Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Racism in healthcare persists: What systems are doing about it

    Racism is not new in nursing and healthcare. However, it continues to be widespread, and hospitals and health systems must take innovative steps to address the issue in today's culture and industry environment.
  2. Tenet: Value-based care 'increasingly affecting' hospital operations

    Many health systems are expanding value-based care strategies and taking a more nuanced approach to the site of service for care, but Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare warned investors that the "trend toward value-based purchasing and alternative payment models may negatively impact our revenues."
  3. 7 recent hospital, health system CEO moves

    The following hospital and health system CEO moves have recently been reported by Becker's:

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  1. Hartford HealthCare department chief on leave amid child sexual exploitation charges

    Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has placed a rheumatology leader on administrative leave after he was arrested on charges of child sexual exploitation. 
  2. Ascension's latest executive appointments

    Raj Mohan was selected as senior vice president and chief marketing and digital experience officer at Ascension.
  3. $23M donation helps expand Nebraska university STEM program

    The Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation has invested more than $23 million to the University of Nebraska Omaha's Walter Scott, Jr. Scholarship Program, known as Scott Scholars, to sustain and grow the program at the Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center.
  4. Oracle expects Cerner to 'return to growth' next year

    Oracle reported a 7% bump in total third quarter revenue to $13.3 billion, but Cerner continues to challenge the tech giant's bottom line.

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  1. 2 things that 'alarm' this cancer leader

    It was a feeling of helplessness that led Mark Evers, MD, a gastrointestinal surgeon, to pursue cancer research.
  2. Baltimore hospital locks down after parking lot shooting

    Baltimore-based MedStar Harbor Hospital locked down for a few hours following a shooting in the parking lot, NBC affiliate WBAL-TV reported March 11.
  3. New York hospital agrees to $17.3M physician kickback settlement

    NewYork-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital agreed to pay millions of dollars to resolve kickback allegations.
  4. Presbyterian CEO to retire

    Dale Maxwell plans to retire this year as CEO of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services.

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  1. 18 staff injured in 2 months at Arkansas Children's: 3 notes

    In two months, 18 employees of Little Rock-based Arkansas Children's Hospital reported injuries following workplace violence incidents, five of which required medical care, the Arkansas Business reported March 11.
  2. This system's spinal surgery wait time is 14.44 hours shorter than average

    MetroHealth has cut the median time to surgery for patients with acute spinal cord injuries to 7.63 hours — 14.44 hours faster than the median national average, one of its leaders told Becker's.
  3. Symplr announces AI healthcare solution

    Healthcare software company Symplr announced a new AI and machine learning offering called SymplrAI on March 11. 
  4. Meditech adds ambient technology to EHR

    Meditech is adding ambient listening technology to its Expanse EHR system. 
  5. Indiana system names dual hospital COO

    Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health has named Carlos Vasquez vice president and chief operating officer of a second hospital. 
  6. Healthcare and unions: 9 updates

    The following hospital-union events, including strikes, unionization votes and contract approvals, have been reported by Becker's in February and March.
  7. Sutter taps hospital CEO from HCA

    Sutter Health has tapped Hollie Seeley, RN, to serve as CEO of Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento (Calif.), the system's 523-bed flagship hospital.
  8. WVU Medicine to launch 2-year nursing school

    WVU Medicine is planning a new nursing school, directly affiliated with its 23-hospital health system. 
  9. Male nurses earn $250 more per week than female peers: Report

    In 2023, men earned higher wages than women in 20 of the most prevalent occupations for women, including nursing, where they earned nearly $250 more per week, according to a March 7 report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research. 

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