Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. FDA cites drugmaker over misleading ad

    The FDA cited AbbVie for its direct-to-consumer television ad for Ubrelvy, featuring tennis star Serena Williams. 
  2. 16 new weight loss drugs to enter market by 2029, economists say

    Competition is brewing for Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, two of the world's leading pharmaceutical weight loss companies, according to analysts. 
  3. Steward CEO defies subpoena, skips hearing

    A chair with a name card for Ralph de la Torre, MD, chairman and CEO of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, sat empty Sept. 12 after he skipped the bipartisan Senate committee hearing he had been subpoenaed to attend. 

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  1. Hospital safety's big rebound

    Hospitals are faring better on key quality and safety measures than they were before the pandemic, according to a new report from The American Hospital Association and Vizient. 
  2. Reddit fuels awareness of 'no-burp syndrome'

    Physicians' awareness of a unique condition involving the inability to burp has grown largely due to patients' discussions on Reddit, according to KFF Health News.
  3. New Senate bill to protect 340B program

    Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) has introduced  a bill that would ban pharmaceutical companies from restricting access to 340B drug pricing program discounts, according to a Sept. 11 press release shared with Becker's.
  4. Care deserts spread across specialties

    This year, Becker's has reported on care deserts expanding for five specialties.

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  1. 17 best health system employers, per Fortune

    Fortune and Great Place to Work have released their annual "Best Workplaces in Health Care" list, with a Texas-based health system claiming the top spot.
  2. Allina CFO's 'back-to-basics' strategy drives $161M turnaround

    Minneapolis-based Allina Health reported an operating loss of $63.2 million (-4.5% margin)in the second quarter, a 49% improvement on the $122.7 million loss (-9.6% margin) reported in the second quarter of 2023.
  3. Top 10 EHR requests from physicians

    Twenty years after a government mandate for EHR interoperability, clinicians' needs still aren't being fully met by the technology, KLAS Research reported.
  4. HCA taps division VP of finance

    Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA has named William Bustamante Far West Division vice president of finance, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. 

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  1. Philadelphia-area hospitals see leadership churn

    Philadelphia-area hospitals and health systems have experienced a busy year of leadership turnover, with eight changes in more than eight months, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.
  2. Hospital payroll on the rise

    Hospital and health system payroll continued to steadily rise in August, according to Fitch Ratings, which expects more of the same in September.
  3. 3 healthcare AI startups raise $100M

    Thirty-five artificial intelligence startups have raised $100 million or more in 2024 — and three of those focus on healthcare, according to a list compiled by TechCrunch.
  4. Providence expands digital assistant to 7,000-plus providers

    Renton, Wash.-based Providence has expanded the use of its MedPearl digital referral assistant to more than 7,000 providers.
  5. Texas Children's CEO to retire after 35 years

    After more than three decades at the helm of Houston-based Texas Children's, Mark Wallace will retire from his role as CEO on Oct. 4. 
  6. Lehigh Valley Health Network agrees to $65M settlement in ransomware case

    Lehigh Valley Health Network, based in Allentown, Pa., has agreed to a proposed $65 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit related to a 2023 ransomware attack that exposed the medical records of 134,000 patients, according to a Sept. 11 report by The Times Tribune.
  7. Yale's chief information and digital transformation officer joins Mount Sinai

    New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System named Lisa Stump chief digital information officer and dean for IT of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
  8. Mount Sinai, IBM join forces

    New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and IBM are launching a new research effort aimed at improving the mental health of young people.
  9. 263 hospitals with the lowest MRSA rates

    Two hundred and sixty-three hospitals in the U.S. have a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS.

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