Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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AdventHealth has hired 10,000 nurses in 4 years
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has hired 10,000 registered nurses since 2020 across its central Florida hospitals and other healthcare locations in an effort to improve recruitment and retention efforts. -
More safety work needed in outpatient settings, study suggests
While preventable harm in hospital settings has been a widely discussed issue for decades, new research suggests that adverse events are relatively common in outpatient settings, marking a critical opportunity to improve safety. -
Hospital group urges Congress for AI regulation flexibility
The American Hospital Association is urging Congress to keep regulation for artificial intelligence in healthcare flexible to keep "pace with innovation."
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HCA exec sells $581K of stock
Kathryn Torres, senior vice president of payer contracting and alignment for Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, sold 1,863 shares of the company's stock on May 2 and May 3, according to a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing. -
Health systems phase out common type of anesthesia
A growing number of health systems are moving to end the use of desflurane — a common anesthesia gas that lingers in the atmosphere for more than a decade. -
Why hospitals should look out for 'vishing'
Hospitals should be on the lookout for "vishing," a new form of cybercrime that uses artificial intelligence, a health system CIO said. -
Medical Properties Trust commits $75M to bankrupt Steward
Medical Properties Trust, one of the world's largest hospital real estate owners and landlord to Dallas-based Steward Health Care, approved $75 million in debtor-in-possession financing for the health system after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Kaiser laying off 76 in California
Oakland-based Kaiser Foundation Hospitals is laying off 76 employees in California, primarily in IT and marketing, according to regulatory documents filed with the state May 1. -
9 CIO moves in 2024
Here are nine hospital and health system CIO moves as reported by Becker's since Jan. 16: -
Cleveland Clinic names 3 new leaders
Cleveland Clinic has appointed new leaders for its Northeast Ohio Market and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. -
Texas hospital taps new CEO
Jerrica George has been named CEO of Live Oak, Texas-based Methodist Hospital Northeast, part of San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare, effective May 15.
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Amazon Clinic general manager departs
Amazon Clinic General Manager Nworah Ayogu, MD, is leaving the company to join Thrive Capital, a firm that builds and invests in internet, software and technology companies. -
The oral cancer drug that could treat diabetes: Study
University of Pittsburgh researchers may have found a way to repurpose a cancer drug to treat diabetes. -
10 best states for healthcare: US News
Among states, Hawaii ranks No. 1 overall for healthcare, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual best states rankings published May 7. -
CMS gives California hospital chance to keep Medicare contract
CMS has rescinded its April 11 determination to terminate Modesto, Calif.-based Stanislaus Surgical Hospital's Medicare contract. -
CommonSpirit's most recent executive appointments
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health is a nonprofit, Catholic health system of more than 2,200 care sites in 24 states. -
Medicare's financial picture brightens slightly
Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund is expected to run out in 2036, five years later than the fund's trustees projected last year. -
MD Anderson gets $20M gift to boost neurodegenerative research
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has received a $20 million gift from a longtime donor that will go toward advancing research on Alzheimer's and other types of neurodegenerative diseases. -
HCA accused of withholding pay of 1,000 workers
HCA Healthcare faces a lawsuit alleging its Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health illegally kept pay from at least 1,000 employees, the Citizen Times reported May 6. -
Baptist Health settles False Claims allegations for $1.5M
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has agreed to pay $1.5 million to address accusations of breaching the False Claims Act.
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