Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. 3 respiratory illnesses on the rise: 5 things to know

    Mycoplasma pneumoniae, respiratory syncytial virus and XEC cases are on the rise, according to the CDC.
  2. Top 7 reasons patients prefer virtual care

    The vast majority of patients who try virtual visits are willing to do them again, while nearly a quarter of patients say they'd switch physicians for virtual care access, according to the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
  3. Judy Faulkner's plan to distribute her wealth

    Epic Founder and CEO Judy Faulkner signed a pledge to give away the majority of her money to charitable causes, Forbes reported Oct. 19.
  1. States with highest, lowest colorectal cancer screening rates

    The territory of Puerto Rico had the lowest colorectal cancer screening rate in 2022 at 55.5% — nearly 20 percentage points lower than the state with the highest rate of 75.3%, Connecticut.
  2. CarePoint, Hudson Regional to combine under MSO

    Jersey City, N.J.-based CarePoint Health, a three-hospital system, and Hudson Regional Hospital in Secaucus, N.J., plan to affiliate under a management services organization known as Hudson Health System.
  3. 5 health systems with boosted outlooks

    Here are five health systems that had their outlooks upgraded by Fitch Ratings or Moody's Investors Service since Sept. 26: 
  4. Baxter aims to import 18K tons of product: 6 IV shortage updates

    Baxter International is responding to critical IV supply shortages affecting patients after Hurricane Helene disrupted its North Cove manufacturing facility, which produces 60% of the U.S. IV fluid market's supply. 

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  1. Maine system to outsource 500 jobs: 4 notes

    Bangor, Maine-based Northern Light Health is outsourcing 500 housekeeping and cafeteria jobs to Compass One Healthcare, effective Jan. 1, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker's on Oct. 20. 
  2. 4 statistics on hospital management-level pay

    Hospital and health system leadership pay increased over the last year, with system- and hospital-level base salaries up in 2024, according to a recent SullivanCotter report.
  3. AHA pushes for hospital-at-home changes

    The American Hospital Association wants Congress to expand hospital-at-home care and enact reforms on telehealth.
  4. Shame in healthcare: 4 notes

    Healthcare workers are primed to feel inadequate about their mistakes, their own mental or physical illness or their lack of ability to heal some patients, according to a perspective essay published Oct. 19 in The Lancet. 

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  1. CHOP to borrow $750M for new facilities: 5 notes

    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is taking on additional debt to pay for a new patient tower and research building, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  2. The 10 safest states

    Vermont is the safest state in the U.S., according to research conducted by WalletHub.
  3. 7 days of antibiotics as effective as 14 for blood infections: Study

    A seven-day antibiotic course for patients with bloodstream infections was as effective as a 14-day course, and it had a lower mortality rate, a recent study found.
  4. Intermountain opens new $17M cancer center in Montana

    Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has opened a new cancer center at the system's Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City, Mont.
  5. The days of fee-for-service are 'running out'

    CMS is applying pressure on health systems to transition from fee-for-service to value-based care by 2030. While value-based care has been discussed for years, many institutions are not yet fully prepared for its impact, as this transformation is set to influence not only Medicare but also other payer systems that benchmark against Medicare’s policies.
  6. Cleveland Clinic, Amazon's One Medical partner

    Cleveland Clinic and Amazon's One Medical are teaming up to bring the hybrid primary care company to northeast Ohio.
  7. Infections raise dementia risk, new study suggests: 3 notes

    Common infections such as the flu and respiratory tract infections may increase the risk of dementia years later, according to a new study published in Nature Aging. 
  8. Police shoot armed man at Kentucky hospital

    A police officer shot and injured an armed man at Elizabethtown, Ky.-based Baptist Health Hardin hospital on Oct. 19, Fox affiliate WDRB reported.
  9. UK HealthCare's new network for partnerships, training: 6 things to know

    Lexington-based University of Kentucky has established a network designed to advance healthcare outcomes, education and workforce training across the state.

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