Texting has become one of the most reliable ways to reach patients, but hospitals can easily overuse this communication mode and risk losing the channel entirely, Penn Medicine researchers wrote in a June 29 viewpoint in JAMA Internal Medicine. Kimberly…
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AdventHealth and Intermountain’s Denver-area joint venture is forging ahead and Wellstar completed its acquisition of a critical access hospital. Here are three hospital M&A moves Becker’s reported during the week of Aug. 10: 1. Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth and Salt…
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Bristol Myers Squibb’s Zenbexus, the first FDA-approved cereblon E3 ligase modulator, or CELMoD, a new class of treatment for multiple myeloma. Zenbexus (iberdomide), in combination with daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj and dexamethasone, was approved…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is approaching behavioral health access challenges by first addressing one quality concern in particular: whether patients are actually getting better. That’s the premise behind the health system’s push to embed measurement-based care across its behavioral…
Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center has named Brian David Radbill, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer. Dr. Radbill will oversee clinical operations, patient safety and quality and physician administration at Westchester Medical Center, according to an Aug. 14…
Forty-three million Americans live in rural areas with primary care shortages. For the hospitals and health systems serving them, workforce instability is one of the top strategic challenges. Physician and clinician shortfalls, burnout and thin talent pipelines limit access and…
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health recorded operating income of $32.5 million (0.8% operating margin) in the first half of 2026, up from an operating loss of $42.7 million (-1.1% margin) during the same period last year, according to its Aug. 13…
Physician assistants in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery reported the highest mean income of any specialty in 2025 at $162,045, compared with $134,010 across all PAs, according to the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants’ 2025 Statistical Profile of Board…
Here are the hospital and health system CFO moves that Becker’s has reported on in 2026: Aug. 4-14 1. Bob Flannery has shared plans to retire as CFO of Madison, Wis.-based UW Health on Jan. 8, 2027. 2. Christopher Lawrence was appointed…
For 10 of Healthgrades’ “triple crown” awardees, the source of their success is a strong culture focused on the patient-first mindset and staff empowerment. Healthgrades recognized the 16 hospitals that earned Outstanding Patient Experience, Patient Safety Excellence, and America’s Best…