Taunton, Mass.-based Morton Hospital, part of Brown University Health, launched a new inpatient palliative care consultation program, Providence Business News reported Nov. 1. The program, the first-of-its-kind in the system, expands existing inpatient consultation services for patients receiving care at…
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Madison, Wis.-based UW Health completed its acquisition of Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam (Wis.) from Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System, part of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, on Nov. 1. The campus is now UW Health Beaver Dam Hospital and Clinics,…
Brian Whitfield has resigned as CEO of McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel, Okla. The hospital’s board of trustees accepted the resignation Oct. 30, according to a Facebook post from the hospital. CFO Kena Allen, who has been with the hospital…
The CDC has now confirmed 4,852 measles cases so far in 2026, the highest yearly total in 35 years, CIDRAP reported Oct. 31. Here are the most recent updates in the measles and Ebola outbreaks. Measles 1. The CDC has…
Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association plan to begin an open-ended strike Nov. 12 at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital, part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham. The union, which represents more than 4,000 Brigham nurses, issued a 10-day strike…
Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Tracey Mann, R-Kan., introduced the bipartisan PROTECT 340B Act on Oct. 29. Here are eight things to know:
UnitedHealthcare will stop requiring prior authorization for more than 2,000 pediatric care codes for members under 18 starting Dec. 1. The payer published the full list of CPT codes Nov. 2. The codes span common services, diagnostic imaging, sleep studies,…
Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall Health Network has named Josh Weber, PharmD, its next chief pharmacy officer. Dr. Weber shared the move in an Oct. 31 LinkedIn post, saying he will work alongside the health system’s pharmacy team and collaborate with leaders…
Fragmented records and duplicate identities cost healthcare organizations efficiency, revenue and trust. As identities and records multiply across systems and care settings, it becomes harder to truly know patients and members, even as they expect seamless, secure experiences across apps,…
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Meadowbrook, Pa.-based Redeemer Health sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Nov. 2 to address financial challenges and preserve the system’s operations and mission, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The release said Redeemer is encouraged by support offers from…