Off-label GLP-1 use increased fifteenfold between 2021 and 2025, according to a study published Sept. 22 in Obesity. Researchers analyzed medical records from more than 92 million U.S. adults to examine GLP-1 use among patients without a documented condition that…
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The cell and gene therapy pipeline is no longer a distant possibility. It is arriving now, and health systems have a narrowing window to prepare. With more than 35 Food and Drug Administration-approved Cell and Gene Therapies (CGT) and a…
Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare plans to invest nearly $600 million to build a relocation hospital for Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington, Ga. The health system filed a letter of determination with the Georgia Department of Community Health for the project, according…
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine appointed Kate Matousek, BSN, RN, president of Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital in Palos Heights, Ill. In her new role, Ms. Matousek oversees hospital operations, quality performance and strategic growth initiatives, according to a Sept. 22 health system…
About 95% of healthcare providers and payers rank software and digital technology among their five highest strategic priorities, with most expecting to increase spending, according to research from Bain & Company and KLAS Research published Sept. 23. The findings come…
A growing number of health systems are continuing to push across state lines through acquisitions, affiliations and new facilities, as they seek greater scale, broader population bases and stronger regional footprints. Cross-market transactions have become an increasingly prominent growth strategy,…
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health named Jason Cox CEO of its Pee Dee Division in Florence, S.C. Mr. Cox will lead MUSC Health Florence Medical Center, MUSC Health Marion Medical Center in Mullins, S.C., MUSC Health Black River Medical Center in…
The Joint Commission’s CEO and president, Jonathan Perlin, MD, PhD, will retire at the end of 2026. Its board of commissioners appointed COO James Merlino, MD, to succeed Dr. Perlin Jan. 1, 2027, as the organization’s eighth president and CEO. …
DRG downgrades, clinical validation denials and medical necessity denials — the denials now filling most queues — share a trait: none of them dispute the care delivered. They dispute how the record reads once the case is closed, which means…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health plans to eliminate 40 positions systemwide amid staffing changes to adapt to evolving patient needs and ensure the system’s long-term sustainability. The affected positions include union and non-union employees at Catholic Health’s Administrative & Regional Training…