Women make up about 77% of the professionally active nurse practitioner workforce in the U.S., according to a recent analysis from KFF. For its analysis, KFF obtained information on the number of active, licensed nurse practitioners in the U.S., as…
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UC San Diego Health and Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health on July 1 completed a joint powers authority, forming a new health system called Palomar UC San Diego Health. The JPA combines Palomar Health’s community-based hospitals with the academic and specialty…
Cone Health is investing at least $40 million to rebuild the foundation of its Epic EHR after years of customization left the health system with technical debt and limited its ability to adopt newer Epic capabilities. Mike Kramer, MD, chief…
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Healthcare added 21,500 jobs in June, slowing down from the average monthly gain of 38,000 over the past year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are four things to know from the July 2 jobs report: 1.…
New Bern, N.C.-based CarolinaEast Medical Center has officially exited Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Medicare Advantage network while extending its participation in UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plans through the end of the year. According to a updated payer list…
The nation’s age-adjusted death rate fell 4.6% in 2025 to 689.2 deaths per 100,000 people — the lowest rate ever recorded in the U.S. — according to provisional CDC data published July 2. An estimated 3,094,593 people died in the…
Orlando (Fla.) Health is unifying its pediatric services under a single new brand, Orlando Health Children’s. As part of the change, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando will be renamed Orlando Health Children’s Arnold Palmer Hospital. The…
Kansas City, Mo.-based Children’s Mercy’s inaugural chief people officer is taking part in its voluntary early retirement program. Chief People Officer Michelle Wimes is departing from the organization after nearly six years and will “begin the next chapter of [her]…
Iowa hospitals, clinics and other healthcare providers offering medication abortions must now follow new in-person prescribing requirements under a law that took effect July 1. The law, signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds May 19, requires providers to see patients in…