Lung cancer screening more than tripled after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force expanded screening eligibility in 2021, according to a March 20 research letter published in JAMA Oncology. Researchers from the University of Miami drew upon 2019 to 2023…
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Reorganizing and rebranding board committees helped Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic elevate patient safety to the same priority level as finance, according to CEO emeritus Nancy Howell Agee, MSN, BSN. Ms. Agee spoke with Mindy Estes, MD, former CEO of Kansas…
After a nearly 50-year career at NYC Health + Hospitals, Machelle Allen, MD, will retire March 31. Dr. Allen has served as chief medical officer for the nation’s largest public health system since 2017, according to a March 26 news…
New York City-based Mount Sinai Beth Israel’s March 26 planned closure has been delayed again amid ongoing legal back-and-forth to keep the hospital open. The closure delay comes as the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court has…
The need to address disparities in cancer screening rates is an oft-discussed issue in healthcare. Strategies on how to address the issue are less straightforward, leaving many leaders searching for answers in the successes of other health systems. One such…
Plans are underway to move the Mayo Clinic Executive Health Program within the health system’s downtown campus in Rochester, Minn., a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. The plans, filed March 18, call for moving the program from the fifth floor of…
Smiths Medical recalled certain sizes of its Portex oral/nasal endotracheal tubes because of a manufacturing defect that results in a smaller diameter, which could potentially lead to inadequate ventilation. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, its…
Ambient scribes are on track to become one of the fastest adopted technologies in healthcare history, but their financial impact remains uncertain, a March 25 report from the Peterson Health Technology Institute found. In September 2024, the Peterson Health Technology…
The FBI and other federal authorities are warning healthcare organizations to safeguard against a ransomware group targeting the industry. The Medusa ransomware-as-a-service variant has been used to hack more than 300 victims from a variety of industries, including healthcare, most…
In early March, Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare went live with a $234 million Epic EHR. Becker’s talked to leaders from the inpatient and outpatient sides who have been overseeing the switch — Ryan Smith, MSN, RN, vice president and chief…