A Maine bill aims to cap how much hospitals can charge insurers for services in an effort to make healthcare more affordable, but health system executives in the state argue the legislation would lead to service cuts and closures, the…
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Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System used a $2.3 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program to complete a remodel of its inpatient pharmacy and purchase clinical equipment. The funds supported…
The National Institutes of Health awarded $19.297 billion to 145 medical schools in fiscal 2025, according to data published by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The fiscal 2025 funding was only slightly higher than fiscal 2024, which saw…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has committed $40 million for capital expenses atJackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala., to be issued once the hospital exits bankruptcy. “Right now in Montgomery, our healthcare system faces its own unique struggles with the current situation…
Months after the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel removed national healthcare organizations from internal operations, the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists has withdrawn from the committee. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which has reviewed and developed vaccine recommendations to…
Indiana University Health in Indianapolis and Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital have filed separate lawsuits against Change Healthcare and its parent company, UnitedHealth Group, alleging the companies failed to safeguard data and maintain backup systems during the 2024 cyberattack, causing significant…
Oracle Health has launched a device validation program aimed at standardizing how medical devices connect to health systems and electronic health records. The company introduced the Oracle Health Device Validation Program in the U.S. on Feb. 25. The initiative is…
Telehealth is about five times less expensive than in-office care for common conditions that can be treated by both types of visits, according to a new study from Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine. The researchers analyzed over 160,000 visits — both virtual and in-person…
Multiple hospitals and health systems have suffered downgrades to their financial ratings this year amid rising expenses, ongoing operating losses and challenging work environments. Here are four and health systems that received credit rating downgrades from Fitch Ratings or Moody’s…
Dozens of hospitals and health systems appointed new clinical executives over the past month. Below is a list of chief medical and nursing officer appointments Becker’s has covered since Jan. 29. Editor’s note: This is not an exhaustive list and…