Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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Gen Z nurses commit to work at this hospital: How its CNO aims to keep them
When Jonna Jenkins, DNP, arrived at Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Hospital in 2022, she was shocked to learn that the facility did not have a strong relationship with the town's community college. -
Why Emory is all in on Apple
Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is the first health system in the U.S. to implement Epic on a large scale on Mac platforms, and the move has had substantial cost savings and environmental benefits, Scott Smiser, chief technology officer for the health system, told Becker's. -
Tower Health taps VP of pharmacy
West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health recently promoted Stephanie Goldman, PharmD, from a hospital pharmacy leadership role to a systemwide job.
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The physician gender pay gap: 6 new findings
On average, a male physician practicing full-time in the U.S. earned about 29% more than a female counterpart in 2023. -
Weight loss drugs helped drive 13.5% increase in pharma costs: Study
Hospital pharmaceutical costs marginally decreased in 2023 because of the lessened need for COVID-19 drugs, but overall healthcare spending on drugs grew 13.5% — largely because of weight loss medications, a new study found. -
8 health system finalists for digital marketing awards
Eight health systems were named finalists for PR Daily's 2024 Social Media & Digital Awards. -
Hospital CEO turnover down 47% in March
Hospitals reported eight CEO changes last month, marking a 47% decrease from February.
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Walgreens rolls out gene, cell therapy services
Walgreens is expanding its specialty pharmacy offerings, including gene and cell therapy services, the company said April 25. -
Indiana Hospital Association president to step down
Brian Tabor plans to step down from his role as president of the Indiana Hospital Association. -
OU Health cancer center expands across state
Oklahoma City-based OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center is expanding to the northeastern part of the state. -
Why Americans skip primary care visits: 6 new findings
The majority of U.S. adults say they've had a recent annual physical exam, but among those who haven't, scheduling issues were the most common barrier, according to new survey findings from U.S. News and World Report.
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Optum shutting down telehealth business
UnitedHealth Group's Optum Virtual Care is shutting down, Endpoints News reported April 24. -
Advocate to sell remote monitoring company it bought for $290M
Advocate Aurora Health, now part of Advocate Health, plans to sell a remote patient monitoring company it acquired for $290.7 million. -
Nurses respond to noncompete ban
Contract provisions that stick nurses with the cost of training programs if they leave or are terminated before their contracts are up will largely be prohibited under the Federal Trade Commission's April 23 ruling to ban noncompete agreements — a decision National Nurses United is applauding. -
Mass General Brigham: Generative AI not 'best of both worlds' yet
More than half of patient portal messages written by artificial intelligence did not require any further editing, but the messages that did posed a risk to patients, according to a study at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham. -
Tenet Healthcare must face Facebook lawsuit
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has to face a class-action lawsuit claiming its patient portal shared data with Facebook and other third-party companies, Bloomberg Law reported. -
55 CFO moves in 2024
The following hospital and health system CFO moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year: -
NYU Langone performs 1st-ever heart pump, pig kidney transplant surgery
New York City-based NYU Langone Health performed the first combined mechanical heart pump and organ transplant surgery and implanted the second gene-edited pig kidney in the world. -
Epic says it rarely loses customers
EHR vendor Epic Systems broke ground on its newest campus and is continuing to grow its workforce and customers, The Cap Times reported April 25. -
FTC head raises alarm over algorithm-driven healthcare price fixing
Lina Khan, head of the Federal Trade Commission, cautioned about the risk of healthcare price fixing driven by advancements in technology, PYMNTS reported April 24.
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