Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Ohio system trims operating losses by 53%

    Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health reported an operating loss of $85.3 million in 2023, a 53% improvement on the $180.3 million loss recorded in 2022.
  2. Zepbound surpasses Wegovy in new prescriptions: Reuters

    First-time prescriptions for Eli Lilly's Zepbound surpassed those for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy in early March, according to data cited by Reuters. 
  3. PeaceHealth taps nursing leader

    Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth named Lisa Wood, MSN, RN, as director of nursing for surgical services at an Oregon hospital. 

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  1. Health systems make big bets on ambient technology

    Ambient clinical documentation is catching the eye of tech companies, EHR vendors and health systems as the technology promises to give physicians more face-to-face time with patients, CNBC reported March 16. 
  2. Cleveland Clinic seeks AI chief

    Cleveland Clinic is hiring for a chief artificial intelligence officer, hoping to harness the power of the growing technology for healthcare.
  3. Inside HCA + Google's generative AI project

    A leader from Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare said physicians' reactions have been "generally pretty positive" to a new generative artificial intelligence project with Google.
  4. Arkansas Children's to kickstart $318M renovation on 2 hospitals

    Little Rock-based Arkansas Children's is kicking off the first phase of its $318 million makeover project this month for both its Little Rock hospital and its Arkansas Children's Northwest hospital in Springdale, Arkansas Business reported March 18.

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  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.
  4. 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.

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  1. 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.
  2. '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.
  3. 5 RCM mergers and acquisitions

    Here are five revenue cycle management company mergers and acquisitions that Becker's has reported on in 2024:
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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. 
  7. 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. 
  8. 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.
  9. 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. 

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