Houston-based The Women’s Hospital of Texas named Denise Sutler, MD, chief medical officer. Dr. Sutler, an OB-GYN, stepped into the role May 4, according to a May 5 hospital news release. She has been a member of the hospital medical…
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Eleven U.S. hospitals have earned consecutive “A” safety grades from The Leapfrog Group since 2012. Leapfrog calculates hospital safety grades using up to 22 CMS patient safety measures, data from the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and supplemental imputation. Read more about…
Five U.S. hospitals have received an “F” safety grade from The Leapfrog Group for spring 2026. Leapfrog calculates hospital safety grades using up to 22 CMS patient safety measures, data from the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and supplemental imputation. Read more…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Mark Behl, President and Chief Executive Officer, NorthBay Health. He shares how he is balancing growth with financial constraints, engaging frontline teams in decision making, and building a more…
In this episode, Scot Becker highlights 6 key healthcare stories including ACA marketplace disruptions, breakthroughs in AI driven early cancer detection, major health system deals, and more.
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Spring 2026 Payer Issues Roundtable features Dr. Saria Saccocio, Chief Medical Officer, Essence Healthcare discusses how clinicians are overwhelmed and how payer-provider collaboration, simplified care navigation, and AI-enabled workflows are helping improve quality,…
When Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health shared plans May 1 to combine into a single system with a $2 billion investment from Atrium, minimal details were shared. During a May 5 press conference, recorded…
Bar Harbor, Maine-based Mount Desert Island Hospital and its affiliated health centers and retirement community have rebranded as Mount Desert Island Health. The organization is launching the unified brand after it said many patients didn’t realize the hospital, clinics and…
In this episode, Chad Wallace, President of the Eligibility Service Division at Med-Metrix, breaks down the implications of Medicaid eligibility reforms and funding changes for hospital revenue and operations. He shares strategies for using technology, improving enrollment processes, and proactively…
Patients treated at a hospital-at-home program had lower rates of mortality and emergency department use compared to patients cared for in brick-and-mortar hospitals, a new study found. Here are seven things to know from a May 5 JAMA Network Open…