Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Why University Hospitals is investing $3M in housing: 5 notes

    Cleveland-based University Hospitals is investing $3 million in a multi-family housing development aimed at providing affordable rents as part of its community health strategy.
  2. Indiana system taps CEO of 2 hospitals

    Mark Casanova has been named CEO of Northwest Health-La Porte (Ind.) and Northwest Health-Starke in Knox, Ind., effective Feb. 10.
  3. AdventHealth taps strategic revenue leader

    Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has named Danny Myers senior vice president of finance – strategic revenue, according to a Feb. 4 post on his LinkedIn page.

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  1. 4 recent medical device recalls and corrections

    Medical device recalls are essential to patient safety, addressing critical issues in devices that may pose health risks. 
  2. Cencora expands Sure Supply Program, adds 200 critical medications amid shortages

    Cencora, a global healthcare company, has expanded its Sure Supply Program to include 200 critical medications, including several oncology treatments, in response to ongoing drug shortages. This marks a 350% increase since the initiative first launched in 2021. 
  3. Primary care provider gaps, ranked by state

    Access to primary care remains a challenge for millions of Americans, with some states facing more severe shortages than others, according to a new analysis from KFF.
  4. 14 attorneys general sue over DOGE personal information access

    Attorneys general across 14 states have shared plans to file a lawsuit over the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency's access to payment systems that contain Americans' "sensitive personal information."
  1. States ranked by 2025 projected growth in new cancer cases

    The U.S. is projected to see more than 2 million new cancer diagnoses this year, according to estimates from the American Cancer Society. Arkansas is estimated to see the largest jump in new cases compared to how many were reported in 2021, the latest year for which CDC data are available. 
  2. Mass General surgeons perform 2nd pig kidney transplant

    In January, the fourth person in the U.S. received a pig kidney transplant.
  3. Temporarily closed Missouri hospital faces uncertainty

    The future of St. Louis-based Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital remains uncertain after the hospital received approval from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to temporarily suspend its license due to a blood supply shortage in mid-December, STLPR, part of NPR, reported Feb. 6.
  4. Hospitals, health systems getting new EHRs

    Here are eight hospitals and health systems that have implemented new EHR systems or announced plans to do so since Jan. 6:
  1. Utah med school email mistakenly implies acceptance to hundreds of students

    Salt Lake City-based University of Utah accidentally sent out a financial aid email to 1,200 medical school applicants implying they were accepted into the program, Fox13 Salt Lake City reported Feb. 6.
  2. Kaiser, Tufts lead network to promote food's medicinal benefits

    Boston-based Tufts University and Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente have partnered to form the Food Is Medicine National Network of Excellence, a national network focused on addressing food insecurity and improving community health.
  3. How St. Luke's got a 10x better deal on AI

    The advancement of healthcare generative AI and more competition in that market helped Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System secure a better deal for the technology.
  4. Maryland health system continues to face ransomware attack

    Frederick (Md.) Health's IT systems continue to be disrupted by a Jan. 27 ransomware attack, but most of its healthcare services are open.
  5. Kaiser Permanente executive joins UCSF innovation institute

    Kaiser Permanente executive Sam Glick has been named chair-elect of an institute at University of California San Francisco focused on healthcare innovation.
  6. Prospect Medical cedes control of 4-hospital system to state-backed receiver

    A U.S. bankruptcy court judge on Feb. 6 approved a preliminary plan for Prospect Medical Holdings to hand over operations of Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health to FTI Consulting, a state-backed receiver and advisory firm, according to Bloomberg.
  7. 4 planned hospital reopenings

    A shuttered California hospital is nearing reopening and BradenHealth recently purchased two hospitals with plans to restore services. 
  8. CDC to healthcare leaders: Ensure Ebola readiness

    As a precaution, the CDC is urging U.S. healthcare organizations to reinforce Ebola preparedness protocols amid a newly confirmed outbreak in Uganda.
  9. Physicians working more but generating less revenue

    Physician productivity and pay increased during the fourth quarter of 2024, but reimbursement for hospitals remained low, according to Kaufman Hall's "Physician Flash Report."

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