Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. MRI damaged after fire at Boston VA hospital

    A fire at Boston-based Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center damaged the MRI suite and could impact MRI patient care for the foreseeable future, CBS News reported March 19.
  2. 10 best, worst states for medical environment for physicians

    Nebraska is the top state for best medical environment for physicians, while Illinois is the worst, according to WalletHub's 2024 ranking published March 18. 
  3. US expands 1st-of-kind supply chain initiative

    The White House is expanding a data partnership with numerous U.S. companies and logistics providers to track supply chain operations in real time.

Baptist Health's journey to centralized pharmacy supply chain operations

Sponsored
Baptist Health is pioneering a new way to streamline the pharmacy supply chain. See their strategy here.
  1. Steward Texas hospital denies closure despite paused construction on new facility

    Texarkana, Texas-based Wadley Regional Medical Center, part of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, has denied rumors that the facility is closing its doors. 
  2. AstraZeneca to expand cancer pipeline with $2.4B acquisition

    Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca plans to acquire biotech company Fusion Pharmaceuticals for up to $2.4 billion, Investopedia reported March 19. 
  3. US residents report falling happiness — except those in this age group

    The U.S. dropped from 15th to 23rd in Gallup's latest "World Happiness Report," marking the first time the nation has fallen out of the top 20 since the report was first published in 2012. But researchers point to their separate rankings by age group, which indicate generational divides. 
  4. Health system C-suites crave 'smart risk takers' to lead next

    Health system executives are making strategic pivots in response to increasing costs, staffing shortages, emerging technology, competition for patients and a trend toward consumerism.

Overcoming the collections crisis: How ASCs can leverage data to boost patient collections + loyalty

Sponsored
ASCs are seeing an explosion of uncompensated care. Learn how rethinking collections can boost revenue + patient retention here.
  1. FDA increases urgency about China-made syringes

    Nearly four months after the FDA said it was investigating reports of China-made syringes breaking and leaking, the agency confirmed the quality issue and found the problem is "more widespread than originally known."
  2. Vendor ransomware attack exposes patient data at Tennessee hospital

    Memphis, Tenn.-based Regional One Health's obstetrics and gynecology patients' information may have been compromised due to a ransomware attack on a technology vendor KMJ Health Solutions.
  3. Banner Health to expand clinical AI to 33 hospitals, 6 states

    Phoenix-based Banner Health plans to expand a clinical artificial intelligence program to 33 hospitals in 2024 after a successful pilot.
  4. New UI Health campus to go live with Epic

    Iowa City-based UI Health Care's new campus plans to go live with an Epic EHR system in May.

Clinician onboarding 2.0: How tech can streamline the process + drive savings and retention

Sponsored
Clinician retention starts on day 1. Learn how proactive hospitals are streamlining onboarding to save costs + delight new employees here.
  1. A vital committee that feels ineffective — even to its members

    Audit committees are under a lot of pressure with increasingly hefty workloads, yet many members feel that their operations could be improved, Fortune reported March 14. 
  2. HHS tightens tracking tool rules for healthcare organizations

    HHS' Office for Civil Rights is updating its stance on online tracking tools amid several hospitals, health systems and insurers facing lawsuits for using them. 
  3. Why physicians are charging for emails

    Physicians are billing for emails because the deluge of patient portal communications is causing "burnout" and "moral injury" while, at the same time, clinicians are facing declining reimbursement, two physician leaders wrote in Time.
  4. Minnesota system at 'breaking point' lays off 103

    Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health is laying off more than 100 employees in clinical and nonclinical roles due to ongoing financial challenges, according to a March 20 statement shared with Becker's.
  5. IU Health investing $4.3B in hospital expansion project

    The estimated project investment for Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health's new hospital and expanded medical campus is $4.3 billion. 
  6. IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center to create lung cancer research center

    The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a $20 million gift to put toward the development of a new research center for lung cancer. 
  7. The health systems adding dual executive roles

    Hospital and health system executives continue to take second, dual positions within enterprises. These roles vary based on the organization's size and the individual's skill set, and there have been several announced in recent months.
  8. R1 RCM tells shareholders to cease buyout discussions

    R1 RCM told major shareholders New Mountain Capital and TCP-ASC to halt discussions of a potential buyout of the company. 
  9. Has quiet quitting hurt healthcare leadership? 4 execs weigh in

    At health systems around the country, talent development is top of mind. But workers' ambitions aren't as clear-cut as they once were, which can complicate succession planning. 

Top 40 Articles from the Past 6 Months