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CMS finalized a cut to Medicare payments for 340B-acquired drugs in its 2027 outpatient payment rule, issued Nov. 4. Here are nine things to know:

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia tripled the number of adolescents screened for chlamydia and gonorrhea with a systematic EHR-enabled initiative. People ages 15 to 24 account for about half of new sexually transmitted infections in the U.S., according to a Nov.…

Active U.S. drug shortages stood at 225 at the end of the third quarter, similar to the past three quarters, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The 87 new shortages reported through September nearly equal the 89 reported…

About 10 years ago, Danita Cohen, chief experience officer of University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, approached CEO Mason Van Houweling with a proposal: Create a patient experience training program tailored to the hospital’s own patients and…

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University’s swing from an operating loss of $118 million (-2.1% margin) in fiscal year 2025 to an operating income of $135 million (2.2% margin) in fiscal year 2026 came from a growth strategy that system…

Of the 19 most dangerous pathogens, only six are of great concern to hospitals, hospital infectious disease leaders told Becker’s. And perhaps a larger concern is the lack of new antibiotics. The CDC’s 2026 “Antimicrobial Resistance Threats Report,” published Oct.…

Since 2020, the American Nurses Association has recognized five new nurse specialties, but hospitals and health systems vary in how quickly and how they put them into practice.  When the ANA recognizes a specialty, it acknowledges an organized body of…

CMS released its final rule for the calendar year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Nov. 4. Physician pay falls more than the agency proposed in July, while CMS scaled back a same-day visit cut and delayed its ban on vendor-run…