The Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Epic, according to an Aug. 14 Reuters report citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Per Reuters’ sources, the FTC has sent investigative demands to other companies in the…
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Physician associates 65 and older made up 4.1% of the board-certified PA workforce in 2023, and three-quarters of them were still practicing clinically, according to an analysis published in the August issue of the Journal of the American Academy of…
Hurricane Lala has closed off road access to Ka’u Hospital in Pahala, Hawaii, the only hospital serving the southeastern side of the Big Island, after the storm caused parts of Highway 11 and six bridges in the Ka’u District to…
Jessica Miller, RN, has been named CEO of West Palm Beach-based HCA Florida JFK North Hospital, according to an Aug. 17 news release shared with Becker’s. The hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Prior to her new role,…
Millennials in plastic surgery, oncology and hematology had the highest percent of physicians receiving pay increases in the past year, an Aug. 15 Medscape report found. Medscape’s “Modest Gains, Lingering Strain: Medscape Millennial Physician Compensation Report 2026” surveyed 5,916 across…
Houston-based St. Luke’s Health, a CommonSpirit Health member, will begin using the CommonSpirit name in October, and is expanding its collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine to improve patient access. “St. Luke’s Health has been home to some of the…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has completed its acquisition of online behavioral health provider Talkspace in a deal valued at about $835 million. UHS and Talkspace first announced the deal in March and have now received all necessary…
Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Los Robles Health System named Glenn Goldis, MD, chief medical officer. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Goldis to Los Robles Health System,” Phil Buttell, CEO of Los Robles Health System, said in an Aug. 14 system…
In this episode, Laura Mark, Vice President of Pharmacy at Allegheny Health Network, joins the podcast to discuss improving enterprise-wide visibility into medication inventory and navigating ongoing drug shortages. She shares insights on strengthening pharmacy operations, improving inventory management, and…
In this episode, Amy Gutman, MD, FACEP, Emergency Physician & Founder of ToughLoveMD®, discusses physician independence, healthcare workforce challenges and the growing strain of chronic disease on the healthcare system. She also shares her perspective on leadership, human performance and…