Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health has promoted Jenny Juchtzer to vice president of payer contracting. Ms. Juchtzer has spent nearly two decades at Renown, according to a Jan. 22 news release from the health system. She most recently served as head…
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Compensation for physician assistants varies widely by state, with California reporting the highest mean PA income in 2024 at $151,351, according to the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants’ 2024 Statistical Profile of Board Certified PAs by State. Nationally,…
Humana is in talks with Sarasota, Fla.-based MaxHealth — a primary care network and platform focused on adults and older adults — regarding an acquisition, Bloomberg reported Feb. 12. According to Bloomberg sources, MaxHealth, owned by private equity firm Arsenal…
The National Institutes of Health will no longer categorize basic experimental studies involving humans (BESH) as clinical trials, according to a Jan. 29 announcement from the agency. BESH applications submitted on or after May 25, 2026, will not be subject…
Inflation eased more than expected in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Consumer Price Index report released Feb. 13. The annual inflation rate was 2.4% last month, down from 2.7% in December. Economists had forecasted inflation…
St. Louis-based SSM Health has updated its regional leadership and operational structure across the St. Louis area, according to a Feb. 12 news release shared with Becker’s. The changes include unifying hospital operations under a single structure in St. Charles…
The Oregon Nurses Association is petitioning Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth to maintain its longstanding partnership with a local emergency physician staffing group, according to a Feb. 12 report from NBC affiliate KMTR. Earlier in February, the health system announced it would…
Tuscaloosa-based University of Alabama is investing more than $80 million to double its nursing program. The expansion is developed in close partnership with the University of Alabama system and the Birmingham-based UAB Health System. When completed, it will be one…
Structural segregation in healthcare is leading many Black Medicare patients to be disproportionately admitted to lower-quality hospitals despite living near high-quality facilities, a Johns Hopkins study found. The study, published Dec. 5 in PLOS One, used 2019 Medicare claims data…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is set to resume its Oracle EHR rollout at four Michigan medical centers in the spring. The system will be deployed in April at VA Detroit Healthcare System, VA Saginaw Healthcare System, VA Ann…