CMS will end health equity and social drivers of health reporting requirements for its end-stage renal disease quality reporting and incentive programs on Dec. 31. CMS administers the End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Reporting System and the ESRD Quality Incentive Program…
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New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has appointed Jason Hill as its new vice chair of hospital medicine and innovation. Mr. Hill shared the news in a Dec. 30 LinkedIn post, writing that the role focuses on “eliminating the low-value tasks that…
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare and the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office have reached an agreement designed to limit cost growth and preserve competition following the health system’s planned acquisition of two hospitals from Prospect Medical Holdings. Under an agreement of assurances executed…
Becker’s has reported on 13 hospitals and health systems that have promoted CFOs to the chief executive role in 2025: 1. Hutchinson (Kan.) Clinic named Matt Leary CEO, effective Jan. 5, 2026. Prior to his new role, Mr. Leary served…
The federal government agreed to reassess grants the National Institutes of Health terminated, according to court documents filed Dec. 29 in a case concerning hundreds of canceled research projects. The American Public Health Association and other plaintiffs filed the lawsuit…
CMS introduced several new care and payment models in 2025, many focused on drug pricing, chronic disease management and prevention: 1. CMS published plans Dec. 23 for its voluntary “Better Approaches to Lifestyle and Nutrition for Comprehensive hEalth” — or…
Advancing Shoulder and Elbow Care in 2026 with Dr. Aaron Chamberlain of Intermountain Health: Part 2
In this episode, Dr. Aaron Chamberlain, orthopedic surgeon and Senior Medical Director for the Musculoskeletal Clinical Program at Intermountain Health, discusses the evolution of shoulder surgery and how the Intact subscapularis sparing technique is reshaping anatomic shoulder arthroplasty and patient…
Advancing Shoulder and Elbow Care in 2026 with Dr. Aaron Chamberlain of Intermountain Health: Part 2
In this episode, Dr. Aaron Chamberlain, orthopedic surgeon and Senior Medical Director for the Musculoskeletal Clinical Program at Intermountain Health, discusses the evolution of shoulder surgery and how the Intact subscapularis sparing technique is reshaping anatomic shoulder arthroplasty and patient…
Advancing Shoulder and Elbow Care in 2026 with Dr. Aaron Chamberlain of Intermountain Health: Part 2
In this episode, Dr. Aaron Chamberlain, orthopedic surgeon and Senior Medical Director for the Musculoskeletal Clinical Program at Intermountain Health, discusses the evolution of shoulder surgery and how the Intact subscapularis sparing technique is reshaping anatomic shoulder arthroplasty and patient…
Current operational constraints in healthcare have had a negative impact on many health systems’ margins. Becker’s asked two health system strategic leaders about the operational issues that are creating the greatest drag on their system’s margins today and what they’re doing…