COVID-19-related care. 

Medical schools are keeping excellent candidates out of the field with unnecessarily competitive application processes, an anonymous physician wrote in an article on MedPage Today’s […]

Since its acquisition of Cerner, the combined Oracle Cerner entity has become a major player in the EHR market.

The American Hospital Association continues to oppose site-neutral pay cuts to hospital outpatient departments, which it argues need “stable and adequate government reimbursements” to ensure […]

The CEO of Signify Health said the home health company plans to partner with more hospitals on analytics after its $8 billion acquisition by CVS […]

Pharma is forging ahead with research and development for new medications, but physicians may not be ready, The Wall Street Journal reported April 5. 

With growing responsibilities come growing salaries for many CIOs, CIO Dive reported.

Operating room “black boxes” are growing in popularity as a way to improve patient safety and operational efficiency — and it likely will not be […]

Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University has undergone a credit downgrade with cash flow margins expected to stay low for “several years,” Moody’s said March 30.

California is legally required to continue doing business with Walgreens through its Medicaid program, legal experts told KHN in an April 6 report. 

A push by medical residents and fellows at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham to organize a housestaff union is moving forward, according to WGBH.

Generation Z is heading east and south when choosing a new city to call home. 

Healthcare announced the third-most job cuts out of 30 industries and sectors measured in the first quarter of 2023, according to one new analysis.

Kettering (Ohio) Health officials said their ongoing internal investigation into misconduct allegations is not tied to donor funds, the Dayton Daily News reported April 5. 

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Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health will need to borrow up to $125 million to cover the burgeoning costs of labor and supplies for its new […]

Syracuse, N.Y.-based Crouse Hospital will survive independently and will not seek another partner after the failed merger attempt with SUNY Upstate University Hospital, its new […]

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has tapped data management and provider matching company Kyruus for an expanded partnership that builds upon a previous collaboration between […]

Children aged 6 months to 4 years in clinical risk groups should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine, the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) […]

Children aged 6 months to 4 years in clinical risk groups should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine, the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) […]

Children aged 6 months to 4 years in clinical risk groups should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine, the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) […]

New GP contract requirements on access are ‘unachievable’ for many practices, BMA guidance has said as full details of the contract change were revealed.

New GP contract requirements on access are ‘unachievable’ for many practices, the BMA has said as full details of the contract change were revealed.

The Affordable Care Act may be struggling with its own success. Record enrollment over the last two years brought more consumers into the market. At […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom declared last month that California was “done” doing business with Walgreens after the pharmacy chain said it would not […]

Tick-borne encephalitis is likely to be present in several areas of England, health officials have warned.

An experimental vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was found to be 82 percent effective for infants when given to pregnant mothers, according to data […]

President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to more tightly control health insurance company practices under Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D.

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) released its annual “Impact Report” Wednesday, highlighting how it believes it’s making health care “more equitable and accessible for each person.” […]

Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health has added a covenant regarding its days cash on hand numbers, according to an April 3 filing.

Aurora Colo.-based UCHealth has tapped Ryan Rohman, BSN, MSN, as interim president of Longs Peak Hospital in Longmont, Colo., and Broomfield (Colo.) Hospital, BizWest reported […]

Medicare is paying too much for telehealth and at-home care, the executive director of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission told Politico.

While some aspects of long COVID-19 — sometimes referred to as post-COVID-19 condition, or PCC — are much better understood than before, researchers have yet […]

Five health systems have been ranked among Newsweek’s 300 greatest workplaces for LGBT workers in 2023. 

  A Los Angeles judge has denied a challenge from the California Hospital Association to a ballot measure that would cap pay of hospital executives.

Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System has cut down on travel nurses, delaying patient care in at least one instance, KTVZ reported April 5. 

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As COVID-19 raged on in early 2020, disproportionately affecting communities of color, New Haven, Conn.-based Yale physicians and professors joined together to form the Infectious […]

NYC Health + Hospitals serves approximately 50,000 unhoused patients across the city, about half of whom are in long-term shelters.

Roughly 17.5 percent of adults worldwide experience infertility issues, a new report from the World Health Organization has found.

Most people do not get the higher pay they ask for when taking a new job — but most people do not even ask, according […]

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While the nation awaits a decision out of a Texas court that could drastically shape access to medication abortion nationwide, Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington […]

Vineland, N.J.-based Inspira Health Network has named Elizabeth Ryan chair of its board of trustees, effective April 5. 

As dozens of hospitals and medical centers close nationwide, St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Mont., is expanding its services. The Intermountain Health-owned facility will now […]

From a jury awarding nearly $34 million to the parents of a boy who suffered severe brain damage at a Maryland hospital, to a Michigan […]

Oregon hospitals are in one of the worst overall financial positions in decades and will struggle to remain sustainable if losses continue.

Chris Cosby was named CEO of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Parkridge Health System, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. 

With Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment poised to surpass traditional Medicare, home health providers will be forced to engage with plans, or otherwise, be left behind. […]

With the growing complexity of identity management and the challenges posed by market consolidation and digital front door initiatives, it is essential to implement a […]

U.S. patients are being blindsided by telehealth costs and many are facing facility fees even though they haven’t stepped foot in a hospital or physician’s […]

Even a brand as strong as Stanford can use a refresh.

A data breach can have a serious impact on a hospital’s financial and reputational well-being.

A former nurse was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting two patients and secretly video-recording hundreds of others, including children.

Philip Minden was promoted to president of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Fla., part of Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is betting big on artificial intelligence and has made investments in various AI-based startups to improve areas of patient care such […]

BY MIKE MAGEE Former President Donald Trump’s indictment this morning reinforces most Americans’ belief that “No man is above the law.” But few of us […]

Co-founders Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal and former Chief Financial Officer Brad Purdy are charged with multiple counts of fraud.

The World Economic Forum has estimated that the average hospital produces at least 50 petabytes of data each year. It’s widely accepted that roughly 80 […]

Friday Health Plans’s financial and regulatory troubles have extended into Oklahoma.

In hospital maternity departments that care for high-risk patients, nurse-to-patient ratios are not always consistent with national nurse staffing standards. 

Black women have a disproportionately high maternal death rate regardless of the circumstances in their local community, according to a new study.  A study released […]

John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago has named Donnica Austin-Cathey its next chief executive. 

B. Konard Jones, president and CEO of Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Health, will retire Dec. 31 after nearly two decades with the health system. 

Powell (Wyo.) Valley Hospital is beginning its CEO search for the third time, the Powell Tribune reported April 4. 

The environment for nonprofit hospitals and health systems remains highly challenging into 2023, and any eventual reversal of fortune will depend on expenses and not […]

Leading through uncertainty can put managers in a tricky spot, and that’s exactly what’s unfolding in the current labor market, as many employees worry about […]

Atrius Health, a practice of 700 primary care and specialty physicians, reduced its inbox volume by 25 percent and eliminated 1,500 clicks a day per […]

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center joined a trial to test the benefits of transcarotid artery revascularization in patients with an average surgical risk.

In the first quarter, digital health funding exceeded the final two quarters of 2022, but 2023 is still on pace for its slowest year since […]

Chicago-based Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital has created an app that can screen for bruises, one of the most overlooked signs of child […]

Telehealth company Cerebral is facing a lawsuit that accuses the company of installing tracking technologies on its website and app that led to the protected […]

Denison, Texas-based Texoma Medical Center is notifying patients that some of their protected health information was compromised when its consulting company Adelanto HealthCare Ventures was […]

On April 4, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a ruling stating that healthcare companies cannot charge patients for electronic copies of their medical records as […]

A nearly century-old law banning abortion in Michigan was repealed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Wednesday. The 1931 law banned abortion for all women, […]

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare employs the most registered nurses of any health system, hospital operator or integrated delivery network in the U.S.

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Donnica Austin-Cathey comes to the city’s largest public hospital from safety-net health system Sinai Health. 

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 […]