Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Suki gets $70M after adding 12 health systems: 5 notes

    Suki raised $70 million in its latest funding round after adding more than 12 hospital and health system partners.
  2. New Jersey hospital's $1.8B expansion: 4 things to know

    Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital plans to begin its campus expansion by late summer 2025 as part of its $1.8 billion project, TAPinto Newark reported Oct. 11.
  3. Percentage of primary care physicians, by subspecialty

    Internal medicine represents the largest primary care specialty, with 41.4% of all primary care physicians practicing in this field, according to new data from KFF.
  1. Hackers demand $1.5M for patient data after Colorado system breach

    Axis Health System identified a cyberattack affecting operations, including its primary care patient portal, according to the health system's website.
  2. Health system C-suite leader backs AI startup

    A health system executive is among the seed investors in a healthcare artificial intelligence startup.
  3. Boone Health to sign LOI for new Missouri hospital: 4 things to know

    Columbia, Mo.-based Boone Health and local officials are expected to sign a letter of intent Oct. 14 for a new critical access hospital in Mexico, Mo.
  4. CHIME names 3 new board members

    The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has named three new members to its board of trustees for 2025.

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  1. Health systems' top 7 digital needs

    Health systems have increased their digital health spending to meet growing demand from patients, according to the Peterson Health Technology Institute.
  2. Pennsylvania hospital secures license after delays

    St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia has been granted a three-year license after previous failed attempts, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Oct. 11.
  3. Why a medical center paid ransom to hackers

    A Maryland medical center said it paid ransom to hackers to unlock its data.
  4. ED visits for pregnancy condition rise 76%: 4 study takeaways

    Over 14 years, there was a 76% increase in emergency department visits related to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, an Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan study found. 

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  1. Bob Dean to pay another $8.2M in connection to botched nursing home evacuation

    Bob Dean Jr., a former Louisiana nursing home owner and operator, agreed to pay another $8.2 million to resolve federal allegations that he misappropriated and misused nursing home assets and income before and during the landfall of Hurricane Ida in August 2021.
  2. CommonSpirit prepares to win Medicare Advantage negotiations

    Large health systems across the U.S. have had contentious payer negotiations over the last two years, and Medicare Advantage plans have been a point of contention.
  3. North Carolina system promotes revenue cycle leader to CFO

    Granville Health System in Oxford, N.C., has appointed Jamie Purvis CFO, effective Oct. 1.
  4. 3 health risk factors rising, falling

    The share of adults participating in three of the most common health risk factors has shifted this year, with the rates of two of them, smoking tobacco and obesity, decreasing, USA Facts found.
  5. American Nurses Foundation launches well-being program

    The American Nurses Foundation has partnered with the United Health Foundation to launch the Nurse Well-Being: Building Peer and Leadership Support program, which is designed to transform organizational culture surrounding mental health. 
  6. Adventist may terminate hospital lease amid low EBITDA

    Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health plans to renegotiate or potentially terminate its lease with Mendocino Coast Health Care District to provide care at its hospital in Fort Bragg, Calif., The Mendocino Beacon reported Oct. 10. 
  7. Lower infection prevention staffing linked to HAI rates: 4 study notes

    Hospitals with lower staffing levels in infection prevention and control teams have higher rates of healthcare-associated infections, according to an Oct. 10 study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
  8. FTC finalizes premerger rule: 9 things to know

    The Federal Trade Commission voted 5-0 to finalize changes to premerger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, which requires organizations to report large transactions to the FTC and Justice Department for antitrust review.
  9. Cleveland Clinic, Mexico health system form joint advisory council

    Cleveland Clinic and Tijuana, Mexico-based Hospital Angeles Health System have formed a joint advisory council to improve clinical and business operations across safety, quality and patient experience.

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