Health systems continue to face uncertainty over telehealth access for Medicare beneficiaries after CMS flexibilities for virtual care expired Sept. 30 with the federal government shutdown, now in its fourth week. Here are five updates: 1. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health…
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PeaceHealth is reducing its workforce by 2.5% through a combination of select caregiver role eliminations, the closure of some open positions and other organizational adjustments, according to a statement from the Vancouver, Wash.-based health system shared with Becker’s. Affected caregivers…
Amazon One Medical and Cleveland Clinic have opened their first collaborative primary care office in Northeast Ohio. The new facility began serving patients Oct. 29, according to a news release from Cleveland Clinic. It marks the first One Medical office…
Massachusetts is the best state to find a job and West Virginia is the worst, according to WalletHub’s 2025 ranking, published Oct. 29. To determine the most attractive states for employment, the personal finance website compared states on two key…
Eli Lilly and Walmart have partnered to offer in-store pickup of Zepbound (tirzepatide) single-dose vials through the LillyDirect platform by mid-November. The collaboration marks the first time patients using LillyDirect, the company’s direct-to-consumer healthcare platform, will be able to access…
The Senate Special Committee on Aging proposed new reforms to strengthen oversight of foreign-made generic drugs, linking the effort to findings from a recent ProPublica investigation, according to an Oct. 27 report from the news outlet. Committee Chair Sen. Rick…
Ninety-two percent of hospital-at-home programs have been affected by the government shutdown, now in its fourth week, with more than half of healthcare organizations permanently or temporarily shutting down the service, a trade group found. The federal government stoppage upended…
Thomas Dee will retire in January after 16 years as president and CEO of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Estevan Garcia, MD, has been appointed its next president and CEO, according to an Oct. 28 hospital news release. Dr.…
While health systems still prefer EHRs for most workflows, they are increasingly relying on AI scribes for certain tasks, Menlo Ventures found. For instance, 51% of large health systems and 48% of small health systems favor EHRs for scheduling and…
Executives leading the largest for-profit health systems — Tenet Healthcare, HCA Healthcare, Community Health Systems and Universal Health Services — addressed upcoming federal policy risks tied to Medicaid and ACA subsidies during their third-quarter earnings calls. The prospect of reduced…