CVS Health and Millcreek, Utah-based Western Governors University have launched an online pre-pharmacy degree program designed to help address pharmacist workforce shortages nationwide. The fully online “Associate of Science-Health Science, Pre-Pharmacy” degree program is designed to help CVS employees complete…
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After omitting about 450 U.S. hospitals from its Spring 2026 safety grades, The Leapfrog Group rolled out “full transparency” badges for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers that submit all sections of Leapfrog’s surveys. For more than a decade, Leapfrog has…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is partnering with Smith Entertainment Group to develop a sports medicine and performance center that will serve as the official healthcare hub for the Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth. The Intermountain Health Sports Performance Center,…
Twenty-five hospitals achieved SEP-1 scores of 95 or above in the 12-month period ending in June 2025, according to new CMS data. The agency’s Timely and Effective Care dataset updated May 13 assesses hospitals’ performance on dozens of quality measures,…
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has recently announced expansion projects across Georgia, Florida and Colorado. The projects include plans to build new hospitals and land acquisitions for campus expansions. The capital moves come as the 57-hospital system expands its footprint in…
The shift toward centralized pharmacy fulfillment is accelerating — and for health systems willing to invest, the returns are substantial. At a featured session during Becker’s Spring Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit, three pharmacy executives who have built and scaled central…
The state of Washington sued Providence Health & Services on May 13, claiming the Renton, Wash.-based health system failed to provide legally required accommodations to pregnant and nursing employees. The lawsuit, filed in King County Superior Court, stems from an…
Patients of Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare have had trouble accessing their digital medical records since the health system switched EHRs, the Lewiston Sun Journal reported. The three-hospital network transitioned to Epic on May 1, a cornerstone of the $150 million…
Madison, Wis.-based UW Health has launched WorkForward, a nonprofit organization focused on strengthening the healthcare workforce through career pathways and apprenticeship development programs. WorkForward is designed to serve as an employer-based intermediary that aligns healthcare employers, educators, governing bodies and…
Columbus-based OhioHealth is seeking the dismissal of the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against the system, arguing the lawsuit is too vague to proceed and misreads how competition in healthcare markets actually works. Four things to know: 1. The Justice Department…