Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. How Mark Cuban's drug company nabbed its 1st health system partnership

    After months of 10 p.m. Saturday emails about utilization trends and "pain points" at Community Health Systems, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. secured its first hospital system partnership. Compared to other drugmakers, CHS leaders called the relationship unique. 
  2. More states cut residency requirements to get international graduates working

    Tennessee was the first state to scrap residence requirements for international medical graduates almost a year ago, and 13 more states have followed or are attempting to follow suit, MedPage Today reported March 14.
  3. Health systems, disruptors back AI nonprofit

    Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, Amazon, CVS Health and more are joining the Coalition for Health AI, also known as CHAI, an organization looking to increase transparency regarding healthcare AI. 

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  1. 25 women making moves in healthcare

    The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker's this year:
  2. South Carolina health system completes $40M Epic install

    Georgetown, S.C.-based Tidelands Health has completed its $40 million transition to an Epic EHR system. 
  3. Maryland medical group adds over 400 primary care practices in 2024

    Bethesda, Md.-based Aledade, a primary care group, has added over 400 primary care practices, community health centers and clinics to its network in 2024. 
  4. Mercy CFO: Medicare Advantage is a good model 'when structured appropriately'

    Medicare Advantage provides coverage to more than 51% of the nation's seniors, but many hospitals and health systems are pushing back against commercial programs, with some dropping contracts with private plans altogether.

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  1. Broward Health names 2 executives

    Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health has added two leaders to its executive ranks, according to a March 13 news release shared with Becker's. 
  2. Breast cancer diagnoses fell sharply during pandemic: Study

    Breast cancer diagnoses dropped 15.7% for women and 21.8% for men during the pandemic, according to a study involving nearly 1.5 million patients.
  3. Emergency Nurses Association welcomes 1st chief clinical officer

    The Emergency Nurses Association has appointed one of its long-time members, Bradley Goettl, DNP, as its inaugural chief clinical officer, the organization announced March 14.
  4. Atlantic Health names chief nurse

    Atlantic Health System's Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., has selected Heather Veltre, DNP, RN, as its new chief nursing officer, according to a March 14 news release shared with Becker's.

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  1. New curriculum equips NPs, PAs to better manage opioids

    Since nurse practitioners and physician assistants often see a patient before they see a physician, one surgeon is proposing a specific curriculum to train these clinicians to enhance their knowledge of opioid care.
  2. Walmart leans into compassionate leadership

    Walmart is championing compassionate leadership practices among its store managers, mirroring a broader trend across corporate America, The New York Times reported March 12.
  3. Pharmacy residency spots are in hot demand: ASHP

    Since 2020, there has been a 10% growth in pharmacy residency positions in the U.S., the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists said March 13. 
  4. MU Health unveiling $232M children's hospital

    Columbia, Mo.-based MU Health is holding an open house for its new $232 million Children's Hospital on May 23.
  5. Connecticut hospital leader found dead amid sex abuse charges

    The chief of rheumatology at Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare's Bone & Joint Institute has been found dead, days after he was arrested on child sexual exploitation charges, Connecticut State Police have confirmed.
  6. Florida health system inks 10-year, $5.4M theater naming deal

    A Florida health system will pay $5.4 million over 10 years to have its name on a local amphitheater.
  7. Vanderbilt hospital president to retire

    Mary Pawlikowski, president of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and Vanderbilt Behavioral Health in Nashville, Tenn., will retire at the end of the fiscal year. 
  8. How HCA, Tenet and CHS have grown — or shrunk — over 5 years

    Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare operated 186 hospitals by the end of 2023, up from 179 in 2019. Meanwhile, two other large for-profit health systems — Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare — have trimmed the number of hospitals they operated over that span. 
  9. Man's brain tumor shrinks 60% after 2 months of CAR-T therapy: Study

    In the first study of three recurrent glioblastoma patients treated with CAR T-cell drugs, researchers discovered strong results, with one 72-year-old man's brain tumor shrinking by 60% within two months. 

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