Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Medicaid fund recovery practice under fire

    Medicaid's fund recovery practice is facing scrutiny as more families are forced to sell their homes after their loved one dies, The New York Times reported March 16.
  2. CEO exits newly merged health system

    Craig Lambrecht, MD, has resigned as CEO of the combined Billings Clinic-Logan Health system, which merged into a nine-hospital entity Sept. 1.  
  3. Post-heart transplant ED visits remain high

    Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania researchers found the number of heart transplant emergency department visits increased with high admission rates but low in-hospital mortality rates.

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  1. US bans asbestos

    The Environmental Protection Agency banned ongoing uses of asbestos, a carcinogen that is linked to more than 40,000 annual deaths, the White House said March 18. 
  2. Why 1 health system created a new C-suite role

    Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health is creating a new C-suite position: chief data and AI officer. 
  3. Allegheny Health Network sees 4.4% operating loss improvement

    Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network reported a $172.7 million operating loss (-3.67% margin) in the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, a 4.4% improvement from a $180.8 million loss (-4.15%) it posted in 2022, according to a financial report shared March 18. 
  4. HCA hospitals by state

    Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare operated 186 hospitals as of Dec. 31. 

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  1. HCA shelled out $635 million for 2023 acquisitions

    Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare spent a combined $635 million on acquisitions in 2023, according to its 2023 annual shareholders report.
  2. Mayo seals $150M deal

    Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has completed its $150 million buyout deal with Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. in a bid to unload its overseas hospital investment, postbulletin.com reported March 15.
  3. CDC releases hospital guide to curb burnout: 6 steps

    The CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has published an evidence-based guide to support hospital leaders in crafting a well-being strategy for their employees. 
  4. 'The Wild West': Physicians worry guardrails lacking amid remote monitoring boom

    Some physicians are expressing concern that regulation around remote monitoring has not caught up with the boom of use in the last two years, KFF Health News reported March 18.

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  1. Physician assistant supply and demand, by state

    A report released March 7 by the National Commission on Certification of PAs provides a glimpse into supply and demand of board-certified physician assistants/associates in the U.S.
  2. Temple Health names hospital CEO

    Richard Newell was appointed president and CEO of Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia.
  3. Ohio system trims operating losses by 53%

    Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health reported an operating loss of $85.3 million in 2023, a 53% improvement on the $180.3 million loss recorded in 2022.
  4. Zepbound surpasses Wegovy in new prescriptions: Reuters

    First-time prescriptions for Eli Lilly's Zepbound surpassed those for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy in early March, according to data cited by Reuters. 
  5. PeaceHealth taps nursing leader

    Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth named Lisa Wood, MSN, RN, as director of nursing for surgical services at an Oregon hospital. 
  6. Health systems make big bets on ambient technology

    Ambient clinical documentation is catching the eye of tech companies, EHR vendors and health systems as the technology promises to give physicians more face-to-face time with patients, CNBC reported March 16. 
  7. Cleveland Clinic seeks AI chief

    Cleveland Clinic is hiring for a chief artificial intelligence officer, hoping to harness the power of the growing technology for healthcare.
  8. Inside HCA + Google's generative AI project

    A leader from Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare said physicians' reactions have been "generally pretty positive" to a new generative artificial intelligence project with Google.
  9. Arkansas Children's to kickstart $318M renovation on 2 hospitals

    Little Rock-based Arkansas Children's is kicking off the first phase of its $318 million makeover project this month for both its Little Rock hospital and its Arkansas Children's Northwest hospital in Springdale, Arkansas Business reported March 18.

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