Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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The Leapfrog safety grades of hospitals hit with immediate jeopardy warnings
Since late last year, Becker's has covered eight instances in which CMS issued an immediate jeopardy warning to hospitals. To avert the loss of CMS funding, hospitals that receive such warnings must submit and implement a comprehensive plan of correction to address any deficiencies for which they were cited. -
California fines Prime hospital $244K
The California Department of Public Health recently fined a Prime Healthcare hospital approximately $244,000 after a wrong-site nerve block and adverse events, according to state documents. -
Steward files for bankruptcy
Dallas, Texas-based Steward Health Care filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will receive millions in financing from Medical Properties Trust to maintain operations at existing hospitals and clinics, according to a May 6 health system news release.
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FDA targets cancer drugs to be less toxic, more cost effective
The FDA is urging drug companies to pinpoint the cancer drug dosage that has the greatest impact with the fewest side effects. Its most recent study scrutinizes the dosage of a lung cancer drug, The Washington Post reported May 6. -
5 hospitals seeking CEOs
Here are five hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs. -
Dartmouth hospital CFO retires
Keene, N.H.-based Cheshire Medical Center CFO Dan Gross has retired, according to a May 3 post on his LinkedIn page. -
Rite Aid has closed 520+ stores since bankruptcy filing: Bloomberg
Philadelphia-based Rite Aid has said since it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy seven months ago that it will close more than 520 locations, according to a Bloomberg News analysis of court records.
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New Jersey 'smart' hospital opts for Meditech
Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System's new "smart hospital" in Paramus, N.J., is using Meditech's Expanse EHR system. -
12-year-old is 1st to receive newly approved sickle cell therapy
A 12-year-old boy is the first commercial patient in the world to receive an FDA-approved gene therapy for sickle cell disease, The New York Times reported May 6. -
HCA's Q1 payer mix
Here is a look at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's payer mix in the first quarter of 2024, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing: -
Alabama to open healthcare high school in 2026
The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, a tuition-free public high school, is set to open in Demopolis in fall 2026.
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17 CFO moves in April
Ascension and Renown Health were among the hospitals and health systems that named new CFOs in April. -
5 rarest immediate jeopardy triggers
In 10 years, there were 40 CMS citations that were given out only once. -
12 hospital executives' thank-you notes to nurses
In honor of National Nurses Month and National Nurses Week (May 6-12), hospitals and health systems are recognizing the difference nurses make in their organizations. -
Steward's financial woes spur Massachusetts to activate incident command system
Officials with the Massachusetts health department have launched an incident command system meant to safeguard access to care and minimize any potential service disruptions amid Dallas-based Steward Health Care's ongoing financial troubles. -
Hospitals see no respite from cost pressures
Hospitals and health systems are at a crossroads of increasing demand for higher acuity care and deepening financial instability, caused by rising costs due to ongoing workforce shortages, severe fractures in the drugs and supplies supply chain and high levels of inflation, according to a May 2 report published by the American Hospital Association. -
Physician productivity up 4% as revenue, expenses rise
Expenses per provider remained considerably higher than revenue generated in the first quarter of 2024, although there are signs the gap could be closing, according to the Kaufman Hall "Physician Flash Report," released May 2. -
Hackers breach MedStar employee email accounts
Hackers accessed employee email accounts at Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, compromising the data of 183,079 patients, the health system said in a May 3 notice on its website. -
How MUSC is using AI in its emergency departments
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health is partnering with AI company Andor Health to use artificial intelligence to enhance the patient experience in its emergency departments. -
Yale New Haven Health seeks withdrawal from Prospect hospital purchase
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is suing Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, from whom it is attempting to acquire three Connecticut hospitals, as it seeks to get out of the deal, CT Mirror reported May 3.
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