Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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Washington hospitals lost $1.74B in 2023
Washington hospitals suffered a collective $1.74 billion in operating losses in 2023, according to an April 23 report from the Washington State Hospital Association. -
AdventHealth plans $220M Florida hospital expansion
AdventHealth Daytona Beach (Fla.), part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, is planning a $220 million expansion. -
Massachusetts community hospital COO to retire after 38 years
Tina Griffin, DPN, RN, is retiring as COO and vice president of patient care services of Athol (Mass.) Hospital, part of Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Healthcare.
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25 most popular drugs in healthcare
More than $38 billion was spent in the U.S. on Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide) in 2023 — a 100% uptick from 2022 expenditure data, according to research published April 24 in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. -
MercyOne ends gynecologic oncology surgery services
MercyOne's specialty clinic in Des Moines is ending gynecologic oncology surgical services June 1, ABC affiliate KCCI reported April 23. -
Walmart heir's medical school builds senior team for 2025 debut
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Ark., is continuing to appoint faculty and leaders as it prepares for the launch of its four-year medical degree program in 2025. -
Nursing group issues 7 standards on safe staffing
Direct care nurses should be involved in all aspects of staffing, according to standards set forth in new guidance from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
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Hospitals slam FTC's noncompete ban
The Federal Trade Commission on April 23 voted 3-2 to ban noncompete agreements in a move it estimates will save up to $194 billion in healthcare costs over the next decade. -
Alabama hospital laying off 95
Union Springs, Ala.-based Bullock County Hospital is looking to become a rural emergency hospital and is ending psychiatric services as part of the transition, AL.com reported April 25. -
Providence Oregon taps chief executive
Jennifer Burrows, RN, was named chief executive of Providence Oregon, effective May 6, according to a message to staff from Joel Gilbertson, chief executive of the Providence Central Division. -
800 California hospital nurses plan strike
Members of California Nurses Association/National Nurses United plan to hold a 24-hour strike from May 1-2 at Washington Hospital Healthcare System in Fremont, Calif.
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11 recent hospital, health system CEO moves
The following hospital and health system CEO moves have recently been reported by Becker's: -
Intermountain to exit Kansas with clinic changes
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is making changes with three Kansas clinics, effectively ending its operations in the state. -
4 RCM companies making executive moves
Here are four revenue cycle management companies that have made executive leadership moves since March 25: -
Tenet's CEO-to-worker pay ratio over the past 5 years
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare CEOs were paid between 189 and 452 times more than the health system's median employee between 2019 and 2023, according to proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. -
Joint Commission unveils new accreditation
The Joint Commission has created a new telehealth accreditation program for eligible hospitals, ambulatory and behavioral healthcare organizations. The program will launch July 1. -
Why healthcare should start outside the hospital
There are two issues in healthcare that Bruce Swords, MD, is highly focused on: Physicians struggling to stay independent, and systems focusing on solely acute care instead of preventive medicine. -
4 Ozempic updates
Debates are swirling about surgery disruptions, a baby boom phenomenon and additional uses for Ozempic and other glucagon-like peptide-1 medicines. -
How healthcare's view of AI has shifted
Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2023, generative artificial intelligence has gathered buzz, with many healthcare workers, leaders and staff expressing concerns about using "unregulated" technology. But has this sentiment changed? -
Community Health Network to scale home-based care program
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is working with technology company Biofourmis to scale its care-at-home services.
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