Amazon One Medical is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit in federal court following a data breach that exposed patient records at its senior care unit. The lawsuit, filed June 19 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
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CMS on June 24 proposed a 1.1% payment increase for dialysis providers in 2027 as part of its annual update to the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System. Six things to know: 1. CMS proposed increasing the base rate to…
Shortages of several generic chemotherapy drugs are straining hospital supply chains and raising concerns that cancer centers may need to ration treatment for some patients, according to a June 24 New York Times report. Manufacturing problems, shipping delays and decisions…
Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care is moving to an Epic EHR system. The new EHR system will roll out in 2028, according to a June 24 news release Baptist Healthcare shared with Becker’s. “Selecting Epic reflects our commitment to continuously…
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa HHS secured approximately $49.5 million in federal funding to expand physician residency training programs across all of the state’s 13 teaching hospitals. The expansion was approved by CMS on June 5 to support the…
Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System has shared plans to close its freestanding Mount Carmel Franklin Emergency Department, also in Columbus, Aug. 22. Following the closure, the system will open a community-centered primary and prevention care hub, Mount Carmel Franklinton…
Anchorage-based Alaska Regional Hospital named Candi Stanley, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer. Ms. Stanley has expertise in leading large multidisciplinary teams, strengthening operational performance and patient experience, as well as staff engagement, according to Alaska Business. She succeeds Laura Magstadt,…
Becker’s has reported on 13 health systems that have received credit rating upgrades from Fitch or Moody’s so far in 2026, and despite differences in size, geography and tax status, the systems share many of the same strengths. Here is…
Behavioral health emergency department visits across the U.S. are projected to increase by 1 million over the next decade. In response to rising demand, Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine opened a crisis response center in 2023 at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania-Cedar Avenue and has…
As reimbursement models shift from fee-for-service to value-based care, healthcare leaders are focused on improving the value and outcomes their organizations deliver. While leaders increasingly recognize the significant impact social determinants of health (SDOH) have on outcomes, access, and value,…