The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern May 17 over an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Five things to know: 1. As of May…
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Tracy Beth Høeg, MD, PhD, acting director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, was fired from the agency May 15 after she declined to resign, she told The New York Times. Her departure comes days after FDA…
Average nonprofit hospital margins improved slightly in March but remain sluggish compared to 2025, according to Kaufman Hall’s most recent “National Hospital Flash Report.” The firm, a Vizient company, gathered data from 1,300 hospitals and released findings May 18. Five…
Chicago-based CommonSpirit recorded an operating loss of $578 million (-5.8% operating margin) in the third quarter of 2026, compared to an operating loss of $85 million (-0.9% margin) during the same period last year, according to its May 15 financial…
CMS has finalized a broad set of changes to the ACA marketplace that will affect how insurers design plans, how eligibility is verified, and who qualifies for federal subsidies. The final rule, published May 15, arrives as total ACA enrollment…
A federal jury has found a 55-year-old Michigan nurse and home health agency owner guilty of committing Medicare fraud using patient records stolen from a Detroit hospital. Ruby Scott, of Farmington, Mich., was convicted May 14 of five counts of…
Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health has launched a virtual primary care service aimed at improving access amid physician shortages and long wait times for appointments, according to a May 15 report from WRIC. The “Virtual Primary Care on Demand” platform began…
While Epic was the overall acute care hospital EHR market share leader in 2025, its competitors continued to lead in some categories, KLAS Research reported. Overall, among multispeciality acute care hospitals, Epic controlled 43.7% of the EHR market last year,…
Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Carlsbad (N.M.) Medical Center seeks a director of patient access. 2. Cheyenne…
A Rutgers-led study found hospitals that use third-party tracking pixels on their websites were significantly more likely to experience data breaches. Researchers at Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick analyzed 12 years of website data from 1,201 hospitals and found…