Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles

  1. Travel nurse pay by state

    Kelly Gooch -
    From February to March, Montana saw the sharpest decrease to average weekly travel nurse pay, and Idaho saw the sharpest increase, according to data shared with Becker's from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.

  2. Penn Medicine's IT road map

    Naomi Diaz -
    In 2024, Penn Medicine is focusing on prioritizing data security, EHR optimization and strategic partnerships. 

  3. Leapfrog ranks diagnostic error recommendations

    Paige Twenter -
    On April 1, Leapfrog updated its list of 29 diagnostic error practice recommendations after hospital leaders asked for a hierarchy.

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  1. AI, smart beds among tech at new $868M hospital

    Giles Bruce -
    A new $868 million hospital in New Jersey is equipped with the latest digital technology including artificial intelligence and smart beds, NJBIZ reported April 1.

  2. 1,000+ UChicago physicians move to unionize

    Kelly Gooch -
    More than 1,000 resident physicians and fellows at the University of Chicago Medical Center are making efforts to join the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees International Union.

  3. Kaiser hospital taps chief nurse

    Mackenzie Bean -
    Christina Geis, RN, was named chief nurse executive for Kaiser Permanente's Antioch (Calif.) Medical Center.

  4. Providence partnership merges 7 California imaging centers

    Madeline Ashley -
    Renton, Wash.-based Providence and RadNet, an outpatient diagnostic imaging services provider, have established a joint venture called Tri Valley Imaging Group.

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  1. Risant Health seals Geisinger acquisition

    Madeline Ashley -
    Washington, D.C.-based Risant Health, a nonprofit organization that is part of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, acquired Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health on March 31.

  2. Only 68% of patients feel 'very safe' in hospitals: Report 

    Mackenzie Bean -
    Patients' perception of hospital safety has worsened since the pandemic, according to an April 2 Press Ganey report.

  3. UC Davis C-suite leader heads to NRC Health

    Alexis Kayser -
    Jennifer Baron is leaving her role as chief experience officer at Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health for the same title at NRC Health. 

  4. 12% of pneumonia cases are misdiagnosed, study finds

    Paige Twenter -
    Among 17,290 adults who were hospitalized for pneumonia in Michigan, 1 in 8 were misdiagnosed, according to a new study. 

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  1. Hospitals prepare for solar eclipse 

    Mackenzie Bean -
    As the eagerly awaited total solar eclipse approaches, cities along its path of totality are bracing for an influx of visitors, prompting hospitals to implement various precautionary measures.

  2. ProMedica and MetroHealth to close skilled nursing, rehabilitation services at Ohio hospital

    Madeline Ashley -
    Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica and Cleveland-based MetroHealth are closing their joint venture skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility at MetroHealth's Old Brooklyn Medical Center.

  3. WVU Medicine expands advanced cardiac services

    Erica Carbajal -
    WVU Medicine is expanding its advanced cardiac services with the launch of an open-heart surgery program at its Thomas Hospitals in South Charleston, W. Va. 

  4. Mercy names hospital COO

    Alexis Kayser -
    Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (Ark.) has selected Jason Demke as its new chief operating officer. 

  5. 35 billionaires in US healthcare

    Kelly Gooch -
    Forbes' released its 38th annual World's Billionaires list on April 2, and the names include nearly three dozen people who made their fortunes in the healthcare industry. 

  6. Saltzer Health sells 4 care facilities

    Madeline Ashley -
    Nampa, Idaho-based Saltzer Health, a physician group, has sold three facilities to Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health System after the group was closed March 29 by Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health.

  7. Providence spins off Amazon-like healthcare personalization startup

    Giles Bruce -
    Renton, Wash.-based Providence has spun off a digital health startup after it received a $20 million investment.

  8. Larry Ellison and Seema Verma: Computers — not humans — can prevent healthcare cyberattacks

    Giles Bruce -
    Autonomous computer systems are healthcare's best protection against disruptive cyberattacks, Oracle's Larry Ellison and Seema Verma wrote April 1 in The Wall Street Journal.

  9. 9 health systems join digital startup venture with Northwell Health

    Giles Bruce -
    Nine health systems are partnering with a venture studio aiming to launch digital health startups.

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