Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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Georgia physician group joins Atrium Health Floyd
Rome, Ga.-based Harbin Clinic, a private physician group, has joined Rome, Ga.-based Atrium Health Floyd, a health system part of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health. -
Ballad Health creates new C-suite role
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has named Paula Masters, DrPH, its inaugural chief health disparities officer. -
Nurses at Kansas Ascension hospitals OK contracts, sidestepping 3rd strike in a year
Registered nurses at two Ascension hospitals in Wichita, Kan., ratified new contracts after pledging to strike for a third time if they deemed it necessary to close negotiations.
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Healthcare just one part of Americans' pricing nightmare
Critiques of out-of-pocket spending in healthcare have long centered on the erratic nature of prices, with comparisons resting on sticker stability in other industries — a reference point that may not be as valid today as it once was. -
Anesthesiologist convicted of tampering with IV bags at Baylor Scott & White ASC
A jury convicted an anesthesiologist for injecting dangerous drugs into IV bags, causing one death and numerous injuries, the Justice Department said April 12. -
Man charged in $70M Medicare fraud scheme
A Mississippi man faces up to 25 years in prison for his alleged role in a Medicare fraud scheme exceeding $70 million. -
TriStar Health plans to build new $250M hospital
Brentwood, Tenn.-based TriStar Health, part of HCA Healthcare, plans to build a $250 million full-service hospital in Spring Hill, Tenn., local news outlets reported April 15.
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A 4-letter red flag for healthcare leaders
As chief clinical officer of UNC Health and president of UNC Physicians in Chapel Hill, N.C., Matt Ewend, MD, keeps his ears peeled for one seemingly innocuous word, as it almost always represents an opportunity to break down barriers and help team members improve their collaboration and communication. -
Nursing schools struggle to sustain enrollment, new data show: 4 notes
Enrollment in BSN programs at nursing schools across the U.S. held steady in 2023, though fewer students are entering in master's and PhD programs, according to new data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. -
Hackers leak Change Healthcare contracts, patient data
Hackers leaked contracts and patient records purportedly stolen in the Change Healthcare cyberattack, TechCrunch reported April 15. -
Rite Aid to shutter 53 additional locations
Multiple April bankruptcy court filings revealed that Camp Hill, Pa.-based Rite Aid has plans to shutter 53 additional locations across nine states after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and shared it will close 154 locations last October.
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Diabetes care in the US needs a revamp
The diabetes epidemic continues unabated in this country. Over the past decade, fewer than 50% of people with the condition have met the recommended A1c goal of below 7. In fact, despite the advent of effective new medications and easier-to-use technology in the past 15 years, A1c levels have been going in the absolutely wrong direction — up, not down. -
What a paper route taught Baylor Scott & White's CEO about business
Pete McCanna serves as CEO of Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest nonprofit health system in Texas, and he brings with him decades of healthcare management and consulting experience. -
CEO named for 2 Tower Health hospitals
Richard McLaughlin, MD, was named president and CEO of Tower Health's Phoenixville (Pa.) Hospital and Pottstown (Pa.) Hospital. -
EEOC finalizes rule to implement pregnant worker protection law
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a final rule April 15 to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. -
FTC slaps Cerebral with $7M fine for privacy violations
Cerebral has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $7 million due to the telemedicine company sharing consumers' private health information and other sensitive data with advertisers without permission. -
Tenet portfolio 'transforms' amid USPI growth
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is accelerating its portfolio transformation towards a more value-based care enterprise with a leading specialty care platform, the company said in a proxy statement filed April 12 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. -
RIP Medical Debt rebrands, broadens goal
RIP Medical Debt, which has helped to relieve more than $11 billion since its founding in 2014, has rebranded as Undue Medical Debt. -
AI helping UC San Diego physicians draft more empathetic responses
UC San Diego Health has been piloting the use of generative artificial intelligence in its Epic EHR system to help draft responses to patient messages and found that the tool is assisting physicians in drafting more empathetic responses. -
Northwest Texas breaks ground on $14M freestanding ED
Amarillo, Texas-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System broke ground on a new $14.4 million emergency department location April 12 in Amarillo.
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