National patient experience scores held largely steady in 2024, with modest improvements in several key areas. Compared to 2023, the latest HCAHPS data from CMS shows small gains in measures tied to staff courtesy, responsiveness and overall hospital ratings, while…
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Hospital length of stay continues to trend downward across much of the U.S., reflecting sustained efforts to improve throughput, manage capacity and shift care to lower-acuity settings, according to new data from Kaufman Hall’s “National Hospital Flash Report.” Across 1,300…
Corcept Therapeutics has received a complete response letter from the FDA for its new drug application for relacorilant, a treatment for hypertension caused by hypercortisolism. In the Dec. 31 letter, the FDA acknowledged that Corcept’s GRACE trial met its primary…
Here are 17 key developments from orthopedic management services organizations in 2025: 1. Long Island, N.Y.-based pain management physician Timothy Groth, MD, has partnered with private equity group Confluence Healthcare Partners and Skyline Investors to form a new physician management services organization. …
Spine surgeon Matthew Follett, MD, was the first in the U.S. to use a new anterior cervical discectomy device from Alphatec. Dr. Follett, of Synergy Orthopedic Specialists in San Diego, used Alphatec’s IdentiTi II porous interbody system, according to a Dec. 19…
From physician work value to federal policy reform, here is how three spine and orthopedic organizations approach advocacy in 2025 and beyond: North American Spine Society: NASS President William Mitchell, MD, said a local focus on advocacy is just as important…
Health system C-suites traditionally operated with a top down leadership structure, with executives focused on their department’s siloed performance and rarely communicating or collaborating crossfunctionally. All that is changing. Health systems facing financial challenges, future funding cuts and a shift…
Orlando (Fla.) Health has bought nearly 40 acres of land in Brevard County for $29 million, a key step in its plan to replace a hospital it shuttered earlier this year due to severe structural issues, according to the Orlando…
Nicholas Johnson has been named CEO of Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas, according to a Dec. 30 LinkedIn post. Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center is a 311-bed facility, according to its website. It is part…
The FDA has approved a new class of ablation device — Abbott’s Volt pulsed field ablation system — for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The Volt system delivers high-energy electrical pulses to targeted areas of the heart to disrupt abnormal…