In the nation’s largest outbreak of cyclosporiasis, the CDC has reported 4,940 lab-confirmed and 341 hospitalizations across 41 states, according to a July 21 update. Between May 1 and July 20, the federal health agency reported 4,173 domestic cases and…
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Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health signed a non-binding letter of intent July 22 to join Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health, the two nonprofit systems announced. The proposed partnership includes $2 billion in strategic capital investments to expand access to care and accelerate…
WellSpan Health has completed its migration to Amazon Web Services. The York, Pa.-based health system moved more than 300 clinical applications and 7.5 petabytes of clinical and non-clinical data, including its full Epic EHR environment, off data center infrastructure and…
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would require hospitals, insurers and other healthcare entities to incrementally raise primary care spending to 15% of total healthcare expenditures by 2030. The Senate passed the bill June 18, and it now sits…
President Donald Trump plans to place tariffs on generic drug imports, building on the 100% tariff he imposed on patented pharmaceutical products in April. While that policy exempted generic drugs and biosimilars for the time being, the White House said…
Maternity unit closures have become a far too familiar headline across community and rural hospitals, however, these stories can often begin before a service line shutters with an inconsistent workforce. Becker’s has covered 18 maternity unit closures or planned closures…
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is eliminating 31 revenue cycle positions to prevent redundancy, a health system spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s July 22. The spokesperson said Novant is evaluating its organizational structure and staffing needs as the system focuses on expanding…
Renton, Wash.-based Providence has named Brad Myers, PharmD, as chief pharmacy officer, effective Aug. 24. Dr. Myers currently serves as chief administrative officer for University of Oklahoma Health, where he oversees pharmacy, laboratory and radiology services for the academic health…
LinkedIn News has released its annual list of the 25 fastest-growing U.S. metro areas for jobs — and health systems are among the top employers for several. The July 22 list was created by identifying the U.S. metros with the…