A simpler, more cost-effective way to improve accountability, identify potential diversion, and gain real-time oversight—without replacing your existing narcotic cabinets. For many ambulatory surgery centers, controlled substance documentation still relies on a process that has changed very little in decades:…
Adult obesity rates were largely unchanged in 2025, with 21 states at or above 35%, according to Trust for America’s Health’s annual State of Obesity report released Sept. 24. For the first time since 2020, no state was at or…
Minneapolis-based Allina Health is doubling down on improving its operating margin as it awaits regulatory approval of its planned merger with Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, which would create a 39-hospital system. Allina reported an operating loss of $38.9 million (-2.5%…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC completed the second wave of its Epic EHR rollout this month, bringing 15 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory practices onto the platform. “This past weekend marked the transition for our Pittsburgh region and most of Southwestern Pennsylvania,” Chris…
Kenya confirmed its first case of Ebola. The man, who had arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo, died of the infection Oct. 5, The New York Times reported Oct. 6. Here is what to know. 1. The man, a…
Pharmacist employment continues to shift away from retail and toward hospitals and other clinical settings, according to a June analysis from Drug Channels Institute of May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Here are four things to know:
The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing named three hospitals and health systems as winners of its 2026 National Certification Champion Award on Oct. 6. The award honors organizations that support, recognize and reward registered nurses who earn and keep…
From a Texas attorney general investigation to a leadership shakeup that includes a new UnitedHealthcare president, here are 12 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker’s has reported since Sept. 14: 1. Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate…
Nurse staffing and supportive nurse work environments should be at the core of hospital’s extreme heat emergency preparedness, an editorial from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research said. “Extreme heat is no…
In this episode, Steve Mason, President, Avanza + MedHQ, and Zachary Phillips, Vice President of Advisory Services, Avanza + MedHQ, discuss the growing staffing, cost, and coverage pressures facing anesthesia organizations and how data, flexible coverage models, and proactive planning…
