Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. How Beebe Healthcare's CFO plans to hit 2% margin in 2025

    Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare CFO Ryan Kennedy has been with the health system for a little more than two months, but is already working on big financial plans for the health system in 2025.
  2. 'Big Bang Theory' producer's gift to support children's hospital training program

    Supported by one of the largest donations it has ever received, Children's Hospital Los Angeles will open an educational institute to train pediatric health professionals.
  3. Employer-provided health insurance costs likely to rise: 5 notes

    Health insurance costs are likely to increase in 2025, while raises are projected to remain flat, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 14.
  1. This rural hospital closed amid COVID. Now it's back on its feet

    Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital exemplifies a rare success story in today's challenging healthcare environment.
  2. A growing push to change medical education: 5 notes

    Some medical schools are updating their curriculum to provide greater depth to disease education. 
  3. California system to trim services, lay off 107

    Coniva, Calif.-based Emanate Health will lay off a total of 107 employees, according to multiple WARN notices obtained by Becker's.
  4. Nurses at 3 HCA hospitals OK new deals: 8 things to know

    Nurses at three HCA Healthcare hospitals — MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., and Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan., — have approved new labor contracts.

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  1. Cleveland Clinic, Cavaliers break ground on new facility

    Cleveland Clinic has broken ground on a new training facility for the Cleveland Cavaliers, which will also offer care to the general public. The two have also extended their long-standing partnership. 
  2. DEA moves to extend telehealth prescribing flexibilities: 7 notes

    The Drug Enforcement Administration is signaling that it will extend flexibilities, enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, that allows healthcare providers to prescribe specific controlled substances via telehealth, Politico reported Oct. 11.
  3. 7 Ensemble partnerships in 2024

    Ensemble Health Partners was named the best company for end-to-end revenue cycle outsourcing in 2024 by KLAS Research. 
  4. AMA recognizes 62 health systems for commitment to physician well-being

    As part of its Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program, the American Medical Association has honored 62 health systems for their commitment to physician well-being.

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  1. Sentara to double APP workforce in new primary care model: 4 notes

    Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health is ramping up hiring of advanced practice providers as it leans into a team-based primary care model aimed at expanding access to care. 
  2. UnitedHealth seeks 'less abrasion' with hospitals

    UnitedHealth Group is seeing "unusually aggressive and high unit cost asks" from hospitals, CEO Andrew Witty said. 
  3. UCSF Health opens 2 outpatient facilities

    San Francisco-based UCSF Health opened new retail pharmacies at its Mission Bay and Parnassus, Calif., campuses, offering comprehensive and accessible health services. 
  4. 90% of independent pharmacies may not stock drugs in negotiation program: Study

    A new survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association found that more than 90% of independent pharmacists may refuse to sell drugs targeted by Medicare Part D negotiations, potentially jeopardizing the Biden administration's efforts to lower prescription costs. 
  5. Abridge raising $250M: Report

    Abridge, a startup that provides artificial intelligence-powered clinical documentation to several health systems, is raising $250 million to up the company's valuation to $2.5 billion, The Information reported.
  6. Why nurses like AI for MyChart messages

    Nurses at a large academic health system like using artificial intelligence-generated MyChart messages more than their peers do, a new study found.
  7. How Cleveland Clinic patients, physicians reacted to MyChart billing: 4 notes

    Billing patients for patient portal messages may have unintended consequences for both patients and physicians, a recent study found.
  8. Health systems find marketing power in sports sponsorships

    Health systems are increasingly turning to sports partnerships as a marketing strategy to boost brand visibility.
  9. Boone Health inks letter of intent for Missouri hospital

    Columbia, Mo.-based Boone Health and local officials signed a letter of intent Oct. 14 to develop a Medicare-certified critical access hospital in Mexico, Mo.

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