Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Middle management's shaky future

    Middle managers are increasingly on the chopping block, Bloomberg reported March 15. 
  2. Joint Commission names inaugural 'president's fellow'

    The Joint Commission has established a new "President's Fellowship for Healthcare Quality and Safety," and has given Carla Pugh, MD, PhD, the inaugural title. 
  3. The Change Healthcare cyberattack: A timeline

    The most significant and consequential cyberattack in American history began Feb. 21 against UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare, crippling financial operations for hospitals, insurers, pharmacies and medical groups nationwide.

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  1. Henry Ford Health plans to save $30M with centralized pharmacy

    Detroit-based Henry Ford Health said its centralized pharmacy services center, which opened in September, is designed to save the system $30 million over five years. 
  2. Montefiore climbs out of the red

    New York City-based Montefiore Health System reported an operating gain of $93.9 million in 2023, up from an operating loss of $98.5 million in 2022, according to its financial report released March 15. 
  3. Penn Medicine hospital's immediate jeopardy lasted 5 hours

    In November, CMS placed a Penn Medicine hospital in immediate jeopardy for five hours after a possible preventable death. The corrections were published in late February. 
  4. Why researchers from GSK, Duke halted RSV vaccine trial

    The risk of preterm birth was 37% higher for mothers involved in a phase 3 respiratory syncytial virus maternal vaccine trial than the control group in a clinical trial led by pharmaceutical giant GSK and researchers from Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine.

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  1. Allegheny Health Network to raise minimum wage

    By the end of March, Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network said it will be raising its minimum wage to $18 per hour.
  2. 43 recent hospital, health system executive moves

    The following hospital and health system executive moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year:
  3. 94% of hospitals take financial hit from Change hack: AHA survey

    A survey from the American Hospital Association found that 94% of hospitals have felt financial impact from the Change Healthcare cyberattacks and over half have reported a "significant or serious" impact.
  4. Florida hospitals could see $1.3B monthly cash impact over Change hack

    A survey from the Florida Hospital Association found 106 state hospitals affected by the Change Healthcare cyberattack are anticipated to see $1.3 billion in monthly cash impact.

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  1. UChicago nurses approve labor deal

    Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, have approved a new labor contract with UChicago Medicine after the parties reached a tentative deal earlier this month to avert a strike.
  2. Side effects of a 1st place US News ranking

    The first thing you do when your hospital is deemed best in the nation: feel the affirmation, the verification, the pride. The second thing you do: get back to work. 
  3. CMS notifies HCA Mission Hospital of EMTALA violation

    CMS has sent a letter to HCA Healthcare's Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., to notify leadership that the hospital was found in violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act and must take action or risk losing federal funding, according to a letter obtained by the Citizen Times.
  4. The dual languages of a chief quality officer

    The most effective chief quality officers possess a fluency in two distinct tongues: the language of people — rich with the nuances of human connection and collaboration — and the language of spreadsheets, marked by the objective precision of data. 
  5. Mayo unveils launch pad for digital health tools

    Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Platform is helping bring digital health tools to market by launching Solutions Studios. 
  6. ChristianaCare Wilmington appoints chief medical officer

    In January, Emmanuel Mensah, MD, stepped into the role of chief medical officer at ChristianaCare Wilmington (Del.) Hospital. 
  7. CDC responds to maternal death rate study, refutes claims

    CDC experts are defending how the agency calculates maternal deaths after researchers from several universities have said the CDC's method inflates numbers, according to Politico's reporting.
  8. Merck, Johns Hopkins continue battle over Keytruda patents

    During a monthslong legal dispute between Merck and John Hopkins University over Keytruda patents, the drugmaker raised the issue to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, JD Supra reported March 13. 
  9. AI's potential for detecting HAIs in complex clinical scenarios

    AI tools might be able to diagnose healthcare-associated infections, but human oversight is vital to ensuring patient safety, according to a study published March 13 in the American Journal of Infection Control. 

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