Dave Smith, MD did not set out to become a rural physician initially. He had planned to pursue an academic career in chemistry on the East Coast from an elite school, but life pulled him back to the Midwest, closer…
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CMS is rolling out the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program — a demonstration designed to give eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries access to certain GLP-1s at a fixed monthly cost — July 1. CMS officials, including CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD,…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference features Dr. Clay Dorenkamp, Orthopedic Surgeon, Michigan Orthopedic Center. He discusses leveraging technology to improve patient communication, reduce administrative…
In this episode, Scott Becker highlights three positive healthcare trends, including AI adoption, the growth of GLP-1 access, and a stronger nursing workforce.
Medtronic’s April cybersecurity incident affected more than 72,000 residents of Massachusetts and Vermont, with Social Security numbers and health records among the data exposed, state attorney general breach notification filings show. Massachusetts recorded 63,534 residents affected — with both SSNs…
A June study in Nature Medicine found that general-purpose models from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic outperformed specialized clinical AI tools from OpenEvidence and Wolters Kluwer across a series of medical benchmarks. OpenEvidence has since asked the journal to retract the…
A growing number of states are moving to cap what hospitals can charge commercial payers and employers, turning hospital pricing into one of the most active battlegrounds in state health policy. Several states enacted hospital price caps in 2025, and…
Northern Louisiana Medical Center, a 130-bed hospital in Ruston, La., could lose its Medicare participation status Aug. 30 if it fails to address deficiencies reported by hospital surveyors. A June 1 survey cited 24 deficiencies, according to a CMS report…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Rural Health Leadership Summit features Justin Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Daviess Community Hospital, Deaconess Health System. He discusses restoring core healthcare services, achieving financial stability through strategic partnerships, and the leadership principles of…
Perioperative leaders are navigating a cost equation that’s getting harder to balance. Becker’s asked surgical and anesthesia executives which cost pressures concern them most and the answers converge overwhelmingly on labor: rising wages, staffing shortages and growing reliance on premium…