Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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Bill proposes paying hospitals for maintaining drug stockpiles
Following an HHS proposal, a Senate committee penned a bill to incentivize hospitals and other healthcare supply chain stakeholders for their drug shortage mitigation strategies, including stockpiles. -
Essentia targets growth, payer alignment amid margin pressure
Douglas Arvin, West Market vice president and CFO of Essentia Health, has deployed multiple strategies to improve access and margin performance over the last few years. -
NYU Langone Health, Long Island hospital inch closer to merger
New York City-based NYU Langone Health expects its merger with Patchogue, N.Y.-based Long Island Community Hospital to be completed in about a year, a spokesperson for the health system told Becker's.
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How Mass General Brigham provides emergency care at home
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham now treats patients needing emergency or urgent care at home. -
The 15 health system leaders governing Epic's research network
The chief research information officer of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is one of the newest governing council members for Epic's Cosmos research network. -
Why 'hospital at home' has a 'common agency problem'
"Hospital at home" suffers from what economists call a "common agency problem," three experts on the care model wrote in Health Affairs. -
10 providers seeking RCM talent
Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.
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Illinois hospital names CEO
Stace Holland was named CEO of Thomas H. Boyd Memorial Hospital in Carrollton, Ill. -
'In the business of acute care rescue': Penn Medicine's transfer strategy
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine saw more than 5,800 patient transfers in the nine months ending March 31, a 16% increase from the same period a year earlier, according to a May 6 report from The Philadelphia Inquirer. -
Bronson hospital names chief medical officer
Bronson Battle Creek (Mich.) Hospital has named Ali Ghasham, MD, vice president and chief medical officer. -
Workplace factors that are 'extremely important' to nurses
Better pay rates was the most important aspect of the workplace for nurses, according to a recent AMN Healthcare report.
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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. -
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. -
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.
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