In a healthcare system defined by complexity and fragmentation, solving one problem often reveals another just beneath the surface. It’s not unusual for companies to spend years on whack-a-mole fixes, patching downstream issues without addressing root causes. Abridge, founded in…
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Health systems nationwide are making investments in specialty pharmacy and centralized pharmacy services to help enhance care for patients, streamline operations and improve medication access. Here are some of the systems that plan to launch specialty pharmacies in late 2025…
Striking workers at Care New England’s Butler Hospital in Providence, R.I., could be at risk of losing pay and benefits, according to hospital President and COO Mary Marran. In a statement shared with Becker’s, Ms. Marran said the hospital notified…
Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health posted an operating income of $1.5 billion (11.4% operating margin) through the first three quarters of fiscal 2025, up from $967 million (8.5% margin) during the same period last year, according to its May…
The FDA released a new regulatory framework for COVID-19 vaccines that maintains the existing approval process for high-risk groups but sets more rigorous standards for healthy individuals under 65, moving away from the agency’s earlier one-size-fits-all approach. Drugmakers will now…
Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis were more than twice as likely to suffer a cardiovascular disease-related death compared to men with the same conditions between 1999 and 2020, according to a study published May 5 in Circulation:…
Which health systems are best at providing healthcare with a human touch? Branding agency Monigle surveyed 27,269 household healthcare decision-makers who have received medical care in the past two years and have health insurance for the May 20 Humanizing Brand…
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health has received a $20 million donation from Sarah and John Lechleiter and Deborah and Randall Tobias to create the Tobias-Lechleiter Institute for Clinical Innovation. IU Health will match the donation, bringing the investment in the institute…
A team of surgeons from New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System performed the first heart-liver-kidney transplant in the state of New York. The team performed the same triple-organ transplant in a second patient two months later, according to a…
Former President Joe Biden’s recent prostate cancer diagnosis is reigniting discussions about routine screenings for the disease, The Washington Post reported May 20. Mr. Biden, 82, announced May 18 that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer…