Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Federal funding cuts disrupt medical schools

    Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Chan Medical School and Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have shared disruptions to their medical schools amid ongoing federal funding cuts.
  2. Henry Ford Health to revamp physician staffing model

    Detroit-based Henry Ford Health is partnering with AHSA to develop internal physician contingent float pools. 
  3. Banner reports $362.5M operating income, 2.3% margin in 2024

    Phoenix-based Banner Health reported an operating income of $362.5 million(2.3% operating margin) in 2024, up from an operating income of $282.8 million (2% margin) in 2023, according to its March 14 financial report. 

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  1. 3 medical device recalls and corrections

    Medical device recalls are essential to patient safety, addressing critical issues in devices that may pose health risks. 
  2. 1 in 3 FDA safety reports filed late or with missing, invalid dates

    A new study analyzing the FDA's Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database found that nearly one-third of medical device safety reports were not submitted within the 30-day timeframe or had "missing or invalid date data," according to the report. 
  3. Baystate hospital alerts patients of possible infection exposure

    Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer, Mass., has contacted an unknown number of patients who may have been exposed to hepatitis or HIV due to a potential sterilization issue during surgeries performed over a two-day period in February, MassLive reported March 13. 
  4. Hennepin Healthcare physicians move to unionize

    A supermajority of the more than 200 resident physicians at Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare have moved to unionize, filing for recognition with the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees International Union, according to a March 13 CIR/SEIU news release shared with Becker's.
  1. Health systems can't easily 'turn off' gen AI after production

    Generative AI is integrating into healthcare at a rapid clip, and as people become more familiar with it in their personal lives, they're expecting it at work as well.
  2. 4 bird flu updates

    As federal agencies struggle to rehire fired employees who were working on the U.S. bird flu outbreak, experts in infectious diseases and public health are increasingly voicing their concerns about the outbreak's spread. 
  3. Mass General Brigham, Best Buy advance hospital at home

    Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is working with Best Buy Health to advance technology for hospital-at-home care.
  4. How Stanford, Tampa General are using ambient AI for nurses

    Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care and Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital are experiencing promising early results from an ambient AI tool for nurses.
  1. Americans' self-reported mental, physical health at 24-year low: Gallup

    Americans' self-reported physical and mental health ratings have reached their lowest levels in more than two decades, according to a March 13 Gallup report.
  2. Physician expenses soar, exceed revenue generated: 5 notes

    As healthcare organizations continue to navigate shifting financial and operational landscapes, new data from Kaufman Hall and Strata highlights significant trends in physician productivity, compensation, and costs.
  3. MedPAC pushes Congress for slight hospital pay bump in 2026

    The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is recommending Congress increase Medicare base payment rates for general acute care hospitals by the amount specified in current law, plus 1% in 2026, according to its March 2025 report to legislators. 
  4. Ohio hospital to lay off 'ancillary services'

    East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry has notified employees that it will lay off "ancillary services" beginning March 14, The Intelligencer reported.
  5. R1 RCM, Palantir target healthcare financial performance with AI lab 

    R1 RCM and Palantir Technologies are partnering to launch R37, an advanced artificial intelligence lab dedicated to "revolutionizing healthcare financial performance."
  6. 7 CFO exits in 2025

    Below are the hospital and health system CFO and assistant CFO exits that Becker's has reported on in 2025:
  7. 18 specialties by per-hour compensation

    Radiology has the highest per-hour compensation among medical specialties, while primary care has the lowest, a recent American Medical Association survey found.
  8. The 'sprint' strategy that cut patient infections by up to 67% at Scripps

    When Ghazala Sharieff, MD, chief medical and operations officer of San Diego-based Scripps Health, first took over quality in January 2020, one of her first tasks was to improve all of their hospitals' LeapFrog scores. At the time, they had three C's, a B and an A. 
  9. VA accelerates Oracle Health EHR rollout

    The VA is bolstering its planned Oracle Health EHR rollout after multiple setbacks in the last five years, according to Military.com.

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