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St. Luke’s Jerome (Idaho) Medical Center has promoted Kevin Watson, MSN, FNP, to the dual role of chief operating and chief nursing officer.  

Becker’s is delighted to honor 75 hospital and health system chief pharmacy officers.

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine is terminating its letter of intent to purchase Coatesville, Pa.-based Brandywine Hospital from West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health.

Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and CVS Accountable Care are launching an ACO aimed at improving the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries […]

Kathy Bailey, RN, plans to retire from the helm of Morganton, N.C.-based UNC Health Blue Ridge in June. 

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has tapped Caren Weakley as senior vice president and general counsel, effective Feb. 26. 

BMA leaders were expecting to receive a final contract offer for 2024/25 from the government on 26 January and will announce details shortly of a […]

BMA leaders were expecting to receive a final contract offer for 2024/25 from the government on 26 January and will announce details shortly of a […]

BMA leaders expect to receive a final contract offer for 2024/25 from the government on 26 January and will announce details shortly of a ‘referendum’ […]

Growing numbers of GP registrars – many of them international medical graduates – are facing financial hardship, according to figures from a charity set up […]

Growing numbers of GP registrars – many of them international medical graduates – are facing financial hardship, according to figures from a charity set up […]

Growing numbers of GP registrars – many of them international medical graduates – are facing financial hardship, according to figures from a charity set up […]

The Joint Commission is cutting more than 200 standards across its accreditation programs, many of which will take effect July 1. 

Health system leaders say the line between artificial intelligence hype and reality is a thin one.

From a patent infringement lawsuit to the launch of a new app platform, here are five updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported […]

Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health is continuing to evolve its leadership with new roles and responsibilities.

Nearly 40% of healthcare CIOs said leading business and digital transformation was their No. 1 objective in 2024, according to a new survey of IT […]

Hospital supply chain leaders are concerned that the nation’s sale of its helium stockpile could worsen an existing supply shortage, NBC News reported Jan. 25. 

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission on Jan. 25 called for further review of the proposed clinical affiliation between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical […]

Health systems continue to partner with Big Tech to drive digital innovation. Here are 12 such collaborations Becker’s reported on in the past two months.

Florida has seen a 38% reduction in nurse vacancy and turnover rates in the last year, and five hospital strategies are emerging as particularly most […]

The analysis logged 79 Chapter 11 bankruptcies for companies with liabilities of at least $10 million last year — more than three times the number of filings […]

Union activity and negotiations between unions and hospitals continue to be prevalent as issues such as pay, staffing and working conditions are center stage at […]

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has 6,200 IT professionals in its information technology group spread across the country at a time when other health systems are […]

As healthcare organizations grapple with labor shortages and tighter margins, health system CEOs are looking toward technology to help boost efficiency to solve some of […]

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University trimmed its operating loss from the fiscal first quarter ending Sept. 30 to the second quarter, but will need […]

The CDC is urging healthcare providers to monitor patients for measles symptoms amid a recent uptick in U.S. cases, according to Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota’s […]

Under CMS’ recently finalized prior authorization rule, certain payers will be required to send decisions within 72 hours for urgent requests and seven calendar days […]

New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has agreed to pay $801,000 to resolve allegations that two radiology practices improperly billed federal healthcare programs for  images used […]

Healthcare leads the job market with nearly 1 in 5 jobs advertising sign-on bonuses at an average of $10,867 each, according to research from the […]

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has penned a letter complicating a proposed merger between Liberty (Mo.) Hospital and the Kansas City-based University of Kansas Health […]

The financially strapped for-profit healthcare network plans to shutter services at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas Beaumont Campus on Feb. 2.

David Dintenfass will have his hands full trying to right the ship, as Humana stares down expectations for notably slower growth in 2024 and beyond.

Andrew Hedin discusses the outlook for digital health investment in 2024 and why startups that can prove their worth will continue to earn funding. 

A GP practice has been closed for more than 24 hours after a car crashed ‘at significant speed’ into its reception area in an incident […]

A GP practice has been closed for more than 24 hours after a car crashed ‘at significant speed’ into its reception area in an incident […]

A GP practice has been closed for more than 24 hours after a car crashed ‘at significant speed’ into its reception area in an incident […]

Alaska has the lowest rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections, while South Dakota has the highest, federal data shows.

On Tuesday, curiosity finally got the best of me. How potent could Panera’s Charged Lemonades really be? Within minutes of my first sip of the […]

2023 Health Policy Valentine Winner There may be a bitter chill in the air, but we’re glad we have our loyal readers to warm our […]

When Kristy Uddin, 49, went in for her annual mammogram in Washington state last year, she assumed she would not incur a bill because the […]

Those pandemic puppies are growing up to be a public health concern. The latest California data shows increased rates of emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and […]

More GPs could face redundancy or struggle to find work because of chronic financial pressure that is driving practices to the brink of closure, the […]

More GPs could face redundancy or struggle to find work because of chronic financial pressure that is driving practices to the brink of closure, the […]

More GPs could face redundancy or struggle to find work because of chronic financial pressure that is driving practices to the brink of closure, the […]

How to use Chat GPT. Caregivers: ‘I Wish I Had Known That No One Was Going to Help Me’ 4 health issues for the 2024 […]

The American population is aging — by 2060, nearly one in four Americans will be 65 or older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Assisted […]

Babies born to mothers who contracted a COVID-19 infection while pregnant have “unusually high rates” of respiratory distress at birth or shortly after, a Nature […]

A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday launched an examination of assisted living, holding its first hearing in two decades on the industry as leaders of […]

Seventy-three healthcare companies, including 12 hospitals and health systems, filed for bankruptcy in 2023, the highest number of filings since 2019, according to a Jan. […]

Cases of cervical cancer are rising sharply among women in low-income regions of the country, a new study found, threatening decades of progress. Rates of […]

HHS’ Office of Civil Rights issued guidance Jan. 25, outlining healthcare organizations’ obligations to ensure visitation policies do not discriminate against patients on the basis […]

Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care is being asked by the city’s mayor to contribute $3 million toward the demolition of the old Baptist Hospital property […]

Calling the lowest-risk prostate cancers something else may encourage some patients to follow physicians’ treatment recommendations of active surveillance and avoid pursuing more aggressive options, […]

Port Arthur-based the Medical Center of Southeast Texas, part of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, is closing its Beaumont campus, including its emergency department and all […]

Plastic surgeons have the highest annual compensation and lowest burnout rate of all specialties, while pediatricians have the lowest annual compensation and report the fifth […]

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has promoted Kerri Anne Scanlon, RN, to an expanded role as executive director of three hospitals. 

Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, N.Y., has appointed Tracy Frank CFO. 

The Federal Trade Commission said it is suing Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health in a move to block its $320 million acquisition of two North Carolina […]

A bill in the Colorado Legislature aims to prevent workplace violence in certain healthcare settings.

Easton-based University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, part of Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System, has received approval from the Maryland Health Care Commission for […]

One of the ways that home health providers are tackling access to care challenges is by focusing on delivering care to home health deserts. Broadly, […]

Unlike in other health care sectors, front-line home health employees have always been a part of the remote workforce.  It’s an aspect of the job […]

Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center, part of Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare, is closing its outpatient retail pharmacy Feb. 2, affecting 13 full-time positions.

Diane Scardino was named chief administrative officer of Norton Children’s Hospital and Norton Children’s Medical Center, both in Louisville, Ky.

Baptist Health’s central pharmacy center is months away from filling up to 14,000 prescriptions a day, and the facility will be the nation’s most automated […]

Home health care will be at the heart of Humana Inc.’s (NYSE: HUM) rebound plans, according to company leadership. An increase in Medical Advantage (MA) […]

Sparrow Eaton Hospital, based in Charlotte, Mich., alerted its community Jan. 24 of unsafe levels of copper in its water supply. 

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health is planning to develop a new Christus HealthPark campus in Mount Pleasant, Texas.

Around 80% of clinicians care about the actions their hospitals and health systems are taking to address climate change, and 60% feel strongly enough to […]

Here are seven hospitals opening or expanding rehabilitation units and centers in 2024:

Nurse leaders said they see the most bullying from patient families and staff nurses, and the most violence from patients and patient families, according to […]

Eureka Springs (Ark.) Hospital received approval from Arkansas and CMS to change its designation to a rural emergency hospital. 

Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and August Pfluger (R-Texas) on Thursday announced bipartisan legislation that aims to crack down on the abuse and distribution of tianeptine, […]

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 […]

Walgreens has reached a $275,000 settlement with the state of Vermont over allegations that medication and vaccination errors and other alleged violations created unsafe conditions […]

From using innovation to face challenges to moving into the “optimization stage,” here is what three health system CFOs recently told Becker’s they are most […]

The legislation would remove the requirement that Medicare beneficiaries be seen in-person within six months of receiving mental healthcare via telehealth.

Clifton-Fine Hospital, a 20-bed critical access facility operating at a $2.7 million annual loss, is getting ready to submit an application to the New York […]

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit on Thursday to block Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Novant Health from expanding its grip on healthcare in the state, […]

It’s not just Taylor Swift getting camera time during Kansas City Chiefs playoff games.

Health system names have been showing up on MLB jerseys and NHL helmets, but never before has one adorned the name of a stadium in […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he is confident that forcing drug company CEOs to testify about high prices can result in meaningful changes.  Less than […]

Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and executive vice president at Mass General Brigham, will leave his role in the Boston […]

Resident physicians and fellows at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, which is on the university’s Chicago campus, have begun voting on whether to join […]

Calling 2023 a “wow kind of year,” Robin Damschroder, CFO of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health, said the health system has made progress despite industry challenges […]

After pleading guilty to forging two FDA clearance letters, a former employee of a medical device company was sentenced to one year of prison, the […]

Hospital consultants in England could be heading for further industrial action after narrowly voting to reject a pay offer put forward by the government.

Hospital consultants in England could be heading for further industrial action after narrowly voting to reject a pay offer put forward by the government.

Hospital consultants in England could be heading for further industrial action after narrowly voting to reject a pay offer put forward by the government.

 Haleon, the maker of Robitussin, has issued a voluntary recall of eight lots of three varieties of its cough medicines due to microbial contamination. 

In the weeks after she caught COVID, in May 2022, Lauren Shoemaker couldn’t wait to return to her usual routine of skiing, backpacking, and pregaming […]

The Pharmacy First scheme will launch as planned at more than 10,000 pharmacies across England from 31 January in a bid to save up to […]

The Pharmacy First scheme will launch as planned at more than 10,000 pharmacies across England from 31 January in a bid to save up to […]

Digital transformation in healthcare made big strides last year as hospitals began to incorporate artificial intelligence into clinical and operational processes in a meaningful way.

George Hernandez Jr. has been the CEO of University Health since 2005, but the job has never grown dull. In fact, he told Becker’s it […]

CIOs are conducting multifaceted strategies to ensure that their EHR systems not only meet current needs but also evolve to address future healthcare demands and […]

Artificial intelligence is the No. 1 management risk in healthcare for 2024, according to a survey of health system executives.

Hospital and health system executives are focusing on revenue cycle management improvement over the next 12 months to enter 2025 in a more financially stable […]

Many health systems made the strategic choice to suspend elective surgeries during the pandemic, reallocating resources to address the public health crisis. However, in recent […]

U.S. News & World Report is suing San Francisco’s top attorney over subpoenas seeking documents and information relating to its rankings of hospitals, according to […]

Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Ore., saw a spike in central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2022 and 2023 — the same period of […]

Craig Jesiolowski, president of Methuen, Mass.-based Holy Family Hospital, part of Dallas, Texas-based Steward Health Care, is exiting his role after more than seven years, […]

The Joint Commission has updated guidelines for emergency management and ambulatory care, which will become effective July 1.

The CDC has rejected findings from Ohio State University researchers that the JN.1 coronavirus variant is more severe than previous strains.

Becker’s reported seven hospital and health system executive departures since Jan. 16: 

During an annual State of the Clinic address, executives outlined plans to build sustainably — with technology investments —  after the operator posted a profit […]

Chicago-based Foresight Health has torn up its plan to reopen Pioneer Community Hospital of Patrick County as a critical access hospital, the Cardinal News reported […]

Teladoc Health, one of the country’s largest telehealth providers, cut some jobs earlier in January.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said modern healthcare is “just kind of nutty” and future generations will look back on this time wondering what we were […]

Physicians said increasing compensation and adding support staff were the two workplace initiatives that would most effectively reduce burnout, according to a Jan. 24 Medscape […]

Becker’s has reported on five health systems that have opted to outsource finance jobs or other revenue cycle functions since Oct. 4: 

The HHS has released a set of voluntary cybersecurity performance goals tailored to the healthcare sector that aim to help protect the industry from cyberattacks […]

A regional poison control center suspects three cases of hypoglycemia in 2023 were linked to counterfeit versions of Ozempic, according to a Jan. 24 Reuters […]

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has named Amy Trainor, BSN, RN, as its new CIO and senior vice president. 

The resources serve as a “step forward” as the agency looks to propose enforceable standards, HHS Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm said in a statement.

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has named Sean Mills CFO of its Northern region. 

The UK’s first supervised consumption centre for drug users will improve access to healthcare for vulnerable patients and ease pressure on GPs, the doctor leading […]

The UK’s first supervised consumption centre for drug users will improve access to healthcare for vulnerable patients and ease pressure on GPs, the doctor leading […]

New York City has become the first major city to designate social media as an environmental toxin, or “public health hazard,” Mayor Eric Adams (D) […]

New York City-based NYU Langone received $508 million in 2023 after settling a lawsuit against a construction contractor over losses suffered as a result of […]

This year, healthcare professionals are focused on patient and staff safety, a recent Becker’s poll found.

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has named several leaders to roles for the development of a new children’s hospital and external affairs. 

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia temporarily suspended nonessential clinical operations in response to a teen murder suspect that escaped police custody in the parking lot.

Matt Kempton, CEO of South Bend, Wash.-based Willapa Harbor Hospital, is hosting a series of community meetings to educate people on the benefits of a […]

The top five hospitals for price transparency are located in Maryland, according to a recent ranking from Money. 

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It’s daggers out at the Federal Trade Commission in its fight against anticompetitive practices in health care. This past year, it has issued more stringent guidelines to block and […]

The BMA will ballot junior doctors for a further six-month mandate for strike action – and will ask members to approve ‘action short of a […]

The BMA will ballot junior doctors for a further six-month mandate for strike action – and will ask members to approve ‘action short of a […]

The BMA will ballot junior doctors for a further six-month mandate for strike action – and will ask members to approve ‘action short of a […]

The GPonline team discusses some of the key news stories affecting general practice in our Talking General Practice podcast.

The GPonline team discusses some of the key news stories affecting general practice in our Talking General Practice podcast.

The GPonline team discusses some of the key news stories affecting general practice in our Talking General Practice podcast.

General practice in England ended 2023 with more GPs than it had the previous year – the first year-end rise recorded in at least seven […]

General practice in England ended 2023 with more GPs than it had the previous year – the first year-end rise recorded in at least seven […]

General practice in England ended 2023 with more GPs than it had the previous year – the first year-end rise recorded in at least seven […]

New York City pledged this week to pay down $2 billion worth of residents’ medical debt. In doing so, it has come around to an […]

Robitussin manufacturer, Haleon, is voluntarily recalling eight lots of its cough syrup due to microbial contamination, the manufacturer announced Wednesday. There have been no reports […]

The announcement comes weeks after the financially troubled health system called off merger discussions with Duluth, Minnesota-based Essentia Health.

A bipartisan pair of senators on Wednesday wrote a letter expressing concerns with the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) proposal to remove a vow to […]

Did someone in your household have a Marketplace plan in 2023?  When you file your taxes, you’ll need Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace® Statement. This form […]

An analysis published Wednesday found that Black Medicaid patients are more likely to be hospitalized for preventable conditions. The new analysis by the Urban Institute found that […]

Roles in which executives who already lead a region or facility take a second, dual position within the enterprise continue to make their way into […]

Ohio has become the second state in the nation to ban gender-affirming care for minors after lawmakers voted Jan. 24 to override a veto by Gov. […]