Basing Medicaid drug prices on what other wealthy countries pay could save 47 states and the District of Columbia a combined $8.6 billion — about 35% of net spending on the drugs studied — according to research published July 15…
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Matthew Eggert, DPT, was named vice president of ambulatory operations for Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola Medicine, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Eggert brings nearly two decades of experience at Loyola Medicine, most recently serving as executive director…
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Healthcare organizations have spent years adding endpoint tools, email filters, identity controls and network monitoring. But those investments have created another challenge: security teams now face more data than any person could reasonably review, while the window to stop an…
Most patients treated at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital during South Carolina’s recent measles outbreak were children 10 or younger, and at least 73% were unvaccinated, the health system’s physicians reported. In a research letter published in The New England…
The American Medical Association’s push to create new billing codes for autonomous AI is drawing concern from nursing leaders, who argue hospitals could soon be reimbursed for clinical work performed by algorithms while registered nurses remain excluded from direct payment…
Stephens Memorial Hospital District in Breckenridge, Texas, will switch to Oracle Health’s CommunityWorks EHR system, The Breckenridge Texan reported July 16. The new platform, which will go live on July 20, will unify patient records across every facility in the…
Springfield (Vt.) Hospital said it plans to close adult day services Sept. 30 due to unsustainable finances, according to a July 15 Facebook post. The nonprofit critical access hospital offers inpatient and outpatient care, 24-hour emergency care and multiple special…
In this episode, Joe Davi, Chief Executive Officer, Med-Metrix, discusses how healthcare organizations can strengthen revenue cycle integration to capture the full value of mergers and acquisitions. He shares strategies for successful post-merger execution, standardizing operations, and leveraging AI to…
Rural healthcare is at an inflection point Rural healthcare organizations are under intensifying pressure. Nearly 46% of rural hospitals are operating with negative margins, and more than 400 are considered vulnerable to closure. At the same time, workforce shortages persist:…
The CDC has linked a five-state cyclosporiasis outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell and warned the public not to eat it, but the agency has not publicly named the supplier. The agency’s July 16 notice covers Taco…