A federal judge ruled March 6 that The Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Grades for five Florida hospitals constitutes “an unfair and deceptive business practice,” finding Leapfrog deliberately punished the hospitals for not participating in its voluntary survey by assigning them…
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Jefferson Health in Philadelphia launched a virtual primary care program in late 2024 to address one of healthcare’s biggest access challenges: a shortage of primary care appointments. Less than two years later, the model has become one of the health…
Moses Lake, Wash.-based Samaritan opened a $225 million hospital in Moses Lake on March 7. Samaritan Hospital comprises an emergency room, family birth center, medical surgical suites, intensive care unit and the Paul Lauzier Surgical and Infusion Center, according to…
Oklahoma City-based Integris Health will close its Children’s Place childcare centers and Fun & Fit programs at two hospitals in August due to financial losses, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s March 9. The closures affect Integris Health Baptist Medical Center…
Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro is projected to be the best-selling drug in the world in 2030, according to Statista data shared March 9 with Becker’s. Statista is a global data company that provides market insights for 170 industries, including pharmaceuticals. The…
Madison, Wis.-based UW Health has named Dave Schneider, MD, associate chief medical information officer, effective March 1. In this role, Dr. Schneider will provide informatics leadership across the enterprise, according to a March 9 LinkedIn post from Joel Gordon, MD,…
McAlester (Okla.) Regional Health Center has named Julie Powell, MSN, RN, its CEO — the first woman to serve in the role. Ms. Powell has served as interim CEO since July 2024 and previously held several leadership roles at the…
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Rick Ash will retire as CEO of Blue Earth, Minn.-based United Hospital District after nearly 11 years in the role and more than 35 years in rural healthcare leadership. During his tenure, Mr. Ash worked with the organization’s board, leadership…
In this episode, Katrina Anderson, Senior Vice President of Strategic Growth at Clinician Nexus, and Jessica Wells, Principal at ECG Management Consultants, discuss how health systems can better align clinical education, technology, and workforce strategy to build a sustainable clinician…