Medline has struck a series of new and expanded partnerships with health systems in recent months, reinforcing its position as a major supply chain player in both medical-surgical and laboratory distribution. The privately held manufacturer and distributor also made headlines…
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The number of active drug shortages has declined sharply since June, according to the FDA’s drug shortage database. Seventy-five drugs were in shortage as of Dec. 30, down from 194 in mid-June. The decline reflects updates to the FDA’s database,…
Kentucky-based Signature HealthCare has entered a prime vendor agreement with Medline. The agreement, signed in July 2025, gives Signature HealthCare access to Medline’s full portfolio of medical-surgical supplies and brands, along with distribution and supply chain services designed to standardize…
From payer shifts to regulatory milestones, GLP-1 therapies for obesity and diabetes continued to reshape the healthcare landscape in December. Here are six updates:
As healthcare costs continue to rise and margins remain under pressure, Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System is leaning into value-based care and direct-to-employer strategies to slow spending growth and improve outcomes. Hospitals nationwide are facing sustained cost pressure driven by…
In 2022, the American Nurses Credentialing Center unveiled the Magnet with Distinction program to recognize the world’s highest performing Magnet organizations. Since then, 68 hospitals in the U.S. and one in Saudi Arabia have achieved the designation. The ANCC, a subsidiary…
Below are the hospital and health system CFO and assistant CFO exits that Becker's has reported on in 2025:
Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie has improved patient safety and its financial outlook since launching a virtual care center in 2023. The Guthrie Pulse Center has saved the six-hospital system millions of dollars while reducing time spent in the emergency department by…
The American Academy of Physician Associates made several strides in 2025 to rebrand the PA profession and sunset the term “physician assistant.” AAPA voted to adopt “physician associate” as the official title for the profession in 2021. The organization acknowledges,…
CMS has formally established the Office of Rural Health Transformation within the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, creating a permanent home for the federal government’s $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program. The move follows the launch of the program…