The federal government’s visa restrictions for several countries are hindering hundreds of international physicians who have been accepted into U.S.-based medical residencies, NBC News reported June 24. In May, the White House limited travel from seven countries and banned travel…
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New Orleans-based Ochsner Health, a, 46-hospital system, accomplished a 20% decrease in sepsis risk-adjusted mortality over two years with novel initiatives, a health system leader said on an American Hospital Association podcast. Ochsner has been conducting sepsis reviews, modeled after…
St. Louis-based BJC Health System CEO Rich Liekweg is retiring, effective Oct. 1, after more than 40 years in healthcare, the health system said in a June 25 news release shared with Becker’s. BJC President Nick Barto will succeed Mr.…
CMS projects national healthcare spending to reach $5.6 trillion this year amid continued strong healthcare utilization growth, and then climb to $8.6 trillion by 2033. The findings are from the agency’s analysis released June 25 and will also appear in the…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Healthcare 2025 Behavioral Health Summit features Steve Biljan, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of evolvedMD, a national leader in Collaborative Care. Mr. Biljan shares how evolvedMD’s enhanced Collaborative Care model is expanding access…
As hospitals continue to feel the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, a June 25 report shows many health system leaders are turning to technology to help ease ongoing staffing issues. A survey of 27 hospital executives, conducted by the Center…
On average, supply costs accounted for 13% of a hospitals’ expenses in 2024, according to the American Hospital Association’s annual “Cost of Caring” report released April 30. In 2024, total hospital expenses grew 5.1%, outpacing the overall inflation rate of…
The closing of Trumbull, Conn.-based St. Joseph’s Center nursing home, part of Kennett Square, Pa.-based Genesis Healthcare, will result in a loss of 179 jobs. A June 10 WARN notice filed by the health system said the facility is expected…
According to a recent survey, 97% of nursing home operators said they were extremely, moderately or slightly concerned about Medicaid cuts included in the Trump administration’s budget reconciliation bill. The American Health Care Association surveyed 363 nursing home operators in…
CMS will begin publishing skilled nursing facility ownership data to its consumer-facing Care Compare website starting July 30. CMS has published ownership information, including performance measures of entities under common owners and control, on its data website since September 2022.…