Every hospital leader knows the Monday morning picture: the emergency department is full, patients are boarding for hours, transfer requests are waiting, and discharges that should happen in the morning are still incomplete by mid-afternoon. Environmental services may not know…
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Dave Lehr was promoted from chief strategy officer to chief administrative officer and chief innovation officer at Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health, a regional health system serving parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In his new role, Mr. Lehr will…
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The FDA has expanded approval of a hemophilia treatment developed by Pfizer to include pediatric patients ages 6-11 with or without inhibitors and for patients 12 and older with inhibitors. The expanded indication covers routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce…
Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System has doubled its hospital footprint and grown into a four-state operator, closing a $110 million acquisition of four Arkansas hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems on June 1. The deal takes the nonprofit, independent…
Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Beth Israel Lahey Health, based in Cambridge, Mass., seeks an executive director…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features John Nickens, President And Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix Children’s. He discusses his first six months leading the organization, the power of listening before acting, workforce and generational shifts in…
Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, is seeking information from New York City officials about a February cybersecurity incident that affected NYC Health + Hospitals and potentially exposed sensitive patient data. In…
Stamford (Conn.) Health will build a new cancer center and behavioral health facility as part of a $275 million expansion project. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, according to a Stamford Health statement shared with Becker’s. The new cancer…
Market intelligence firm Black Book Research has released its “2026 State of Health & Hospital Systems Revenue Cycle Management Technology & Services report,” naming the top client-rated vendors across 49 hospital RCM categories. The report profiles 420 vendors serving hospitals,…