Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
-
Hospital groups react to Trump win
Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Nov. 6. Here is how four healthcare groups responded to the win, via statements: -
Oracle Health exec joins CommonSpirit
Brady Small has been named a regional CIO for Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health. -
Amazon One Medical's 19 health system partners
Cleveland Clinic is the latest health system to partner with Amazon One Medical on clinically and digitally integrated care.
-
Minnesota system promotes revenue cycle leader
St. Cloud, Minn.-based CentraCare has named Sherri Liebl vice president of revenue services. -
AdventHealth names hospital CEO
Shane Bedward was appointed CEO of AdventHealth Dade City (Fla.), part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth. -
US devicemakers call for tax incentives, tariffs to bolster production: 4 things to know
An alliance of U.S. medical equipment manufacturers is urging lawmakers to implement tax incentives, enforce stricter labor and environment standards and impose higher tariffs on foreign medical supplies to bolster domestic production, according to an Nov. 5 news release from the American Medical Manufacturers Association. -
GoodRx, PBMs accused of suppressing reimbursements
GoodRx and pharmacy benefit managers CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, MedImpact and Navitus Health Solutions are facing class-action lawsuits accusing them of colluding to super press reimbursements to independent pharmacies for generic drug prescriptions.
-
Joint Commission outlines quality reporting changes for 2025: 5 key points
The Joint Commission has outlined new Oryx reporting requirements that will take effect Jan. 1 for all accredited hospitals. -
HAI rates improve, 1 worsens in hospitals: CDC report
Each day, about 1 in 32 U.S. patients contracts at least one healthcare-associated infection, according to the CDC. -
Washington hospital's chief clinical officer to retire after 34 years
Jeannie Eylar will retire later this month after a 34-year career at Pullman Regional Hospital in Washington. -
From crisis to stability: Inside a California hospital's financial turnaround
When Stephen DelRossi joined Northern Inyo Healthcare District in 2022, one thing was apparent.
-
Removing PA supervision does not affect patient care, report finds
Raising physician assistants' scope of practice to align with that of nurse practitioners does not worsen patient outcomes, according to a report from New Hampshire legislators. -
20 top hospitals and systems, 14K+ open jobs
Hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with workforce challenges, including recruiting and retaining top talent. Below are the number of job openings at hospitals and health systems that are among those named to the U.S. News & World Report's 2024-25 Best Hospitals Honor Roll. -
New York hospital names permanent CEO
Kelley Tiernan has been appointed CEO of River Hospital in Alexandria Bay, N.Y. -
10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From Walgreens agreeing to pay $100 million to settle overcharging allegations, to another payer suing over Medicare Advantage star ratings, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker's has reported since Oct. 24: -
A patient population metric that needs redefinition
A recent study found that hospital geographic market boundaries often differ from actual patient travel patterns, indicating that hospital service areas may not accurately define patient populations, Medscape reported. -
Better patient outcomes depend on shared accountability in healthcare
Constantly improving the care we provide patients is the goal of nearly every healthcare professional — if not every single one. It's what motivates our quality reviews and our clinical and health services research, with thousands upon thousands of efforts to find better treatments for our patients and the smartest way of delivering them. But all this work has an inescapable fact: We in healthcare often fall short of the goals we're trying to achieve. -
Global burden of cancer in 2050: 5 notes
By 2050, the number of worldwide cancer cases and deaths will rise to 35.3 million and 18.5 million, respectively, according to a Nov. 5 study published in JAMA Open Network. -
Health system's patient data breached in law firm hack
Patient data at a New Mexico health system has been breached in a cybersecurity incident involving its law firm, the Albuquerque (N.M.) Journal reported. -
Mass General Brigham 1st to expand 'hospital at home' outside the home
Mass General Brigham's hospital-at-home program is the first to expand outside the home.
Page 40 of 50