Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Mercy taps chief legal officer, senior vice president

    St. Louis-based Mercy has tapped Jennifer Brown as chief legal officer and senior vice president, effective April 1.
  2. UnitedHealth pays $3.3B to providers following Change hack

    UnitedHealth Group said it has paid out more than $3.3 billion to providers affected by the Feb. 21 cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, CNBC reported March 28.
  3. Northwell backs 'emotionally intelligent' AI voice startup

    The venture capital arm of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is backing a startup that is developing a conversational artificial intelligence platform that mimics human speech.

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  1. Digital health venture capital deals stagnate

    Digital health deal values plummeted in 2023, even as the number of deals increased, according to Pitchbook.
  2. Oracle Health in the last 30 days

    Oracle Health, which ranks No. 2 in U.S. hospital EHR market share, had a busy March. Here are seven headlines from the company formerly known as Cerner.
  3. 34 recent CEO exits

    Ousters, retirements and a slew of C-suite switch-ups — Becker's has reported the following hospital and health system CEO departures in 2024.
  4. Retirement runway lengthens for some CEOs

    Amid an uptick in abrupt CEO exits, some hospital leaders are drawing out their departures. 

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  1. $5 Ozempic? New study sparks calls for Novo Nordisk to cut prices

    While the list price for a monthly supply of Ozempic in the U.S. nears $1,000, new research indicates it could be manufactured for less than $5 per month, sparking calls from lawmakers for Novo Nordisk to lower the price of its blockbuster diabetes and weight loss drug. 
  2. Walgreens takes $5.8B hit on VillageMD

    Walgreens is marching on in its downsizing and bearing the costs tied to it, as its results for the second fiscal quarter of 2024 show. 
  3. HonorHealth exits the red with $32.8M operating gain

    Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth reported a $32.8 million operating gain (1.1% margin) in 2023, up from a loss of $4.3 million (-0.2% margin) in 2022, according to financial documents published March 27.
  4. CMS floats 2.8% pay bump for inpatient rehab facilities

    CMS has released its proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities, which would see an estimated 2.8% increase in payments in 2025. 

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  1. R1 RCM reports data breach

    R1 RCM has notified patients potentially affected by a cybersecurity incident that involved personal identifiable information and personal health information. 
  2. CISA proposes rule for hospitals to disclose ransom payments

    Hospitals and health systems may soon need to report a cybersecurity incident to the federal government within 72 hours and ransom payments within 24 hours. 
  3. Alabama's 1st African American female hospital CEO dies

    Sandral Hullett, MD, former CEO of Cooper Green Mercy Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., has died, according to The Birmingham Times.
  4. Healthcare billing fraud: 8 recent cases

    From a former Georgia insurance commissioner pleading guilty to his role in a $2.5 million scheme to a durable medical equipment company owner sentenced to prison for "one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in history," here are eight healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported since March 14:  
  5. The skills hospital CEOs are refining — and how they're doing it

    Researchers have argued that there is no perfect CEO personality, and leaders of hospitals and health systems possess an array of qualities and strengths, ranging from softer skills such as honesty and openness to financial and technical knowledge. However, there are certain skills some are particularly focused on right now in today's challenging healthcare environment.
  6. Yale New Haven Health gets green light from Connecticut to buy 3 Prospect hospitals

    The Office of Health Strategy in Connecticut has approved a certificate-of-need application from Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health that puts it one step closer to purchasing three Connecticut hospitals from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings.
  7. The meds that could increase heart damage in young adults

    Young adults prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are 57% more likely to develop cardiomyopathy after eight years compared to those not on stimulants, a new study found.
  8. Kaiser-target Geisinger posts $366.6M net income in 2023

    Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health posted a net income of $366.6 million in 2023, after posting a net loss of $834 million in 2022, according to its financial report for the year ended Dec. 31. 
  9. Why a Texas system hasn't hired a travel nurse in 30 years

    Beth Schmidt remembers the last time Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children's Health Care System hired a travel nurse, and it was not recently. 

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