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David Confer, a bicyclist and an audio technician, told his doctor he “used to be Ph.D. level” during a 2019 appointment in Washington, D.C. Confer, […]

Promise: “I’m never going to raise the white flag and surrender. We’re going to beat this virus. We’re going to get it under control, I […]

Indigenous-led research is using advanced multi-omics technology to reduce the high rate of chronic kidney disease in First Nations communities.

Australia’s immunisation experts, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, recommend COVID-19 vaccination for some children aged 6 months to under 5 years who have […]

Did you know that in Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 24 years and under are 3 times more likely than other young people […]

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26/09/2022 Occupational Health in Developing Countries: course offered by the University of Bergen Image © EU-OSHA / Angelo Collodoro  If you are keen to learn how […]

The lack of awareness around liver donation leads to misconceptions about the process. Many people are terrified when asked to donate their liver. They feel […]

If you have end-stage chronic liver disease, your liver must be failing to do its function. Your hepatologist must have told you to get a […]

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 again — the second time he has contracted the virus in […]

The White House condemned a Friday ruling in Arizona that allowed the state’s abortion ban to be enforced, saying that it will set women in […]

KHN freelancer Helen Santoro discussed insurance coverage for transgender medical care on KCRW’s “Press Play with Madeleine Brand” on Sept. 21. Click here to hear […]

D.C. soccer fanatics can now legally drink nearly all day during the FIFA World Cup after the D.C. Council passed a new bill this week.  Today in […]

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has a venture capital arm that focuses on evaluating and protecting intellectual property, funding and developing new technologies, and forming startups.

Atchison, Kan.-based Benedictine College and Catholic Healthcare International signed a collaborative affiliation agreement Sept. 8 to establish a new independent medical school.

The U.S. and Pfizer will be lowering their number of global vaccine donations in response to a “reduced demand,” though the company says it is […]

The Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence network will include five state public health labs and more than two dozen academic partners.

Despite employees working more in a hybrid work environment, the majority of employers question if their employees are being productive, a new Microsoft survey says. 

CommonSpirit Health closed out its fiscal year with an unadjusted -3.8% operating margin.

Jim Engler has been selected as executive director of the office of the president and chief of staff at Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare.

Oversight changes CMS made in its system to identify patients in inpatient services successfully reduced overpayments made for outpatient services these beneficiaries received, the HHS […]

CVS Health has joined the bidding war for primary care company Cano Health, Bloomberg reported Sept. 22. 

Nearly one-third of young physicians say they would not choose a career in medicine again, according to Medscape’s 2022 Young Physician Compensation Report.

Healthcare systems have started residency programs and partnerships to address workforce shortages.

A few months ago, I got food poisoning. The sequence of events that led to my downfall began with a carton of discounted grocery-store sushi […]

Cloud-based platforms have many benefits including helping create cost savings, creating a more integrated and scalable health IT foundation, and bolster health systems cybersecurity infrastructure, […]

Healthcare workers have participated in labor strikes across the U.S., citing concerns about staffing, patient care, working conditions and employee retention. 

Having a clearer understanding of the caregivers working within home care creates room for providers to develop more precise and creative recruitment and retention strategies. […]

With the shift to digital and telehealth that accelerated during the pandemic, providers have to accurately diagnose and treat diseases in patients who they may […]

The president of Walgreens Boots Alliance, John Standley, is exiting the company and his pharmacy role will be filled by the CEO Shields Health Solutions, […]

What You Should Know: – Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC (Kaufman Hall) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire healthcare management consulting firm Claro Healthcare. – […]

Nina Chen was elected to the board of directors of Universal Health Services, a for-profit hospital operator based in King of Prussia, Pa.

Healthcare marketing and analytics platform Lasso and healthcare media company CMI Media Group shared the results of their pilot with IBM Watson to create personalized […]

President Joe Biden wants to foster research into developing blood tests that detect cancer as part of the Cancer Moonshot program, but scientists say identifying […]

CommonSpirit Health, a 142-hospital system based in Chicago, reported a loss for the 12 months ended June 30, according to financial documents released Sept. 23. 

Moderna on Friday said it has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize its COVID-19 bivalent booster shot for adolescents and children as […]

The following hospital and health system executive moves have been reported by Becker’s Hospital Review since Sept. 19:

The rate of new COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations all fell this week, with the nation’s daily case average reaching the lowest figure seen in […]

Reauthorizing the FDA’s user fee program, which allows the agency to decide how much to charge pharmaceutical and medical device-maker companies for their product submissions,  […]

Here are 12 patient safety studies Becker’s has covered since July 1: 

Five chief medical and nursing officer moves Becker’s has covered since Sept. 19: 

Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Hospital and Health System selected Mandy Bounds, DNP, RN, as its new chief nursing officer, The Dispatch reported Sept. 22. Her […]

Below are eight hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking IT talent. 

A recent survey conducted by Ellevest, a women-centered financial company, found that money is women’s top cause of stress.

A recent study conducted by NiceRx revealed which U.S. states are spending the most and the least on mental health services. 

Amid changes to office setups during the pandemic to accommodate new work arrangements, some companies are swapping the corner office for executive work spaces, Fortune reported […]

For those without health insurance, the card is set to lower costs significantly, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said at a press conference.

Three weeks after Pfizer and Moderna’s updated boosters were authorized, about 4.4 million people have been jabbed with the omicron-targeted vaccines, according to CDC data […]

Spectrum Health Ventures, part of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health, and Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System have invested in tech-based cost-cycle company SpendMend, the firm […]

The U.S. avoided a long-feared “twindemic” of flu and COVID-19 for the past two years, largely because of widespread masking and other behaviors that kept […]

The National Institutes of Health awarded $100 million to support nine Autism Centers of Excellence, according to a Sept. 6 news release.

Members of Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West are set to begin a five-day strike Sept. 26 at six KPC Health hospitals, according to […]

A Pennsylvania appeals court on Sept. 22 overturned an injunction that required a Pittsburgh-based UPMC hospital to administer ivermectin to a COVID-19 patient, court documents […]

Mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry have evolved over the past decade as organizations expand outside region-specific limits and look to provide a continuum […]

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This article is sponsored by Maxwell Healthcare Associates. In this Voices interview, Home Health Care News sits down with Maxwell Healthcare Associates CEO and co-founder […]

The following executive moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker’s since Sept. 16:

Dozens of hospital and health systems executives have stepped down from their positions in 2022. 

St. Francis Medical Center, a teaching hospital in Trenton, N.J., has been struggling financially for years, and it will close if a purchase agreement for […]

From shock-absorbing flooring to wearable technologies, hospitals have tried a litany of interventions to get to zero patient falls. But for years, falls have consistently […]

Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare, which operates ambulatory surgery centers and provides physician staffing services, is on the brink of bankruptcy, according to Moody’s Investors Service. 

Boston-based Mass General Brigham plans to reduce total medical spending by $127.8 million a year, according to a Sept. 22 report from The Boston Globe.

President Biden on Friday announced that his administration would distribute $1.5 billion to states and territories, including tribal lands, to fund responses to opioid overdoses […]

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Becker’s Hospital Review asked Hispanic leaders in healthcare to share their insights on […]

Seattle-based Swedish Health Services has reached memorandums of agreement with Service Employees International Union Healthcare 1199NW to raise wages for 7,200 employees, according to statements […]

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Health and social care secretary Therese Coffey has unveiled the government’s new plan for the NHS. GPonline rounds up what it all means for GPs.

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Government plans to fix the ‘inflation disconnect’ that has left many GPs facing tax penalties for non-existent pension growth are not the long-term solution needed […]

Suzan Kennedy has smoked marijuana, and says her Wisconsin roots mean she can handle booze, so she was not concerned earlier this year when a […]

The day after his 8-month-old baby died, Kingsley Raspe opened the mail and found he had been sent to collections for her care. That notice […]

The team discusses the problems with the government’s latest push to improve access, look at a groundbreaking system that is being piloted to limit work […]

Drug pull incentives and innovation. Symmetrical 4-set and 5-set Venn diagrams ICER white paper on rare disease. COVID-19, bullying and cyber-bullying. Rx provisions in the […]

The Australian Government is now providing weekly trend reporting of COVID-19 case numbers and statistics.

A statement by the DOJ released on Wednesday confirmed that states may not penalize employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for facilitating abortions […]

Here are the 10 medical specialties that are least satisfied with their EHRs, according to recent rankings from KLAS Research.

Chicago-based MPAC Healthcare named Hailey Paley as the new COO, according to a Sept. 22 news release.

The American Hospital Association and American Medical Association also hinted they may press their legal cases against the No Surprises Act.

An auction of items that belonged to the late, great Betty White is about to be underway, and you could be the proud owner of her […]

David Sousa, MD, has been seeing patients suffering from long COVID-19 at Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health’s COVID Recovery Center for nearly two years. 

Throughout the pandemic, hospitals and health systems have implemented COVID-19 vaccination requirements for employees, citing a need to protect patients, workers and the communities they […]

Home care companies that shy away from offering live-in caregiver services are often trying to avoid the potential legal risk it may bring to their […]

Envision Healthcare’s financial woes continue as credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded the company’s debt. 

Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health has appointed Vasanth Balu its new senior vice president and CIO, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.

Humana and others are interested in acquiring primary care provider Cano Health, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 22. 

The FDA is loosening requirements surrounding the distribution of naloxone to increase Americans’ access to the opioid overdose antidote.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) introduced this week its first ever national strategy plan to support family caregivers. The comprehensive plan […]

Daryl Tol has gotten an upfront look at healthcare’s digital shift from both the hospital C-suite and as a venture capitalist.

Members of the Michigan Nurses Association have reached a tentative agreement with the University of Michigan.

Among the 1,440 vaccine errors reported to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a third of them were because of age-related mistakes, such as the […]

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is transferring its EHR from Oracle Cerner to Epic as it aims to more seamlessly share patient records and improve its billing […]

Here are five moves from nurses unions across the country that Becker’s has covered since Aug. 31:

The California Department of Justice is launching an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, the first state in the U.S. to do so. 

The primary care physicians market value is projected to grow to $850 billion by 2030, according to a Sept. 22 analysis from Global Market Insights.

From an unusual number of submissions of low-quality COVID-19 tests to limits at U.S. laboratories, the FDA faced multiple barriers in the early days of […]

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Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) on Thursday said the five-year reauthorization of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) user fee program will be included in the […]

In recent months, the term “quiet quitting” has gained traction on social media, referring to a phenomenon in which workers to reduce their enthusiasm at […]

Covenant Health, the parent organization of Maine-based Bangor St. Joseph Hospital, partnered with a new cybersecurity company, which will cause 104 employees at Bangor to […]

Since the launch of its AWS Health Equity Initiative, Amazon Web Services has awarded $14 million in cloud credits to more than 90 organizations with […]

Valdosta-based South Georgia Medical Center has named Zachary White as director of enterprise applications.

CMS delayed its billing policy for visits provided by both a physician and non-physician provider, but the policy could lead to a 15% pay cut […]

Homelessness has been linked to negative health outcomes, but some health systems have trouble reaching these patients and discharging them safely at the care course’s […]

When two Maryland hospitals merged to become Luminis Health in 2019, the newly combined IT staff immediately began a collaborative integration process. Anne Arundel Medical […]

Rapidly rising rates of deaths by suicide and drug overdose among people of color, along with disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, further underscore inequities […]

Last year, 30.6 percent of certified physician assistants reported experiencing burnout, according to a new report from the National Commission of Certification on Physician Assistants […]

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General Catalyst, the venture capital firm that has been collaborating with hospitals on digital innovation, is partnering with its first health system outside the U.S., […]

Jim Dunn, PhD — strategic executive leader in HR operations, organizational development and culture enhancement for Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health — has been named one […]

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health has been investing to improve care access in Western New York since COVID-19’s onset, The Buffalo News reported Sept. 22. 

Cleveland-based MetroHealth named Airica Steed, EdD, RN, its president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. 

Of the 116 countries ranked in the 2021 Global Women’s Health Index, the United States came in 23rd for women’s health — a demographic suffering […]

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has expanded its relationship with artificial intelligence-driven health tech company Nference to use deidentified patient data to help research and discover […]

BY JESSICA DaMASSA From de-centralized clinical trials to real world data (RWD), real world evidence (RWE), and even social media, the future for clinical research […]

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People with chronic skin conditions say they’ve faced increased harassment and stigma amid the monkeypox outbreak, The Washington Post reported Sept. 22.