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Many digital health leaders in governments internationally face the same types of challenges that we do here in the United States (US). Despite differences in […]

Oregon has started providing air conditioners, air purifiers and power banks to help some of its Medicaid recipients cope with soaring heat, smoky skies and […]

This brief examines the final CMS regulations governing prior authorization in Medicare Advantage, Marketplace, Medicaid, and other plans, how they might address some current consumer […]

Walgreens’ decision to slash VillageMD’s clinical footprint has reverberated to the financial accounts of the primary care chain’s minority owner — Cigna.

Legislators slammed Andrew Witty over the company’s lack of cybersecurity practices and the impact of the breach, which may have compromised the data of a third of Americans.

GPs who are struggling to find work fear they could lose their licence to practise, GP leaders have warned.

General practice can’t carry on much longer in its current state of crisis with rising pressure, a shrinking GP workforce, underfunding and poor premises, the […]

A fresh set from the comfort of your own home? DIY gel nails have been all the rage on social media, but the practice could […]

“Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in an April 21 post on X The National Institutes […]

In some exciting news, Bryan Perry has joined FTI Consulting’s Center for Healthcare Economics and Policy. Below is an excerpt from the press release. Washington, […]

The divide between Democrats and Republicans on abortion is at its starkest point in years, according to a new survey on the issue that’s poised […]

Louisville, Ky.-based ScionHealth will begin purchasing certain bulk drugs from Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug Co., the 94-hospital system said May 1. This marks Cost […]

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty expressed that he was “deeply deeply sorry” about the impact that the late February cyberattack against Change Healthcare has had […]

Health system leaders told Becker’s they’re not surprised by the failure of Walmart Health given the arduous economics of healthcare and the difficulty of providing […]

Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in April was $2,333.12, down 1.12% from the previous month, according to data shared with Becker’s from […]

New Orleans-based Touro hospital, part of New Orleans-based LCMC Health, has tapped Christopher Lege, MD, as its permanent CEO.

Halle Berry’s next starring role is on Capitol Hill: The “Monster’s Ball” star is joining a bipartisan group of five female senators to make the push […]

U.S. job openings hit 8.5 million in March of 2024, the lowest level of openings since March of 2021.

A senior Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) official stood behind the “80-20 rule” — which has drawn major pushback from the home-based care […]

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is looking to build a 26-bed, cancer-focused hospital.  

Arizona lawmakers on Wednesday were poised to repeal a Civil War-era law that banned nearly all abortions, after Republican senators joined with all Democrats.  The […]

The largest health systems, on average, have far less market share than the top three payers in each state, despite concerns from policymakers and the […]

University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington saw an 814% increase in blood infections, and the increase coincides with the arrival of xylazine as an […]

More than half of the domestic cats on a Texas dairy farm that were fed unpasteurized milk from cows infected with the bird flu got […]

Vice President Harris bashed former President Trump on Wednesday in Florida, a state the Biden campaign is trying to flip to blue, as the state’s […]

A key House committee investigating the origins of COVID-19 wants a scientific research group to be barred from receiving federal funds and criminally investigated over […]

Healthcare organizations handle thousands of devices daily, so optimizing device management has become an integral goal for them as they become more connected.  That management […]

A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is proposing to pay more than $6.5 billion to resolve nearly all the talc ovarian cancer lawsuits brought […]

Several major players in the healthcare industry — Walmart, Optum and Walgreens’ VillageMD — are closing or scaling back their healthcare services in 2024.

A policy advocacy group founded by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) is investing $500,000 into efforts to enshrine abortion rights in the Florida Constitution as […]

Since 2022, S&P Global Ratings has tracked an increase in violations of debt agreements as macroeconomic pressures and low operating margins challenge providers.

Walmart surprised us all and changed its mind about primary care yesterday. It’s out. Because so few people have seen it I want to show […]

Patient experience measures are showing early signs of rebounding after falling dramatically amid the pandemic, according to an analysis from The Leapfrog Group.

Noncitizen immigrants, particularly those who are undocumented, face significant barriers to accessing health coverage and care and are significantly more likely than citizens to be […]

The Federal Trade Commission sent letters to 10 drugmakers April 30 warning them that hundreds of patent listings for 20 drugs are invalid. The agency […]

HHS finalized a rule May 1 that updates protections against disability discrimination in healthcare.

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty took fire from both sides of the aisle Wednesday during his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday on […]

Amazon’s first-quarter earnings increased 225% in 2024 compared to last year, and the company listed its pharmacy services as one of its recent wins. 

Americans still widely oppose the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which ruled women do not have a federal right to an abortion, according […]

Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake (Wis.), a regional hospital of Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System, said it will temporarily pause labor and delivery services beginning May […]

Tracey Franovich, RN, has been named president and CEO, of Mount Clemens, Mich.-based McLaren Macomb Hospital, part of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health, effective May […]

A patient fired a gun at an employee at Detroit-based DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital before turning the gun on himself, Fox2 reported April 28.

Medline is planning to scoop up Ecolab, a global surgical solutions and medical product company. 

The CDC has announced that starting May 1, hospitals are no longer required to report COVID-19 hospital admissions, hospital capacity or hospital occupancy data.

The World Health Organization updated its classification of airborne diseases last month in a move expected to influence infection control policies globally. However, it’s unclear […]

Johnson & Johnson plans to settle 99.75% of claims alleging its talc-based baby powder products led to ovarian cancer, the company said May 1. 

Epic says it winnowed its noncompete list to a “few dozen” health IT companies after leadership realized how large the index had grown.

San Francisco and New York City top the list of the best cities for startups, according to PitchBook.

CIOs’ top priority over the next one to three years will be driving business innovation, according to a recent CIO survey.

Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health’s Children’s & Women’s Hospital appointed Manimaran Ramani, MD, its inaugural chief medical officer.

Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health has named Keith Jones as its new CIO. 

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is the first health system to partner with and buy medicines manufactured by Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co., and […]

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital plans to add 130 beds and hire more than 300 employees to address increased capacity pressures in the wake of Wellstar Atlanta […]

From the conviction of a New Jersey physician for submitting more than $5.4 million in fraudulent claims to the indictment of a Mississippi man for […]

Boards of health systems face an expanding range of concerns, decision-making and subjects, and they are evolving in many ways based on today’s governance priorities […]

CVS Health cut its earnings guidance for 2024 based on rising medical costs. 

In the first quarter, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare sold nine hospitals while its outpatient business United Surgical International Partners acquired 45 ambulatory surgery centers and added […]

St. Louis-based Ascension named Saurabh Tripathi executive vice president and CFO on April 29 to succeed Liz Foshage, who is retiring in September.

A judge ruled Tuesday that some of North Carolina’s restrictions on the distribution of abortion pills are unlawful, citing arguments over the drug mifepristone that […]

Florida’s six-week abortion ban officially went into effect on Wednesday, one month after the state Supreme Court ruled in favor of the measure, turning the […]

From updates on the Change Healthcare cyberattack to Tower Health outsourcing its revenue cycle operations, here are seven RCM headlines to know from April: 

Cross Hospitals broke ground on Tucson (Ariz.) Rehabilitation Hospital.

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has been expanding its partnerships. Here are four that Becker’s has covered in the last five months:

ONC is more than an organization; it is a movement with a clear vision for all Americans to have better health enabled by data. ONC […]

Drew Hartmann was named CFO of Jacksonville-based HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Tuesday of an E. coli outbreak linked to organic walnuts sold in bulk that has […]

Managed care is the most common delivery system for Medicaid. Most states (42, including DC) use comprehensive managed care plans to provide care to at […]

Three California hospitals and three New York hospitals made the list of the 10 nationwide to receive an “F” grade in The Leapfrog Group’s spring […]

Runaway inpatient spending in particular caused CVS’ insurance costs to snowball after returning “to patterns we have not seen since the start of the pandemic,” its […]

The Leapfrog Group has bestowed 15 U.S. hospitals with consecutive “A” safety grades since 2012. 

Ongoing disruption to the supply of prescription medicine Champix (varenicline) could cause avoidable deaths because thousands fewer people quit smoking each year, research suggests.

This story is part of a series, “Fighting ‘Forever Chemicals’: Women face pervasive PFAS risks.” While “forever chemicals” have been linked to numerous adverse health […]

Back for a fantastic third year in London, the full-day PrimaryCareLearnings educational workshop once again provides peer-to-peer learning with a focus on updating and empowering […]

La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha emitido un informe que transforma la manera en que el mundo comprende infecciones respiratorias como covid-19, la […]

Vice President Harris on Wednesday will head to Florida as the state’s six-week abortion ban is set to take effect, using the occasion to tear […]

Oregon is shipping air conditioners, air purifiers, and power banks to some of its most vulnerable residents, a first-in-the-nation experiment to use Medicaid money to […]

President Biden’s reelection campaign criticized former President Trump on Tuesday after Trump said he would get rid of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response […]

The Biden administration will soon propose reclassifying marijuana from the most severe Schedule I to Schedule III.   There are numerous steps left in the process […]

AccentCare has a new leader at the helm of its hospice and personal care services operations. Andy Johnston has joined AccentCare’s executive leadership team as […]

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine created a new role: senior vice president for data and technology solutions. 

La Crosse, Wis.-based Bellin and Gundersen Health System is getting a new name and brand.  

A new study found that post-acute patients and caregivers greatly prefer home-based care to facility-based care, although with some caveats. Published in JAMA, the study’s […]

Starting at age 40, women should get a mammogram to screen for breast cancer every other year, according to new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive […]

Starting at age 40, women should get a mammogram to screen for breast cancer every other year, according to new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive […]

Fort Worth, Texas-based JPS Health Network agreed to pay former CFO Sharon Clark more than $900,000 in severance after firing her in October, the Fort […]

Vaping by young people led to increased risk of lead and uranium exposure, according to a new study.  The study, published Monday in the journal […]

Women should start regular mammography screenings at age 40 and continue every other year until age 74, an expert advisory panel said Tuesday.  Citing the […]

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health CEO Eugene Woods extended his condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of four law enforcement officers who were killed during […]

Failing to turn on multifactor authentication, a common cybersecurity safeguard, “underscores pure negligence on the part of UnitedHealth,” one expert said.

The past week has been a busy one for hospital and health system CFO moves. 

Natalie Baggio, DNP, RN, was named president of Corewell Health in Southwest Michigan. 

Members of three unions affiliated with the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals have approved three-year contracts with Geisinger Community Medical Center in […]

Despite changes from the three nationwide credit reporting companies, 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports, according to the Consumer Financial […]

For $1.1 billion, Philips Respironics will settle personal injury and medical monitoring lawsuits related to the safety of its continuous positive airway pressure machines and […]

Nearly two decades ago, providers first familiarized themselves with the Triple Aim, which sought to reduce healthcare costs, improve patient experiences and advance population health. […]

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is testing beef for a bird flu virus following the infections of cattle in multiple states, though it says it […]

To close Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), we are sharing this letter from Alison Barkoff, who leads ACL, Jeff Hild, who leads the Administration Posted […]

Rochester, N.Y.-based St. Lawrence Health has dedicated its administrative campus to former CEO David Acker, ABC50 reported April 30. 

Three senators wrote a letter asking the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency about its role in addressing the Feb. 21 breach on UnitedHealthcare’s subsidiary […]

The ongoing outbreak of H5N1 avian flu virus looks a lot like a public-health problem that the United States should be well prepared for. Although […]

Hospitals continue to experience “financial and operational impacts” from the Change Healthcare hack more than two months after the cyberattack on the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary, […]

Hippocratic AI, a healthcare generative AI startup valued at $500 million, now counts 12 nursing leaders as advisors, including four from health systems.

Executives are zeroing in on talent strategies that they consider sustainable as they face an uncertain political and economic landscape, according to a recent report […]

A federal judge on Monday threw out legal challenges to the Medicare negotiation program that had been brought by Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & […]

This brief describes Medicare coverage of sexual and reproductive health services, including contraception, and compares that coverage with private insurance plans and Medicaid. These benefits […]

This brief examines 10 key facts about women with Medicare and presents new statistics on the health, economic and functional status of women with Medicare.

On April 22, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago opened a food pantry in its emergency department to support patients’ recovery and well-being. 

For students planning to graduate with bachelor’s degrees in 2024, stability, location and employer reputation are top job considerations, according to a recent report from […]

Walmart will close all of 51 of its health care centers across five states and end virtual care services, the company announced Tuesday. After five […]

 The FDA has granted full approval for Pfizer’s Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin-tftv) to treat cervical cancer in patients whose disease has progressed on or after chemotherapy. 

Physicians might be hesitant to write annual prescriptions, but Marie Brown, MD, director of practice redesign at the American Medical Association, says providers can save […]

Jacksonville, Fla.-based HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, part of Nashville-based HCA Healthcare, has tapped Drew Hartmann as CFO, effective May 20.

Sparta (Ill.) Community Hospital cut its no-show rate by 6% by combining the electronic health record with the communications system to deliver medical reminders and […]

Eduardo Slatopolsky, MD, a pioneering physician-scientist and nephrologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died April 24 at age 89.

California’s drug label, CalRx, is teaming up with Amneal Pharmaceuticals to offer naloxone at a 40% discount, Gov. Gavin Newsom said April 29.

Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Health System secured a 10-year deal with Royal Philips, the companies announced April 30. 

Median CEO pay climbed at many S&P 500 companies for the 2023 to 2024 filing period, indicating a return to historical norms in the growth […]

Oracle Health had a busy April, with its parent company revealing relocation plans and its intentions to surpass Epic. Here are 10 times Becker’s reported […]

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has named two new C-suite leaders to oversee business development and innovation.

This brief discusses why and how federal standards for collecting race and ethnicity data have been revised, highlights some of the key changes to data […]

Cleveland Clinic’s hospital-at-home initiative has patient experience scores that rival any of the health system’s inpatient units, the program’s leader told Becker’s.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is still committed to its Oracle Health EHR rollout despite the need for additional improvements, The Spokesman-Review reported April 29. 

Two Ascension hospitals in Indiana have named new presidents.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is teaming up with healthcare technology company Innovaccer to deploy its AI platform to aid its value-based care initiatives. 

The Biden administration on Tuesday banned most uses of a toxic chemical that is used as a paint stripper.  Long-term exposure to the chemical, methylene […]

Two of the five most livable American cities are located in Indiana. 

Bellaire, Texas-based Harris Health has filed plans with the state of Texas for a $1.6 billion hospital project at the Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson […]

April saw a number of health systems name revenue cycle leaders. 

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University documented the world’s first known case of brain disease from fentanyl inhalation.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare posted a net income of $2.2 billion in the first quarter of 2024 up from $143 million posted in the same period […]

Mississippi had the highest cancer mortality rate in 2019 — over 20% above the national average, a USAFacts report found.

WalletHub has deemed Washington the best state for nurses to practice in 2024 — a recognition based on an analysis of earnings, job growth and […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs has long given Vietnam veterans disability compensation for illness connected to Agent Orange, widely used to defoliate Southeast Asian battlefields during the U.S. war. […]

Tornadoes in Oklahoma injured at least 100 people and killed four, and damaged a Mercy hospital, according to a report published April 29 on EMS1 […]