A group of 30 senators is pressing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reverse the cancellation of roughly 150 federal patient safety research grants and restore the funding behind them. In an Aug. 12 letter led by Sens. Richard…
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Rural hospitals have long treated independence as a virtue in itself — a signal of community identity, local control and mission fidelity. Kyle Kramer, chief executive officer of Day Kimball Health in Putnam, Conn., has spent six years leading a…
The American Hospital Association is again pressing CMS to require drugmakers to provide negotiated Medicare drug prices upfront rather than through retrospective rebates. The group filed comments Aug. 17 on a CMS proposed rule that would codify requirements for the…
Mary Kim, MD, was appointed chief clinical transformation officer of Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System. Dr. Kim joins MultiCare from Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare, where she held senior leadership roles including interim president and chief medical officer of the physician…
Higher pay, flexible work arrangements and a clearer path to the top would make Gen Z and millennial workers more likely to pursue leadership roles, according to Deloitte’s 2026 Gen Z and Millennial Survey. The findings are based on responses…
Dartmouth Health has begun discussions to sunset its Tele-ICU and Tele-ED telehealth services, affecting 13 hospitals in New Hampshire and Vermont, citing unsustainable costs without external funding support. Like other regional and national health systems, Dartmouth Health said it faces…
From an international fugitive pleading guilty to his role in a $1.2 billion scheme, to a Nevada physician indicted in an alleged $95 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker’s has reported on since July 30: …
Frances Spreer Albert has been named executive vice president and CFO of Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network, according to an Aug. 17 news release. Ms. Spreer Albert succeeds interim CFO Michael Burke, who retired July 1. Prior to…
A Massachusetts public health department report found hospital discharge bottlenecks linked to a shortage of guardians for incapacitated patients, WBUR reported Aug. 18. Here is what to know. 1. Unrepresented individuals are typically people experiencing homelessness, have serious mental illnesses,…
R1 RCM struck a deal to acquire Humata Health, an AI-powered touchless prior authorization company. The deal marks a significant step in advancing R1’s strategy to comprehensively automate the revenue cycle through its Phare Operating System, the company said in…