Pennsylvania is becoming an increasingly difficult place to own or operate a hospital. Of the 22 hospital closures Becker’s reported in 2025, four were in Pennsylvania — more than in any other state. Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings shuttered two…
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The insurance industry is losing jobs at more than four times last year’s pace, according to new data this month from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The sector, which includes life, health and property insurers, shed an average of about…
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The Rev. John Mattern was appointed the first full-time chaplain dedicated to the community hospitals of Lansing, Mich.-based UM Health-Sparrow, according to an Aug. 11 health system news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Mattern started Aug. 10 and will split…
Unlimited Technology Systems has disclosed to HHS that a ransomware attack reported in July compromised the data of 3.8 million patients. The breach traces to an Oct. 5-10, 2025, intrusion into a commercial data center hosting Unlimited Systems’ g4-Centricity for…
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House Democrats are demanding that OpenAI, Anthropic and House Speaker Mike Johnson respond to AI models that breached outside organizations during security tests, including a push for the AI giants’ CEOs to testify under oath. Twenty-nine members of Congress, led…
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As policymakers and regulators examine whether nonprofit hospitals are delivering sufficient value for their tax-exempt status, the conversation often centers on charity care. That’s an important measure, but it’s not the first stage of our work. If community benefit begins…
The Sequoia Project, the Recognized Coordinating Entity for the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, updated its TEFCA Governing Council roster Aug. 10, naming 19 representatives from health systems, health information networks, technology vendors and federal agencies. TEFCA is the…