Although some resident physicians experience more stress the more hours they work per week, a recent study found no significant association between burnout and weekly average hours worked in their programs. In a clinical trial that assessed well-being interventions among…
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Nearly a dozen hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are hiring leaders to oversee nursing and patient care operations. Some of the nation’s largest systems — including Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare and Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health — are recruiting…
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Medicare beneficiaries had about 60 million telehealth visits per year between 2021 and 2023, according to a February study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Co-author and University of Utah assistant professor Terrence Liu, MD, broke down the findings March…
The Republican-controlled House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent letters March 3 to 10 states — California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Washington — requesting information on fraud, waste and abuse, as well as integrity efforts, in…
New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian is beginning to see early signals from its hospital-at-home program, which launched in November 2025 as health systems across the country continue testing whether acute-level hospital care can be delivered safely in patients’ homes. The model…
Pharmacy technician shortages are forcing hospital pharmacy leaders to rethink how work gets done — accelerating investments in automation, robotics and AI not as optional efficiency tools, but as infrastructure to stabilize strained teams. While workforce pressures are pushing automation…
Jonathan Marmur, MD, has been named chair of the cardiology department at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in the Queens borough of New York City. Previously, he served as cardiology chief at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in New York City,…
The rise in telemedicine over the past several years hasn’t translated to more behavioral healthcare access in rural areas, according to a March 5 study in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from Boston-based Harvard Medical School and Providence, R.I.-based Brown University…
A suspect was injured the evening of March 5 after exchanging gunfire with a security officer outside Henry Ford St. John Hospital in Detroit, police said. The health system said in a statement shared with Becker’s the incident occurred when…