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Average annual wages for radiologic technologists and technicians vary across states, with the national mean estimated at $70,240, according to the most recently available data […]

Rightsizing. Involuntary career events. Offboarding. There are lots of names for the same thing: Someone losing their job.

Two major health systems, Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare and Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Health Valley Network, are making moves in the world of Pennsylvania micro-hospitals to expand […]

Nineteen hospitals have converted to “rural emergency hospitals” in the first 13 months that the new Medicare provider type was available, but more hospital leaders […]

The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has piloted a program aimed at involving pharmacists as part of the care team for patients with hypertension. […]

Despite an already-large U.S. footprint, the home care franchise Right at Home is still looking to grow. It did so last year, and plans on […]

Los Angeles-based Stockdale Capital Partners, a real estate investment firm, has acquired properties housing Banner Health outpatient clinics in the Phoenix area.

The Washington State Senate has passed Senate Bill 5241, known as the Keep Our Care Act, which would add care access rules for hospital mergers. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire teamed up Feb. 12 to create a medical academy program free to students. 

MaineHealth plans to demolish its century-old nursing school, the Portland-based system said Feb. 12. 

Eight hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle vice presidents. 

The longer an unconscious patient receives CPR, the worse their chances are for survival and good outcomes in general, according to a study published Feb. […]

Marion-based Deaconess Illinois, part of Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System, has taken a collaborative approach to margin enhancement that goes beyond the C-suite. 

Several hospital and health system executives have stepped down or announced plans to step down from their positions. 

Several hospital and health system executives have stepped down or announced plans to step down from their positions. 

Several hospital and health system executives have stepped down or announced plans to step down from their positions. 

Healthgrades released its rankings of the top hospitals for coronary intervention; only 10 states met the requirements to have hospitals ranked in the speciality.

People with medical debt are much more likely than those without such debt to show other signs of financial vulnerability, like having no “rainy day” […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign is in the hot seat after a seven-figure Super Bowl ad enraged his family and brought new public attention […]

From an orthopedic practice suing to keep to Wisconsin hospitals opened past their planned closure date to a judge upholding $183M malpractice verdict against Penn […]

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A former California hospital CEO has pleaded no contest to charges related to his time at Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, a hospital management firm based in […]

Story at a glance The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report showing that the preterm birth rate increased by 12 […]

A recent analysis found pickleball-related injuries have increased more than 200% in 20 years, NBC News reported Feb. 12.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care is creating a branded network of urgent and family care centers throughout West Tennessee, North Mississippi and East Arkansas.

Estados están invirtiendo miles de millones de dólares en un experimento de atención médica de alto riesgo: utilizar fondos ya escasos de seguros de salud […]

Unionized nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent are asking for the reinstatement of a nurse they say was “unjustly fired” without cause. 

Adventist Health Simi Valley (Calif.) hospital, part of Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, is ending its labor and delivery services and closing its neonatal intensive care […]

Arkansas Children’s named Heather Cherry, DNP, RN, the John Boyd Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nursing.

Lawmakers are trying to block a proposed merger between Liberty (Mo.) Hospital and Kansas City-based University of Kansas Health System, but a hospital board member […]

The CDC’s latest update shows flu activity increased in Central and Midwestern states in the week ending Feb. 3. 

In light of continuous reports on Steward’s financial history and challenges, along with reports that its Massachusetts hospitals are short on medical tools and essential […]

Progressive Health Systems, an Oxford, Miss.-based hospital management group, completed its acquisition of Helena-West Helena, Ark.-based Helena Regional Medical Center,  Arkansas Business reported Feb. 12. 

In 2023, Becker’sreported on 18 hospitals and health systems looking to switch over to an Epic EHR system, and although installs are slated to take […]

KFF President and CEO Drew Altman examines the coming squeeze on state budgets and state Medicaid programs, stemming from declining federal matching funds, weakening state […]

Healthcare workers are increasingly using generative artificial intelligence on the job, though the industry’s adoption of the technology still lags beyond other sectors, a new […]

The quantity and risk of fungal infections continues to grow worldwide, particularly as global temperatures warm, creating new environments for fungus to thrive, but drugs […]

Tenet Healthcare and HCA Healthcare, two of the largest for-profit hospital operators in the U.S., reported significant net incomes in 2023, but Tenet’s profits improved […]

Liberty (Mo.) Hospital said an IT incident that was discovered Dec. 19 may have compromised some patient information.

Front-line managers and supervisors are a critical part of the future of healthcare yet are often overlooked by executive leaders, Tamra Minnier, MSN, RN, chief […]

The nonprofit’s financial rebound follows a difficult 2022 in which the operator reported a $4.5 billion net loss.

Interest rate cuts could boost deal counts later this year, but some investors are more cautious following increased antitrust scrutiny.

 Around 16 million people are expected to call in sick at work this Super Bowl Monday, a day that has become known as one of […]

A 53-year-old man has been charged in connection with the stabbing of an employee at Sutter Health’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, Calif., San Mateo […]

CMS is proposing rules that would tighten oversight and accountability of its accrediting organizations, saying it believes not all are issuing accreditation properly during site […]

The investigation into a possible cancer cluster at Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health will continue after the air quality inspection came back clean.

A chemotherapy drug could potentially be a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, a recent study found.

This analysis uses government data to examine the burden of medical debt, including variations based on age, race and ethnicity, and health status . It […]

Airica Steed, EdD, RN, has spent the last year tightening oversight on compensation and revising policies to install more granular checks and balances, according to […]

Knoxville-based University of Tennessee Medical Center has a new IT chief.

Gil Peri is exiting his role as president of Indianapolis-based Riley Children’s Health, according to a statement from IU Health.

Medford, Ore.-based Asante health system has laid off about 3% of its workforce, according to a report from NBC affiliate KOBI-TV, which is based on […]

Intermountain HealthCare’s new full-service children’s hospital campus in Lehi, Utah, is opening for patient care Feb. 12. 

La Crosse, Kan.-based Rush County Memorial Hospital has decided to transition to a rural emergency hospital due to ongoing rural healthcare challenges like reimbursement changes, […]

One health system wanted to aim its technology focus on digital innovation and patient care. So it outsourced its IT department.

The board of trustees for Chadron (Neb.) Community Hospital and Health Services has accepted the resignation of Nathan Hough as CEO.

PeaceHealth Medical Group Chief Executive Scott Foster, MD, is resigning from the post. 

The Florida-based insurer deceived tens of thousands of consumers into purchasing what they believed was comprehensive coverage, but instead amounted to a medical discount membership.

The lawsuit accuses the health system of using acquisitions, noncompetes and gag clauses to create a monopoly and increase prices.

This analysis uses government data to examine the burden of medical debt, including variations based on age, race and ethnicity, and health status . It […]

LMCs have called for a national alert system to make practices aware if patients have previously been removed from a practice list because of violent […]

LMCs have called for a national alert system to make practices aware if patients have previously been removed from a practice list because of violent […]

Nearly 1 in 5 consumers with health insurance say their insurer delayed or denied care in the past year due to its requirements for prior […]

The BMA has warned that practices will struggle to provide day-to-day patient care unless they are given extra resources to deliver the MMR catch-up campaign […]

New research surfaces what’s driving healthcare organizations’ digital strategies and investments.

Christopher Marks noticed an immediate improvement when his doctor prescribed him the Type 2 diabetes medication Mounjaro last year. The 40-year-old truck driver from Kansas […]

GoFundMe started as a crowdfunding site for underwriting “ideas and dreams,” and, as GoFundMe’s co-founders, Andrew Ballester and Brad Damphousse, once put it, “for life’s […]

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This article was originally published by Knowable Magazine. The stories have become horribly familiar: houses so overrun by bedbugs that the bloodsucking insects pile an […]

An alleged fraud scheme uncovered by the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations could be costing Medicare $2 billion, The Washington Post reported Feb. 9. 

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente reported $329 million in operating income (0.3% margin) in 2023, a significant improvement on the $1.3 billion operating loss (-1.3% margin) […]

A growing number of companies ranging from gyms to meal delivery services are launching new offerings to capitalize on a known issue that can happen […]

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has secured preliminary approval from District Judge Sean Cox of Eastern District of Michigan to contribute $5 million to settle a […]

A lawsuit filed in Florida accuses Intuitive Surgical, a medical device company, of knowingly selling a surgical robot with known insulation issues that burned a […]

Cleveland-based University Hospitals received $6.5 million from the late Arthur D. and Kazuko Maine that is intended to boost emergency medical care across the system.

The chief growth officer’s presence has been, well, growing. 

What do a shuttered Blockbuster store, a vacant Bed Bath & Beyond and an old funeral home have in common? Hint: They’ve all been scooped […]

Over the past months, health systems in numerous states have faced growing capacity challenges. That includes Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital, which saw the highest level […]

Healthcare organizations face a challenging cybersecurity environment, with numerous connected devices, applications and users they must manage on their networks to support patient care. A […]

Mayo Clinic is striving to help close a significant gap in patient care in Western Wisconsin, where two hospitals and almost 20 clinics are expected […]

A Wisconsin orthopedic practice is suing to keep two Hospital Sisters Health System-owned hospitals open at least three months past their planned closure date. 

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago likely won’t face an immediate hit to its credit rating from the cyberattack it has been dealing with since late […]

Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is making some major changes to its U.S. Healthcare division, which includes all of its provider and at-home care assets. […]

Byron Dixon, MD, has been named chief medical officer for AdventHealth Hendersonville (N.C.), the health system announced Feb. 1. He will step into the role […]

Two senators introduced a bill Thursday that would create a pilot program aimed at expanding the scope of hospital-at-home care in the U.S. Dubbed the […]

Becker’s has reported on four health systems that have agreed to settle improper billing allegations since Jan. 5: 

The University of Minnesota and its affiliated physicians are moving to purchase facilities that it has shared for six years with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services. 

Texas has the lion’s share of the 460 private equity-backed hospitals in the U.S., according to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project’s Private Equity Hospital Tracker.

If the FDA removes the approval of phenylephrine, a common ingredient used in decongestants that research shows is ineffective, a new study says supply chain […]

 Lawmakers in California have introduced a bill to create a pilot program that would allow up to 15 community colleges in the state to offer […]

Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System’s bond outlook has been revised from negative to stable by S&P Global ratings following years of challenge brought on […]

No medication in the history of modern weight loss has inspired as much awe as the latest class of obesity drugs. Wegovy and Zepbound are […]

The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers’ pay this year.

The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers’ pay this year.

The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers’ pay this year.

The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers’ pay this year.

Members of the New York State Nurses Association at Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Valley Stream (N.Y.) and Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, N.Y., […]

In 2023, 5.2 million dual-eligible individuals were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan designed specifically for dual-eligible individuals, known as Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs). […]

Hospitals are facing a concerning surge in hacking incidents, as 6 out of every 10 healthcare organizations experienced a ransomware attack in the last year, […]

Becker’s is thrilled to name 36 hospitals and health systems with great diabetes and endocrinology programs.

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare has appointed seven leaders for Norton West Louisville Hospital, which is expected to open in November. 

Artificial or natural nails that extend more than one-fourth of an inch beyond the fingertip can harbor more pathogens than short nails, leading to more […]

Libby, Mont.-based Cabinet Peaks Medical Center has named Julie Leonard CFO. 

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center is warning about a ransomware gang, Akira, that is posing a new threat to the healthcare industry. 

On Feb. 7, KLAS Research named the top companies for their software and services designed for healthcare. 

Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System is more than doubling the labor and delivery beds at its Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire (Wis.) to aid community needs […]

A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or […]

Hospital at home programs cover only acute care patients, but that could change with a new bill introduced in the Senate.

Billings (Mont.) Clinic’s contract with Billings Anesthesiology expired Feb. 9, with the health system aiming to create its own fully staffed anesthesiology department, according to […]

Cleveland Clinic is joining the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium. 

CMS updated its policy for clinical teams texting patient orders.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, one of the nation’s largest health systems, recently completed its switch to an Epic EHR that cost hundreds of millions of […]

Practices are facing up to five-figure bills for new telephone systems they have been required to install, GP leaders have warned – as the BMA […]

Two U.S. senators introduced a bill to combat the growing wave of healthcare cyberattacks.

HCA Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., has submitted a plan of correction to address deficiencies and remove its immediate jeopardy status, a CMS spokesperson confirmed […]

HCA Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., has submitted a plan of correction to address deficiencies and remove its immediate jeopardy status, a CMS spokesperson confirmed […]

The U.S. Treasury Department is offering up to $10 million for information on the leaders of a cybercriminal gang that has repeatedly hacked hospitals.

A King County jury has ruled that Seattle Children’s is responsible for exposing two babies and an 11-year-old to mold at the hospital and must […]

Respiratory syncytial virus is the leading pathogen for infant hospitalizations, but a second contender is close behind in prevalence: human rhinovirus. 

San Francisco-based UCSF Health and Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health have shared a joint intent to reopen and operate Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital, which has been […]

The Denver- and Indianapolis-based systems will fully integrate by the end of the year and serve approximately 2.5 million patients at 680 care sites.

The healthcare industry continues to grow as demand for care increases, and many of the largest companies in the world are taking note.

Dallas-based Children’s Health and UT Southwestern have partnered for some 60 years, and with the population of children in their service area set to double […]

A 29-year-old Michigan man died Feb. 3 after a severe blastomycosis infection, according to CBS News. The infections are caused by the fungus called Blastomyces.

Colorado ranked highest for heart health with a perfect score of 100, while Arkansas had the lowest score at zero, a Forbes report found.

VCU Health’s MCV Physicians appointed Scott Stringer, MD, president.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has been intentional over the last year about reducing contracted labor to lower costs, and the 58-hospital system is seeing results.

After 12 patients died from a meningitis outbreak in 2023, researchers discovered the cause was an epidural contaminated with the fungus Fusarium solani, according to […]

Private equity firms own about 460 US hospitals, with 26% of those hospitals serving rural populations, according to new data published Feb. 8 by the […]

St. Louis-based SSM Health and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum ended their administrative partnership around inpatient care management, digital transformation and revenue cycle management after the two […]

Bellin and Gundersen Health System has tapped John Ceelen as its new CFO.

Since the start of the year, The Joint Commission has confirmed the first few hospitals that have earned its new health equity certification and issued […]

For the first time in two years, CEOs are more optimistic than pessimistic about what’s ahead for the economy. 

A proposed class-action lawsuit against Milwaukee and Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Aurora Health alleges the health system used its market power to suppress competition and […]

The median total cash compensation (excluding premium) and median annualized base salary paid to certified registered nurse anesthetists varies by region, according to one survey.

Average rates paid to locum GPs by practices have slightly fallen over the past year in England, but risen in the other UK nations, according […]

Average rates paid to locum GPs by practices have slightly fallen over the past year in England, but risen in the other UK nations, according […]

The newly combined 18-hospital system in Wisconsin formed by Froedtert Health and ThedaCare has announced its board of directors. 

The e-commerce giant is reducing the primary care operator’s corporate footprint days after confirming plans to lay off One Medical employees.

The Senate Finance Committee contemplated the future yesterday: artificial intelligence and its potential applications to health care. And it turns out the future looks an […]

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Junior doctors in England have said they will stage a strike lasting almost five days, from 24-28 February, after talks on pay broke down.

More than half of locum GPs in England have struggled to find work in the past year, with the majority of those doctors experiencing a […]

Over 90 partners from across Europe cooperate to create a safe and healthy digital future of work EU-OSHA Fri, 02/09/2024 – 11:30 Organisations from diverse […]

The covid-19 pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the elderly predicted: incontrovertible proof that the nation wasn’t doing enough to care […]

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That is the topic of a recent white paper from the Innovation and Value Initiative titled “Valuing Rare Disease Treatments in Healthcare: Real Experience, Real […]