Larger states such as California and Texas employ the highest number of registered nurses nationwide. But when measured by concentration — the number of RNs employed per 1,000 jobs in a state’s economy — both states rank much lower, according…
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National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, fielded questions from lawmakers May 21 during a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing on the institute’s proposed budget. The roughly hour-and-a-half hearing before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education…
Hospitals nationwide posted broad revenue growth to open 2026, with gains recorded across net operating revenue, gross operating revenue, inpatient revenue, and outpatient revenue in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, according to Kaufman Hall data…
President Donald Trump postponed signing a planned executive order that would have expanded federal oversight of AI models before their public release, The New York Times reported May 21. President Trump told reporters the proposal raised concerns about preserving the…
Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata, Calif., is tackling rural healthcare challenges head-on through a partnership with Ovation Healthcare to help improve certain revenue cycle functions. Matt Anderson, COO of the hospital, said approximately 30 employees will be part of…
A federal judge has sided with the Justice Department in its bid to depose a former senior executive at Elevance Health over allegations that the insurer submitted fraudulent Medicare Advantage claims to the government. On May 20, the judge ordered…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Holly McCormack, Chief Executive Officer, Cottage Hospital. She discusses rural healthcare transformation, strengthening workforce retention, reducing reliance on travel staff, and how transparent communication and mission-driven leadership are helping…
Microsoft has disrupted a cyber threat actor that targeted industries including healthcare, the tech giant said. In May, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, in partnership with Resecurity, interrupted Fox Fox Tempest’s malware-signing-as-a-service, which cybercriminals have employed to distribute malicious code, according…
HHS has unveiled a department-wide initiative to pursue states and grantees that have repeatedly failed to address deficiencies flagged in federally required audits, with consequences that could include losing access to federal funding across programs that include Medicaid. The initiative,…
Health system CIOs are eagerly watching the development of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, an yet-to-be-publicly-released AI model that can detect and exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The AI startup decided not to launch the new version of Claude because of those cybersecurity concerns,…