Some nursing homes are adding inappropriate diagnoses of schizophrenia to patient charts to mask their misuse of antipsychotic drugs and inflate their CMS ratings, an Office of Inspector General report found. The report, published March 19, is based on a…
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Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System has appointed Robert Winn, MD, as director of the Fox Chase Cancer Center. Dr. Winn will step into the role later this summer, according to a March 19 news release from Fox Chase. He has…
Cost is not the primary barrier keeping Americans from weight loss drugs, despite historically high list prices and inconsistent insurance coverage, according to a March 17 Axios-Ipsos poll. The finding is based on survey responses from a nationally representative sample…
Brian Kellar, a multi-site CEO with Phoenix-based Banner Health, was named senior vice president and president of Wisconsin and Michigan markets at Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. Mr. Kellar will begin the role March 30, providing…
Hospitals reported 14 CEO exits in January — a 40% increase from 10 recorded during the same month in 2025 and up 71% from four recorded in December. The data comes from executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas’ March…
Dylan Clark has been named chief analytics and AI officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health, based in Cincinnati. Mr. Clark stepped into the role Feb. 16. In this role, he will lead the health system’s data, analytics and artificial intelligence…
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine has named Sharlene Seidman vice president of revenue cycle management, according to a March 19 LinkedIn post from Furst Group, an executive search firm. Ms. Seidman joins Johns Hopkins from Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health, where…
The Trump administration March 20 released a national framework outlining its legislative priorities for artificial intelligence, signaling a push for a unified federal approach to regulating the rapidly evolving technology. Here are seven things to know about the framework: The…
On March 20, only 56.4% of non-U.S. international medical graduates matched to a post-graduate year 1, or PGY-1, position, representing a 1.6% decrease from 2025 and a five-year low for these applicants, according to the National Resident Matching Program. Match…
Steve Roach has expanded his role at Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health to chief operations and transformation officer, according to a March 20 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Roach served as Centra Health’s chief transformation officer, according to…