Based on FAIR Health commercial claims data, the national median in-network cost of a C-section for commercially insured patients is $19,911, compared with $15,728 for a vaginal delivery. The figures come from FAIR Health’s Cost of Giving Birth Tracker, an…
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Orthopedic practices are running full clinic and surgical schedules while documentation demands keep climbing, pushing physicians into after-hours charting and capping how many patients they can see. Ambient AI has become a near-ubiquitous documentation aid, but the more pressing question…
Unprecedented growth creates unprecedented complexity. As Ochsner Health expanded to 47 hospitals across the Gulf South, medical device spend climbed 141% between 2018 and 2024 — and a growing share of procedural spend remained invisible to the teams managing it.…
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Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University recorded an operating income of $65 million (1.4% operating margin) through the third quarter of 2026, up from an operating loss of $71 million (-1.7% margin) during the same period last year. OHSU reported…
As rural hospitals in the U.S. push to ensure long-term financial sustainability, healthcare leaders are encouraging a focus on collaboration to strengthen overall outcomes. The Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform’s most recent analysis found that 720 rural hospitals,…
Madeline Bell, BSN, plans to retire Oct. 1 as CEO of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after nearly 40 years with the organization. Joseph Mitchell, MD, CHOP’s president, will succeed Ms. Bell as president and CEO, according to a June 23…
The Lown Institute published its 2026 Lown Hospitals Index “Honor Roll” June 23, spotlighting the top hospitals for social responsibility in every state. To compile the list, the nonpartisan healthcare think tank assessed 2,718 acute care hospitals, 900 critical access…
As workforce shortages continue to pressure pharmacy departments, some health systems are investing in a longer-term solution: building their own talent pipelines. Rather than relying solely on external hiring, organizations are creating technician training programs, expanding residency positions and developing…
Inventia Healthcare Limited is recalling 11,460 bottles of Chlorthalidone Tablets USP, 25 mg, a blood pressure medication distributed nationwide after the product failed dissolution specifications. The recall was initiated June 5 and was classified as a Class II recall by…
Denver-based HCA HealthONE has named Casey Guber president and CEO of HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke’s and HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children’s, two hospitals on its Denver campus, according to a June 23 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Guber,…