Physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses can now order every noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test Medicare covers, ending a long-standing physician-only requirement under a CMS coverage change. CMS authorized the expanded coverage in June when it finalized a decision…
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Healthcare CFOs’ tenures last an average of 3.7 years, according to a September report from Crist Kolder Associates. Here are the tenures of the CFOs at the 10 largest health systems in the U.S. (Health system size is determined by…
Rural hospitals face serious and growing challenges. Hospital closures, financial pressures and workforce shortages are forcing patients in many communities to travel farther and wait longer for essential services. These problems deserve urgent attention and real solutions. But too often…
Brattleboro (Vt.) Memorial Hospital’s board of directors affirmed Sept. 10 it will keep obstetric and birthing services, including the BMH Birthing Center, open — reversing plans approved in early July to close them within six to nine months. “The board’s…
Members of the Michigan Nurses Association have canceled a three-day strike that was set to begin Sept. 21 at MyMichigan Medical Center Alma after reaching an agreement in principle with the system, according to a Sept. 16 union news release.…
The CDC has reported a 17% jump in rabies exposures this summer, along with increased rabies vaccine errors, according to a Sept. 10 CDC Health Alert. Each year, an estimated 1.4 million people in the U.S. seek medical attention after…
Union activity in healthcare continues in 2026, with 18 reported strikes since the beginning of the year. Some of these actions involve healthcare workers and leaders across hospitals and clinics in multiple states. Below are the strikes tracked by Becker’s…
A Clark County (Wash.) Superior Court judge has ruled that patients don’t have a legal right to access ambient AI recordings physicians use to draft clinical notes, siding with The Vancouver (Wash.) Clinic in one of the first rulings nationwide…
Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health’s phone system and MyChart patient portal remain unavailable as the health system continues responding to a cybersecurity incident involving an unauthorized criminal actor. In a Sept. 10 update, Luminis Health said its investigation is ongoing and…
Houston-based Nutex Health says the hackers behind its August cyberattack have published the data they allegedly stole on their own website. The publicly traded micro-hospital operator is now downloading, processing and analyzing that data to determine its contents, scope and…