Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Northwell earmarks $1B for Epic switch

    New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health estimates that its Epic EHR implementation will cost the health system $1.2 billion.
  2. What's stressing out revenue cycle departments?

    Payer challenges are by far the top area of stress for revenue cycle departments, according to a Sept. 9 report from consulting company Guidehouse. 
  3. Closed Steward Massachusetts hospital assets to be auctioned

    All medical and nonmedical assets for Dallas-based Steward Health Care's closed Dorchester, Mass.-based Carney Hospital and Ayer, Mass.-based Nashoba Valley Medical Center will be auctioned off during an online auction on Sept. 12, Sept. 16, and Sept. 17.

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  1. China to allow foreign-owned hospitals

    China has reversed policies against wholly foreign-owned hospitals in Beijing and eight other areas to attract outside investment, according to Bloomberg.
  2. 10 most, least happy states

    Hawaii earned the No. 1 spot as the happiest state in the U.S., thanks in part to residents reporting the highest levels of life satisfaction and the lowest depression rate in the nation, according to a new analysis published by WalletHub.
  3. 15 physician specialties with largest pay jumps

    Hematology and oncology physicians saw the largest median compensation increases in 2024, according to SullivanCotter's 2023-24 Physician Compensation and Productivity Report. 
  4. Indiana hospital taps chief administrative officer

    David Brooks has been named chief administrative officer of Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru, Ind., effective Sept. 9.

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  1. California hospital to end maternity services

    University of Southern California Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale will close its labor and delivery services, along with its neonatal intensive care unit, on Nov. 20.
  2. How the healthcare CFO-to-CEO pipeline compares to other industries

    About 6% of healthcare CEOs come directly from the CFO position, according to a recent report from Crist Kolder Associates. 
  3. Drugmaker might be 1st healthcare company to top $1 trillion valuation

    Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly may become the first healthcare company to hit a market value of $1 trillion, according to a Sept. 5 CNBC report. 
  4. Dr. Cameron Mantor named OU Health chief physician executive

    Cameron Mantor, MD,  has been named chief physician executive of Oklahoma City-based OU Health and president of OU Health Partners. 

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  1. Georgia system continues $150M expansion

    South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta has begun the third stage of its $150 million expansion project.
  2. Mass General Brigham revamps cancer care model

    Boston-based Mass General Brigham Cancer Center has unveiled plans for a more integrative cancer care model.
  3. Hawaii nurses plan 2nd strike; hospital floats lockout

    Nurses at Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health's Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children voted to participate in a one-day strike Sept. 13, according to a Sept. 4 Facebook post from the Hawaii Nurses Association. The hospital has since said it plans to lock out HNA nurses when the strike ends if the union does not accept the medical center's contract offer, according to statements shared with Becker's. 
  4. Average CEO tenure for healthcare vs. other industries

    The average tenure for healthcare CEOs is 7.6 years, according to a Crist Kolder Associates report. This is in line with the average CEO tenure across all industries — 7.4 years.
  5. Kaleida COO takes on interim president role at subsidiary

    Cheryl Klass, BSN, RN, executive vice president and COO at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, has been appointed to a new interim leadership role.
  6. A linchpin for physician satisfaction

    The quality of a physician's onboarding experience can dictate whether or not they're satisfied with their new job, a recent report found.
  7. How an Indiana system imparts values in hiring

    Mario Ellis began his role as chief human resource officer of South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System in February 2023, and he brings three decades of experience in human resources operations and functional management to the role.
  8. Ohio system shares more on plans for new hospital

    Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System is moving forward with plans for a new critical access hospital in Fayette County, set to open in 2027. 
  9. Massachusetts commits $417M to new Steward hospital owners over 3 years

    Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has committed $417 million over a span of three years to ensure the operation of six Dallas-based Steward Health Care hospitals under new ownership.

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