Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Balancing provider and patient needs: What keeps 1 cardiology leader up at night

    Vaccines for coronary artery disease and a program that keeps a bed open for critical heart patients are just two elements of his field that light a fire under Vincent Sorrell, MD.
  2. Change attack update: UnitedHealth launching medical claims solution 

    UnitedHealth Group has advanced more than $2 billion to providers and is launching software for medical claims preparation beginning March 18 following the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary in late February. 
  3. UofL Health opens $78M acute care hospital

    Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health has opened its $78 million UofL Health-South Hospital in Shepherdsville, Ky.

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  1. Biden to direct federal agencies to advance women's health research

    President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order March 18 to expand and improve research on women's health.
  2. Inside HCA's safety work

    Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has taken numerous steps to embed safety work into daily operations across its 186 hospitals, Karla Miller, PharmD, the system's chief patient safety officer, wrote in a March 15 blog post.
  3. 'Profits over protection': Critics fret over draft CDC masking guidance

    Healthcare workers and other experts are expressing concern over the CDC's draft masking guidelines, saying that, if finalized, the guidance would incentivize hospitals to prioritize profits over protection, NBC News reported March 18.
  4. 5 RCM mergers and acquisitions

    Here are five revenue cycle management company mergers and acquisitions that Becker's has reported on in 2024:

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  1. UC Davis Health added C-suite role to 'accelerate revenue opportunities'

    Last April, UC Davis Health added a new C-suite role to lead its Ventures Office, and the role is quickly becoming more essential to the system's long term success.
  2. 15 best, worst states for physicians in 2024

    Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska are the top three states for physicians to practice in the U.S., according to WalletHub's 2024 ranking published March 18. Hawaii, Rhode Island and New Jersey were deemed the worst.
  3. Fitch: Change Healthcare attack may hurt smaller providers' credit

    Fitch Ratings said the Change Healthcare cyberattack could negatively affect the credit profiles of smaller healthcare providers, pharmacies and other companies that rely on the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary for services. 
  4. The leaders 16 health system execs prize most for future growth

    Becker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization's areas of growth for the next few years. 

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  1. Measles cases matches 2023 numbers: CDC

    Fifty-eight cases of measles have been reported in the first quarter of 2024, the same number of total cases in 2023, the CDC reported.
  2. GOP splits from Trump on ACA antagonism

    Senate Republicans are shying away from former President Donald Trump's call to take another shot at repealing the Affordable Care Act as Democrats lean into the healthcare law. 
  3. Hawaii hospital temporarily closes ED

    Wahiawa (Hawaii) General Hospital has temporarily closed its emergency department, effective March 18, due to heating, ventilation and air conditioning issues.
  4. George Washington University Hospital taps CFO

    Washington, D.C.-based George Washington University Hospital has named Maia Healy CFO. 
  5. 7 health systems moving to Epic

    Epic Systems continues to be the leader in the EHR hospital market share, with 83 hospitals joining its network in 2022, according to research from KLAS. 
  6. Walgreens lays off 646 workers

    Walgreens is reducing its workforce in Florida and Connecticut by nearly 650 workers combined.
  7. Trinity pharmacy to temporarily close

    Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is temporarily shuttering its pharmacy on Eastern Michigan University's campus. 
  8. The provider types with the most Medicaid fraud civil settlements in 2023

    Medical device manufacturers accounted for the most Medicaid fraud civil settlements and judgments in 2023, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector General. 
  9. Scripps Health sees 998% operating margin increase in Q1

    San Diego-based Scripps Health reported a $73.1 million operating income (5.6% margin) on revenues of $1.3 billion for the first quarter of 2024, ended Dec. 31, 2023, compared to a $5.7 million operating income (0.51%) on revenues of $1.1 billion over the same period in fiscal year 2023, according to its financial report released March 15.

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