In this episode, Scott Becker highlights seven quick healthcare updates, including the growing role of nurses and PAs in primary care, the first fully robotic heart transplant in the U.S., and more.
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Hospital-at-home programs gained significant traction during the COVID-19 era, spurred by CMS’ 2020 waiver program to ease hospital capacity. What began as an emergency measure has since evolved into a cornerstone of modern healthcare delivery. Initially launched as pilots, hospital-at-home…
A nephrology unit at Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital has lowered Clostridioides difficile infections by 90% since 2023. Leaders at the hospital credit the progress to the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, or CUSP, from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,…
An Ohio judge has denied a former physician’s attempt to bring his defamation lawsuit against Columbus-based Mount Carmel Health System to a jury trial, effectively ending the case at the trial court level, The Columbus Dispatch reported June 16. William…
Medford, Ore.-based Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center has named Chris Pizzi as COO and CFO. Mr. Pizzi joins the 378-bed hospital from Renton, Wash.-based Providence, where he served as chief executive of Providence Oregon’s South Division, according to a June…
The University of Maryland Medical System, based in Baltimore, employs about 9,300 nurses. Amid a growing nurse shortage in the state, the health system is rethinking how it trains the next generation of nurses, according to Peggy Norton-Rosko, DNP, RN,…
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has given conditional approval for venture capital firm General Catalyst to acquire Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health. In November, Summa reached a $485 million definitive agreement to join General Catalyst subsidiary Health Assurance Transformation Corp. Under…
The University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore has sued Maryland Physicians Care — a Medicaid managed care organization — seeking to recover more than $15 million for services allegedly provided to over 15,000 patients. UMMS alleges that MPC improperly…
Robert Mach was appointed CEO of Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital in Manistique, Mich., effective Aug. 15. Mr. Mach brings a wealth of experience to the role, most recently serving as CEO of Arbor Health in Morton, Wash., according to a hospital…
Fountain Valley Calif.-based MemorialCare laid off 58 employees on June 16 at its Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center and Long Beach-based Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital, according to a WARN notice. “Earlier this week, the hospitals implemented changes resulting in…