Seattle Children’s has named Mary Field, DNP, RN, as its inaugural chief nursing informatics officer, a newly created executive role at the pediatric health system. Dr. Field has spent nearly 20 years at Seattle Children’s, according to a July 27…
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A federal program that funded three rural maternal health networks in Minnesota, Missouri and West Virginia improved prenatal and postpartum care access for more than 8,600 women, according to a 2026 report. HRSA’s “Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program,”…
CVS Health has moved to dismiss lawsuits brought by hospital systems in New York and Michigan alleging the company diverted 340B Drug Pricing Program savings. CVS argued in a July 22 Eastern District of Michigan filing that University of Michigan…
Federal funding cuts to the CDC’s FoodNet program have weakened the U.S. system for detecting foodborne illness outbreaks, according to food safety experts cited in a July 27 KFF Health News report published by CBS News. The changes come as…
The National Institutes of Health has appointed Courtney Aklin, PhD, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research. Dr. Aklin has served as acting director and acting scientific director of the National Institute of Nursing Research since April 2025, according…
Ask a Revenue Cycle Leader is a new series featuring insights from health system and hospital revenue cycle executives nationwide. Becker’s poses questions on the most pressing issues in healthcare finance — from payer relations and automation to workforce and…
The FDA has approved Kenvue’s Tylenol with Naproxen, the first over-the-counter combination of 650-milligram acetaminophen and 220-milligram naproxen sodium. The product combines acetaminophen and naproxen sodium in a single over-the-counter formulation and was granted three years of exclusivity by the…
Samuel “Sam” Boadi has been promoted to CEO of HCA Florida South Tampa and West Tampa Hospitals, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Mr. Boadi most recently served as COO of Brooksville-based HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital. Before that, he…
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health spent nearly a decade waiting for the technology to catch up to an idea, and when large language models finally arrived, the health system built the tool itself rather than wait for a vendor to do…
ADAP Advocacy has called for oversight of the 340B Drug Pricing Program to move from HRSA to CMS. The advocacy organization said the shift would address what it described as longstanding gaps in regulatory oversight and enforcement, according to a…