Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Cleveland Clinic trial shows promise in treating bleeding disorder

    A phase 2 clinical trial has demonstrated that pomalidomide, used to treat bone marrow cancer, is safe and effective for managing hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, a rare genetic bleeding disorder. The results were published Sept. 18 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
  2. 10 recent hospital, health system COO moves

    The following hospital and health system COO moves have been reported by Becker's since June 6.
  3. Ascension's 'size and scale' helps secure 'AA+' rating: Fitch

    St. Louis-based Ascension, a 136-hospital system, had its issuer default rating and long-term revenue bond ratings affirmed at "AA+" due to its strong operational profile, key leverage metrics and robust balance sheet, according to a Sept. 20 Fitch Ratings report. 

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  1. Arkansas hospital physicians blocked man from duties due to his sex, EEOC alleges

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville (Ark.) refused to allow an employee to perform his surgical technician job duties because of his sex.
  2. Illinois system acquires 17th hospital

    Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, an 80-bed facility in Dixon, Ill., has received approval to join Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare. 
  3. Hospitals desire a digitalized revenue cycle, but challenges persist

    Hospital revenue cycle management has been a testing ground for automation and artificial intelligence in healthcare.
  4. Nation's 1st hospital-based therapeutic food pantry: 5 notes

    Food is medicine programs are trending among U.S. hospitals, according to the American Hospital Association. 

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  1. Duke Health to create AI-powered digital twins

    Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health has entered into a two-year collaboration with SAS, a company specializing in data and AI, to create AI-powered tools.
  2. Inova launches $500M fundraising campaign

    Inova Health has launched a comprehensive campaign to raise $500 million for the Falls Church, Va.-based health system by Dec. 31, 2029.
  3. Mayo Clinic Care Network welcomes first European hospitals

    Two hospitals in Istanbul are the newest members of the Mayo Clinic Care Network — a group of more than three dozen healthcare organizations with access to Mayo Clinic resources and expertise. 
  4. HCA Florida hospital taps COO

    Nisha Mills has been named COO of HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, effective Nov. 1.

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  1. Michigan Medicine names CEO

    David Miller, MD, has been tapped as Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Michigan Medicine's next CEO. He will step into the role July 1.
  2. Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases

    From Walgreens agreeing to pay more than $100 million to settle false claims allegations, to a physician indicted in an alleged $32.7 million Medicare scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported since Sept. 10: 
  3. Microsoft warns of ransomware group targeting healthcare

    Microsoft has identified a financially driven hacking group that is deploying INC ransomware to attack the U.S. healthcare sector.
  4. Which cybersecurity roles are IT leaders struggling to fill?

    Despite the unceasing number of cyberattacks hitting healthcare, the industry has a large cybersecurity skills gap, according to the nonprofit International Information System Security Certification Consortium.
  5. Top 6 IT trends for 2025

    AI-powered chatbots and avatars are set to lead IT innovation, emerging as the top trend expected to shape the landscape in 2025, according to a Sept. 17 survey from Info-Tech Research Group.
  6. New details emerge in Memorial Hermann transplant probe

    A liver transplant surgeon at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center frequently altered patients' records in a national database, potentially preventing them from receiving transplants, according to CMS documents obtained by the Houston Chronicle. 
  7. What it's like to outsource an Epic EHR switch

    Two New York health systems are outsourcing their Epic implementations to allow them to switch to an EHR that is sometimes out of reach for smaller organizations.
  8. Henry Ford Health patient among 1st in world to receive deceased donor bone marrow transplant

    A leukemia patient undergoing care at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has become one of the first in the world to receive a bone marrow transplant from a deceased human donor. 
  9. Former Walmart Health chief lands new gig

    The former senior vice president of healthcare delivery at Walmart has a new job.

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