Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Lovelace Health System to build 15-bed New Mexico hospital

    Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System and Community Hospital Corporation have partnered to develop a 15-bed hospital in Los Lunas, N.M. 
  2. HCA CFO sees 'encouraging signs' from 2-midnight rule

    Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare CFO Bill Rutherford said although it is still early, the system is starting to see "encouraging signs" from CMS' two-midnight rule. 
  3. What's 'in vogue' for chief pharmacy officers

    The term "hospital pharmacy" is becoming a misnomer.

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  1. Dr. Michael O'Sullivan, Mayo Clinic Health System founder, trailblazer, dies at 88

    Michael O'Sullivan, MD, an integral founding member of the Mayo Clinic Health System and former member of its board of governors, died April 20 at the age of 88. 
  2. Bassett names pediatrics chief

    Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network has selected Brandon Greene, MD, as its next chief of pediatrics. 
  3. Hoag taps 2 oncology leaders from Cedars-Sinai

    Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Family Cancer Institute recruited an oncologist "power couple" — Monica Mita, MD, and Alain Mita, MD — to serve as leaders in its organization.
  4. Ohio county reports mpox outbreak

    There have been at least nine mpox cases reported in Cuyahoga County — which encompasses Cleveland and surrounding suburbs — since February, health officials said April 25. 

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  1. Virtua Health sues Trinity Health for $12M legal fee reimbursements

    Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health has sued Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health and is seeking no less than $12 million in compensatory damages regarding Virtua's acquisition of two Our Lady of Lourdes Health Care Services hospitals from Trinity in 2019. 
  2. Independent cardiology medicine board gets one step closer to reality

    The American Board of Medical Specialties is one step closer to creating an independent board of cardiology medicine. Recently, it created a formal board of directors and its Specialty Board Development group opened a comment period.
  3. Labor Department's new salaried overtime rule: What healthcare leaders should know

    The Labor Department has issued its biggest increase to the federal overtime threshold in decades — and healthcare is among the most affected industries. 
  4. UC Davis Health to trim workforce

    Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health is reducing its workforce and is eliminating 150 positions, a spokesperson for the health system told Becker's.

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  1. Why Larry Ellison thinks Oracle can surpass Epic

    While calling Epic a "great company," Oracle co-founder and chair Larry Ellison said his organization aims to service the entire healthcare industry beyond just health systems.
  2. Mayo, AdventHealth, Emory: 6 Big Tech health system partnerships

    Health systems continue to embrace Big Tech to advance their work in artificial intelligence and other digital technologies. Here are six partnerships Becker's reported on in the past month.
  3. Antibiotic-resistant hospital infections well above pre-COVID-19 levels

    Hospital-acquired antimicrobial-resistant infections remain at least 12% above pre-pandemic levels, according to a new study from data at 120 U.S. hospitals. 
  4. What Amazon pays for 10 health tech jobs

    Amazon continues building out its healthcare artificial intelligence and pharmacy businesses. Here are 10 health tech jobs the tech giant is hiring for this month.
  5. COVID-19 reshaped physician ethics, study suggests

    COVID-19 has upended a long-standing belief that physicians must care for infectious disease patients, irrespective of their own personal risk, suggests research published April 24 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. 
  6. Teladoc posts $82M Q1 loss year over year

    In the first quarter of 2024, Teladoc's revenue reached $646 million, a 3% increase compared to the $629 million in revenue it reported in the same period last year.
  7. 11 drugs now in shortage

    In the first three months of 2024, the U.S. reached a record with 323 ongoing medication shortages — the highest number since 2001. 
  8. MGMA seeks clarity on breach notification burden in wake of Change cyberattack

    The Medical Group Management Association is seeking clarity from the HHS' Office for Civil Rights regarding who carries the burden of providing HIPAA-required breach notifications to both the federal government and affected patients following the Change Healthcare cyberattack.   
  9. How Tufts CEO aims to overcome 'fragmented', 'high-cost' healthcare market

    Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine has partnered with population health company Navvis to scale value-based capabilities across its system, which includes an academic medical center, three community hospitals, a home health organization and more than 2,300 physicians.

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